Summer of Fun

So my summer of fun is almost to an end. I can't really figure out what I feel right now. I'm excited to go to someplace new, but scared at the same time. It's kind of a crazy town, the most crazy part being the weather. For those of you who don't know, we'll be moving to the city of Galveston, Tx. where Bo is going to start med. school. I'm excited about having a new place, especially a place of my own, but nervous to see the apt. at the same time. We saw a model, but the doesn't necessarily mean that's what our place will be like. I'm kinda sad to leave home. It's been fun having babysitters anytime I want, and it's been great having my dad or Bo watch Carter in the morning so that I could sleep in. Those days are going to be gone once we leave and Bo starts school. I'm also sad because I'll be leaving all my family. Whitney lived in Temple too, and now that he's gone to Pennsylvania, we're gonna be alone. We have family in San Antonio, but still . . . not next door. The thing I'm most bummed about is that I'm gonna have to start all over again at making friends. It takes a lot of work, and I like my old ones!!!!! I am getting kind of skeptical at the thought that I can make as good of friends as the ones I've left behind. They were such good friends. Each time I leave, I have to say goodbye. I guess there's one comfort in the fact that at least in Galveston I'll get to keep my friends longer because I'll be there for 4 years.
Anyways, those are the emotions I'm going through right now. For some good news, and I'm sorry it's a tad old, but Whitney and Bridget have a baby boy!!! His name is Elijah Jesse Baker. He is cute. He was born on July 17, and was 9 lbs. 11 oz. He was a big one. If you want to see pictures, go to bakerfamily.net
I'm off to go have fun this last week in Moses Lake.

I'm DONE!!!

Don't worry Sam, I won't give anything away, but I'm done with the 7th book of Harry Potter!!! I must say, I'm sad I'm done. I love Harry Potter. I'm proud to say I'm a fan. Bo and I went to the midnight showing of the 5th movie, and the day the 7th book came out, we bought two. If I didn't have a wedding to go to the next day I would've gone with a friend to a midnight party for the book. Such a good series. I think I've bawled my eyes out for every book since the 3rd one. I get that into them. Anyways, I'm done. Bo finished too. I've got to go and re-read the last third of the book. I have to sort things out, but there it is. Is it bad that I'm sad I'm done? No more. What do I have to look forward to? This just means I need to find a new book (or maybe move on with my life and start paying attention to my surroundings again). Any ideas? I will say that I am waiting for the third book in a series that started with Twilight. The third one comes out in August. It's a fun series. Nothing to Harry Potter, but still. . . . you can thank my friend Lindsay for getting me hooked. I recommend them to all. They aren't super deep, but still fun. The author is Stephane Meyer and she's mormon, but the books aren't religious. There you have it. Until next time. . . .

I'm Alive!!!

Yes, we are still here in Moses Lake and have been very VERY busy. I'm sorry I've been slacking on my blogging duties, but seriously, I really haven't had time. I'll break down what we've been doing:

June 26-30 we were either at my aunt's visiting because of a cousin coming home from his mission and thus tons of relatives in town, or we were in Othello visitng Bo's family that was all coming in for a family reunion.

June 30-July 5 We were in Othello for Bo's family reunion on his Mom's side. It was really fun! We swam, played volleyball, swam some more, played games, and caught up on each others lives. Oh yeah, and we watched a great fireworks display. Happy 4th everyone!!

July 5-July 10 We went to Seattle to help my brother Ivin build a fence for his back yard and put in 3, count them. . .3!!, truck loads of dirt in his back yard. Yeah. . . we still need to go back and level the dirt better and put in sod.

July 10-14 We had a 2 day break at home to breath, which of course meant we ran to Othello to visit Bo's mom, and then we spent the next couple of days camping up in the Cascade's with Ivin's family. It was really fun and beautiful!!! I hope we get to go camping again before we leave, but I don't know if we'll have time.

