Our getaway!

Warning: This is going to be a long post, you may want to grab some popcorn!

I wanted to start off by letting everyone know we are not moving to Vancouver right now! Some how a rumor got started that we're moving there soon. We would love to move to Vancouver, just not for a couple of years. Yes, Dan is applying for jobs out there, but if he does get a job, it will just be Dan moving. Remember, we just bought a house and haven't even been in it for a year. I doubt we will be able to sell right now. And we're not ready to leave our house right now. With that over with, let me tell you about our trip!

Maicee started doing this surprised mouth thing on our trip. I think it's funny.

Last week Dan, Maicee, and I were able to travel to Vancouver. It was an awesome trip!

We left Friday night around 6:30. We drove north this time, instead of taking the normal route through Pocatello, Boise, etc. We drove through the night, stopped somewhere in Washington and slept at a rest stop, then continued driving around 5:00 the next morning. We arrived in Ellensburg, WA, at around 8:30, and walked around a little bit. Dan had a test at 10:00, and he checked in at 9:30. (Since he is not finding work in Idaho, we decided maybe he should start looking for a job around Vancouver.) Maicee and I walked to Fred Meyers, bought some pink fingernail polish, came back to the school and painted our toe nails while Dan finished his test indoors. Once the written portion was over, he got to come outside and say hi, then had the physical portion of the test. He finally finished around 2:00, and we hit the road again. We made it to Vancouver around 6:00 that night. Maicee did really well in the car that long. I was surprised.

We spent Saturday night and Sunday with Dan's family. Sunday Maicee decided she would start sitting up. Monday we got together with some of my friends from college at my friend Stina's dad's house. It was so nice to see everybody again. I got to meet Stina's baby Ira, who is only 5 days younger than Maicee, and Jennie's little boy Blake, who really isn't that little. He was a riot. Oh, and we decided that Maicee and Ira are going to get married when they're older. Sorry boys, she's off limits!

Tuesday we went to Julian's Taekwando test. He moved from green belt to blue belt. It was so cute to see him in action. Every time we go visit and he's in his little Taekwando uniform, I ask if he can show me what he's learned, and he's always too shy, or too modest to show me. So I got to see it first hand this time! Good job, Julian! After that, we went over to Josh and Rebecca's house to see the other Rebecca and her kids. We got to meet our niece Jaidyn for the first time! She is 13 months old, and so cute!

Maicee and Jaidyn

Wednesday we spent time with the family again, and Thursday we got to see our friend Amy and her new baby, Jovie!

Maicee and her cousin Caleb

Friday Stina picked Maicee and me up, and we went to the Portland zoo with Stina's mother-in-law, sister-in law, and nephew, oh and Stina's husband. Maicee and Ira had a blast in the double jogging stroller. It rained a lot, but was still a lot of fun. I even got to buy Maicee a little stuffed sugar glider in the gift shop. Later that night Maicee and I went to my sister-in-law Richelle's baby shower. Dan stayed at home with some of his brother's and worked on some home-made Olympic rings.

Maicee and her boyfriend Ira, linking arms already!

Saturday we went to Tim's graduation! He graduated from Chiropractic school and was the valedictorian for the June 2009 graduating class. Congratulations Tim!!! Good luck in Florida! We went to a party at the park in Tim's honor, then we went home and packed a little. We said goodbye to Rebecca R. and her kids, went to bed early, got up at 5:00 am Sunday morning (at least I did), and drove back to Rigby. Our dogs where happy to see us. Maicee was afraid of them at first, not sure why. But now she's back to trying to pull out their eyeballs.

Maicee is almost crawling. She likes getting into the crawl position, and hopping her knees, and she can move maybe a half a foot, but she is not mobile yet. Any day now, though! And she still has no teeth. She did make the big move from her bassinet in our bedroom to her crib in her bedroom, which is down the stairs, through the kitchen and living room, and down the hall. I don't think it was as scary of a move for her as it was for me. I think she has been sleeping better! (she was kind of filling up her little bassinet).

Special surprise!

On a scary note, my nephew Kylan was stomped by a bull at the high school state tournament last Friday. He had his vest on, so the damage was not as bad as it could be. He only has a broken right collar bone, a separated left collar bone, some broken ribs, a fractured sternum, and some holes in his lungs. But don't worry, he's excited to get right back on the bulls. Did I mention he's only 15? I think he has a death wish.