nashville here we are

So we made it Nashville a week ago and we have been trying to unpack and get everything in order. It has been a lot of work, but we are finally seeing the end of all this mess.

I want to acknowledge my mom and Jean for all the help that they gave us. We could not have done it with out them! Jean came out to Omaha and took Parker and Sadie back to Utah with her and then had them there for 2 weeks while we packed up our house and drove to Nashville. Thanks to everyone at the Rass's for helping out. When my kids are with you guys I know that they are being taken care of, having fun and getting REALLY spoiled!

My mom was so awesome to fly out to Omaha, help us pack and then drive to Nashville with us. I don't know how I could have driven with Ella with out someone else with me (Tyler was driving the truck). She was so great and we actually had a really fun time. We made up a couple games to play when things got a little boring...and we were laughing our heads off.

We have the best family ever! We are so thankful for all of you and we love you so much!

Having said that....we are finally in Nashville. We drove out here with our 26 foot truck and no where to live. We luckily found a great place with in the first day and we were moved in by the time the kids got here. By moved in, I mean boxes everywhere...still full and only the kids beds put up. But at least we got everything out of the truck. Let me rephrase that...at least Tyler got everything out of the truck. We called our ward to see if we could get some help moving in and no one showed up. It was only 2 days in advance that we called, so it was short notice, but ya not one person showed up. I helped with what I could, but Tyler did almost the whole thing by himself. There were a few items that he had to wait on and luckily the guy that we are renting our place from showed up to finish some stuff at the house and so he helped Tyler.

We heard the best things about Nashville before we moved here. In fact, we never heard one bad thing from anyone and it is surprising how many people we talked to that either lived here or knew someone that lived here or just visited and loved it. I have to say....it is all true. I absolutely love it here! I didn't think that I would love it here so much...granted I have only been here a week. But it really is such a great place...so beautiful...and they have a Chik Fil A right by us. I have been waiting 3 long years to live by a chik fil a. I am not sure that we are going to be ready to move from here in a year.

We went to church Sunday and we have a great ward. Everyone was so nice and inviting. We went to the zoo a couple days ago and the kids loved it. I missed the aquarium at the Omaha zoo and the butterfly exhibit, but they have this playground at this zoo that is so fun. The playground makes up for the lack of a good aquarium. We will probably go there just for this playground. Way fun!

Sadie has met some new friends that she loves to play with. She misses her friends in Omaha though. She has some pictures of them that she keeps in her back pack. She wants to send them all a card to let them know she misses them..so when we get all settled we are going to do that. I miss everyone at the green! Make some orange julius's and do some porch monkeying for us. :)

to all you moms out there.....

Happy Mother's Day!!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on..
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt..
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom..

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .

I am so thankful for my mom and for all she does for me. I love all the women in my life who inspire me and make me a better person. I love being a mom to my wonderful children. It is the best and most rewarding job in the world!

a little update

It has been such a long time since I have blogged...but I have an excuse. Our computer is full and I can't download any new pictures. We are in the process of buying a new computer so hopefully I can blog again soon. I still have pictures from Easter that I need to put up!

Everything has been going pretty good. We are just getting all of our stuff packed up and getting ready to move in a week. I can't believe how fast time flies when you are having fun! By the way, for all of you who don't know yet....we are moving to Nashville, Tennessee. We are so excited!! Things just fell in to place and we know that this is where we need to be right now. Tyler is doing an internship for Oral Surgery so we will be there for a year.

Sadie and Parker are in Utah so we just have Ella right now. I miss them a ton, but it is nice to be able to get things done.