July 15-18 We had Sunday off to unpack from the camping trip and pack for a quick trip down to Utah for my cousin's wedding. We left for Utah on Monday, spent Tuesday at BYU and then in Salt Lake helping with the wedding. It was fun seeing my family and eating good food! The wedding was in the Canyon, at a place called Log Haven. It was gorgeous and fun. My cousin looked great. We took off the next day and headed for home, but not before we stopped off at Costco and where my parents and brothers bought me a digital video camera for my birthday. I LOVE IT!!!! Best birthday present ever!! I also got some shirts and candy and bracelets and more candy and a book from other family. Oh yeah, and I got a churro to eat on the way home from my dad. :)

July 19 Bo took me on a date for a late birthday present. We went to a Thai restaraunt in town and then went to Transformers. I liked it, but wasn't my favorite. Still, it was good. OH yeah! We went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter. LOVED IT! It was soo fun. We went to that the day it came out. It was fun staying up late and watching the movie. They had 2 theaters open for it and it was PACKED.

The rest of the week was spent going over to Bo's grandma's in Othello because his sister came into town and his Mom was going back to Alaska so we wanted to hang out with her before she left. Oh yeah, and we also had another wedding on Saturday for one of Bo's cousins. Which was fun and of course beautiful.

So that has been the last month. I laugh when I think I had wanted to get a part time job this summer, because seriously, when would I have had the time????? It has been busy and fun and has been going by too fast. I now hate the car, but still want to go back to Seattle some more. We're taking this week off for a break though. I think I'm going to a movie today with one of my Aunts.

Here a some pictures of the summer:

This is Carter and me at the Palmyra Temple

This is us in front of the place where the Book of Mormon was first printed.

Carter at Niagra Falls

I thought this was the cutest picture!

Carter and me on the Log Ride at Lagoon. He was fearless!

Carter and Ivie swimming in the back yard.

Us at Lake Diablo where we camped.

Carter and my dad at the campsite.

I love this picture. We're on a ride at Lagoon.

Mariners Game

So for Father's Day I (or I guess Carter and I) told Bo I was going to take him to a Mariners Game this summer. He loves the Mariners! We decided to go last night because today Ivin was getting eye surgery and needed us to watch Ivie. Since we had to go to Seattle, we decided to go to the game. It was sooooo much fun. We had the best seats in the house. It was hilarious. We decided to buy tickets at the game instead of online, so after buying them we headed for our section. We climbed stair after stair after stair. When we finally found our seats, guess where they were. The very LAST ROW!! It was sooo awesome. We were right behind home plate. We were laughing so hard. We actually had a good view of both the game and the city, so we decided to stay where we were, even though there were lots of seats closer up. THey played the Red Sox and won 8-7. It was a great game. The best part about going to the game was that we didn't have to drive all the way home. We stayed at Ivin's for the night and then headed home in the morning with both Carter and Ivie (they watched Carter during the game). We are watching Ivie for a couple of days so that they can have a break and so that they can also paint their house. Anyways, that was our fun outing. It was great.

Pictures!!!!

Here are some pictures from our trip, or is it better to say the last 3 weeks instead of a trip, since there were actually a couple of trips. Anyways. . .
I forgot to mention that Carter is no longer taking a pacifier. Not a happy time. We were down to our last pacifier because the others had gotten worn, and I kept procrastinating buying a new one (don't worry, I washed the binky like crazy). Well, the last one was looking bad and worn out. I bought him a bunch of new ones in various sizes, the same ones, bigger ones, whatever. He wouldn't take them. We were in Hershey at a restaraunt when I accidently left it there on the table. Bo refused to go back and get it. It needed to be thrown away, but I couldn't bring up the courage to do so. The restaraunt solved the problem for us. It was miserable the first couple of days, but I'm proud to say that my son is now binky-free!


A fun game of mini golf with the family. I'm happy to say I didn't come in last place!!

