Lake Powell

Updating with Pictures

Aislee's first ballet class! SHE LOVES IT, and I love watching her! She has her first dance recital this Thursday, and both sets of grandparents will be there along with aunts and uncles, and of course mom and dad!

Easton's best friend--Sparticus! Sparticus loves Easton too..........I wonder why....!!

Aislee and Easton on the tractor with Granpa Wade!

Grandpa Rick telling the grandkids his scary stories! Aunt Julie capturing the moments, and the kids enjoying their PopPops!

LOVING UTAH

We have been extremely busy trying to get settled, which feels like will never come.....and TOTALLY ENJOYING being by family! Ais and Easton can't get enough. We have been jam-packed with family outings, enjoying the summer, and trying to squeeze everything we possibly can into our schedules!
This week we are heading up to Salt Lake for Stadium of Fire, then Bear Lake, and then Flaming Gorge.......so I thought I'd leave a little update on my blog....it could be another month before I write ANYTHING!
I miss all my PA friends so much! Change is hard, but I seriously believe Family Wards are forever!!!!

Our Backyard ROCKS-literally!!

So, we are here, in St George. We've been so super busy with our jobs and kids and family, I haven't had a second to post anything on my blog! Seriously, this is such a beautiful place. We live in Ivins and we are surrounded by mountains. And where on Earth can you go and see bright red rock, lava rock, and mountains with snow all at the same time????
I miss our friends/family in PA, but it's good to be home!

So many new things going on in our life including:

Aislee started ballet--and LOVES it!

Well, okay, thats about it for the time being.

Just doing all the fun stuff like, changing a billion address forms online, getting new insurances, enrolling in new schools, trying to make new friends, and planning lots of get togethers with the fan-damly!

Con Moving List-MY FRIENDS!

Last weekend my friends threw a "going away" party for us and 3 other couples in the ward that are moving. We had such a great time! We went on a video scavenger hunt, and I felt like I was in highschool again......I even went toilet papering!
I am so SAD to leave this ward and all our awesome friends. It has been the best two years of our lives. We have met some wonderful lifetime friends, and it is so hard to say goodbye. I'm really excited to be close to family, but it really is such a hard time to know that I'll never have moments like these again with these friends. It's like I know I need to go, but a part of me wants to stay forever.

I KNOW ward families are forever!!!! I'm so thankful to have met such wonderful people!
Thanks Terri and Tonya for putting together such a fun night!
And thanks teammembers Terri, Dave, Tom, Brenda, Larry & Heidi for the awesome toilet paper job (you know we won-Tonya, just because it was your house...doesn't mean it can only be worth 15 points)

And to the rest of you, Tonya, Ryan, Camille, Aaron, Anna, Bryan, Jo Anna, Brian, Louisa, Matt, Trena, Brett, Tracie, Aaron........you know we won too! But good job anyways!!!
WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Update on the Babies

Mylee Ann Wilde

Bremen Hardle

Babies are doing great!!!! Little Mylee is a trooper! She's breathing on her own! The mommies are recovering well too. Jill had preeclampsia (pregnancy induced high blood pressure) and her body is still trying to recooperate. Things are looking well all around!

The Babies are Here!!!

What an eventful weekend for the Conger Family!!! Two little babies were born into the family. Bremen (prounced Bray-min) Hardle was born on Saturday, April 19th, after his poor mommy, Jade was in labor for over 36 hours. No wonder--he weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and 22 inches long.
And Jill's little girl Mylee Ann Wilde could not wait to get here any sooner.......she came today, Sunday. She was 32 weeks........weighed 3 lbs 12 oz and 17 inches long.
I am so thankful for such beautiful sisters, and I cannot wait to meet my new nephew and niece!
It has been so hard to miss such special moments, ones that I will never get back, but I am so thankful to have the oppurtunity to move closer to my family. It's moments like these that cannot miss anymore. So sisters-----next time I'll be there!!!! And I CANT wait!!!!!!!!

Philadelphia Zoo

We went to "America's First ZOO" the Philly Zoo last Saturday with our friends, the Bastows. It was perfect weather, and the kids had so much fun! Lainey was the Map Reader, and made sure we saw everything there. Aislee loves her friend Lainey, she's like a big sister, and they are so so so sweet!

Here's Lainey, Aislee, and Cliff. We didn't get any pics of the animals there, because the kids were lots funner to watch!!

They got to ride on the Zoo Train, more like LAME-O ZOO TRAIN, I mean, it wasn't even on tracks, and it just went in a circle. BORING. But they liked it!

The little Buddies, Stephen and Easton, just got too tired, and had to take a little Snooze!

And of course, after, you can't go to Philly without getting a Philly cheesesteak! So we went to Pats, its right across from Genos. They are both famous, and they were great! We were all worn out though!
Thanks Bastows for showin us how to have fun!!!!

My little Aisers

I can't do a post about the buddy and not my little Aisers, so here we go!
Aislee is such a sweetheart, the other day I was using a firm voice with her because I was trying to get things done, and she looked at me, and said.......Mom.....no, don't talk like that, talk like Jamie, like say sweetie. So I changed my mood and said, Like this sweetheart......and she got a huge smile on her face, and said ya.......Like that MOM, that's who you are!!!!
What a little sweetheart, right????!!!!! I'm so thankful to have such a cute, wonderful, thoughtful daughter!
Those two top pictures are from our trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. She loves helping her brother.
Then there is the picture of when she was ready at 7 o clock in the morning to go to her 3:00 playdate at her friends' Lainey and Cliff's house! She loves her friends!
And she is all girl, she loves to put makeup on, be a princess, and sing and dance!
Her favorites right now:
headbands
Watching Max & Ruby
Talking about how to make Smores--she learned from Max & Ruby
dressing up
Being a big girl and helping her brother and friends
Enchanted--we have the CD, and she loves singing the cleanup song!!
Hugs & Kisses
Going to the park
picking out Easton's outfits
Helping Mommy cook
running with Dad and doing pullups

Aislee what do you love? (her answers)
getting presents from Santa Claus
going to Terri's house
getting dressed all by myself
I love my Mama
I love my Dadda
I love my Easton
and I love love love LOVE the Easter Bunny

I LOVE being a Mom, it is so rewarding when you have a little sweetie like her!

Eastoanian

I decided to do a little blog about my buddy, Easton, or Eastoanian (pronounced East-own-ian) as Aislee and his Daddy call him! Julie and Jade, you both have been asking to see pictures of him lately so here we go!
HE LOVES DOGS! He loves to bark like a dog, and when he hears a dog bark, or sees a dog, he opens his mouth as big as it can go, and just keeps saying over and over "Oh, Oh, Oh". It's so cute! Thats he favorite little doggy up in the pictures. He holds it and loves it!
He loves to play with our pots and pans and tupperware, especially trying to fit lids onto everything!
And of course he loves to eat! He could have a huge meal, and then eat 2 seconds later. His favorite foods lately: popcorn, nutri-grain bars, applesauce, and anything his mommy cooks. OF COURSE--he has to feed himself......all by himself, if we try to help, we get yelled at!!!
He is learning to walk and loves it, getting really good at it! He loves BALLS-especially Daddy's basketball. He will walk to it, pick it up, and try to dribble it, what a cute little guy!
Today we went to the park, and he LOVED the swings, and loved the slide. He couldn't get enough of them. I'm surprised because Aislee was always a little apprehensive about those things at his age. The difference of boys and girls I guess!
We love our little buddy, and are so thankful he's with us! I can't wait for my family to get to know him better!