Here's an Amish man in Lancaster, Pa. I showed the picture to Golden, and he made the comment that the man was cheating. I still think it's cool.

Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa. My favorite place!!! They take you on this little ride (for free!!) that shows you how they make chocolate. It was fun. At the end we got free chocolate!

This is a memorial at the cemetary in Gettysburg. Behind it and surrounding it are gravestones marking soldiers who died.

This is us in the museum at Gettysburg.

FINALLY. . . and update!!!!

So I don't have pictures to put on yet, but hopefully tomorrow I'll put some on the computer. Our trip was fun, busy, and at times stressful. It was GREAT!!!!! We left for Hershey, Penn., on Friday, the 25th of May, at like 2 in the afternoon (we wanted to leave that morning, but yeah right!). We drove to Little Rock, ARK, and spent the night at one of the nicest Days Inns ever. I swear, they must hide all the nicely kept cheap ones in places no one visits. The next day was crazy. Bo, Emma, and Whitney all got the flu. I ended up driving the whole time, while Bo and Emma took turns passed out in the car. Poor guys. I didn't get sick because I had it the week before. Anyways, we drove to some random town in Virginia and spent the night at a Best Western, defineltly not the best, I can tell you that. Anyays. . .we got to Whitney's new house on Sunday, and by that evening Bo and Whitney already had the upstairs bedroom painted.
The next week was spent painting, taking off wallpaper, painting some more, and doing all other sorts of odd jobs to fix up the house. During the week Bo, Carter, and I stole a quick trip down to Gettysburg and Lancaster (where the Amish are). It was fun. We also went to Chocolate World, a free tour ride which explains how they make chocolate, which was way fun. My brother Golden and his wife, Julie, also came for the weekend to visit and play. It was great. We went mini-golfing and to Chocolate World again.On Monday, the 4th of June we went to Palmyra and Niagra Falls. We had a blast. I can't wait to post pictures. We also took a drive to Lake Erie on Tuesday on our way home. Wednesday we found out you can get into Hershey Park (an amusement park) for free the last half hour, so Emma, Bo, and I got to go on some roller coaster rides before flying out on Thursday.
Friday and Saturday we were in Moses Lake for a Baker family reunion which was great. It was fun seeing all of my family and cousins. Sunday we took off for Utah for the Beus family reunion. So as you can see, we have been going non-stop. We were in Utah till Friday evening. We stayed at cabins/condos up in Ogden Canyon. I'd have to say the best part of the reunion was the indoor pool and hot tub. Friday we went to Lagoon and it was so FUN. Carter loved the rides. Our kid is fearless. We got back to Moses Lake on Saturday, and have been helping out in the house ever since. Sorry this blog is long. I'll post pics soon and funny stories later. I hope everyone is well.!!!!
Cassidy

Hectic Life

I'm so annoyed! I just typed up this nice long good blog, and I accidently deleted it all!!! DAH!!!!!! So, to sum up, I've been busy with moving, and along with that, Whitney graduated from medical school, my parents came to visit, and I threw Bridget a baby shower, complete with a fire alarm and everything!
Whitney's graduation was fun! It's exciting to know that Bo will be doing the same thing in 4 years. Kinda sad it will take 4 years, but at least it's going to happen! It was fun having my parents here. Busy, but fun. I threw a baby shower for my sister in law while they were here so that my mom could attend. It was a hit. As mentioned, there were even sound effects, thanks to a little kid who offered to press the fire alarm button. Everyone assures me that thanks to the alarm, nobody will forget it. Comforting, right?
We are officially leaving tomorrow for Hershey, Penn. We are excited. Wish us luck with Carter. Traveling 20 hours in a car with a 1 year old is bound to be interesting, to say the least. I hope to keep the blog updated on the trip so that you all can see the many adventures we hope to have. Have a good Memorial Day weekend!!
Oh yeah, Bo's last day of work is tomorrow. Summer of fun, here we come!!!!