The "Casita"

Ok, This post is for Hillary. Every time we talk she wants me to post pictures of our little place. Currently we are living behind Garets Parents house in what they call the "casita". It is a small little place but we are enjoying it. So far it actually has been pretty convenient to be living so close to the in-laws. Garets dad had originally built it as a guest house. Garet's families pretty big so, when family comes its always tight living quarters. They figured this would come in handy. It really has been nice for us. We are looking for a place to buy but haven't found anything we like. So...if any of you guys know anything in the Thatcher area let us know!!!

10 Months Old

Garet and I can't believe our little girl is just shy 2 months from being ONE. It is so crazy how time flies. We can't believe how big she is getting. We are so grateful to be her parents. She has been such a good baby from the time she was born and always so happy. (however just like most kids she does have "those days", but seriously, she is so good.) I don't know if this is how it is for every child but since hitting the 10 month mark it seems like someone just opened her up and out popped her personality. It was fun playing with her before but know its very entertaining. We love watching her grow. Well here are her stats....and some of her "likes" at this time.
15 1/2 lbs 25 1/2 inches
LIKES
- Paige likes PEOPLE.. whenever people come over to visit she always thinks they are there to see her and talk to her. She is going to be quite the social little girl when she's older.
- FOOD...especially mom and dads. She has 8 teeth and likes to chew with them.
- Her cousins. She seriously LOVES her cousins. Whenever she sees them she gets so excited she just about jumps out of my arms.
- She likes to look at books. She will just sit there and turn the Paige's over and over again.
- Stroller rides: She gets in this little trance when she sits there and gets pushed around. Its hilarious.
- She loves the water/pool/shower/bath.
- to make silly faces, give kisses, hugs, blow kisses, "play catch" (its really just rolling a ball back and forth- she doesn't get the concept of throwing the ball.) clap, loves to stand up on things, and have people chase her when she is crawling.

Messy face after eating spaghetti. Bath time with cousins (Katelyn, Kylee, Paige and Makenzie)

Karlee, Paige and Hallie (Haymore cousins)

Kylee and Paige (one of her many Goodman cousins) This summer Kylee's older sister Brinlee has done alot of babysitting for me, and Kylee is her little helper. I am so glad that we live close to family so she can be loved by so many people.

Couldn't resist putting this picture on. I love when babies sleep with their bum in the air!

One of the MANY funny faces. I haven't been able to snap a picture of my favorite though.

Here is another one.My sweet little Girl!

Lunt Family Reunion

Every two years my mom side of the family has a campout...so much fun!!! We missed it last year b/c we were in Texas. Mom has a pretty big family. Not everyone was there but, we had a really good turn out. I think there were over 70 poeple...i think! We were gone for 4 days/3 nights. It did rain while we were there but, over all everything was great...even the rain. Mom you did a good job planing it! It was fun to see all the family! I am seriously so blessed to have such a great family. (Lunts, Haymore's.... and the family I married into) Here are some of the pics!

ok...so I have to also add some cute pictures I took of Piage today while she was eating lunch!!

Stars and Stipes

Well its been ALONG time since we have last made a post. We have been really busy and trying to keep up with life. So...real quick update and then we'll move on to the current.
Garet- Working hard with his brother and can't wait until he gets his license which should happen in july or august. He is hungry to start adjusting patients. Got a new calling as Sunday School 1st counselor so in other words he has to prepare to teach a lesson every Sunday. But he is excited. Amanda - Started work with home health at the Safford hospital. It is different than her last job but she enjoys it. She got a calling to be primary secretary and she also gets to play the piano for the primary.
Paige - is now 9 months old and has eight teeth and is getting big (16lbs). She is starting to army crawl and she is being a little hip hop dancer by doing the worm. She is as smiley as ever and loves to talk (babble) to people, she is quite the socialite. She is a good eater and likes it even more when she can put it in her own mouth. Mom does not always like the mess though.
We enjoyed going to Sierra Vista for the 4th of July. We love the 4th to celebrate our great country. We are grateful for our freedom and the people who made that possible. Here are some pictures of us since our last post.

Paige's little cousins around here age @ Kara's wedding

Our niece Kara and her new hubby Kyler

Paige and her little "twin" cousin Tess that is 6 weeks younger than her!

While waiting for the fireworks to start, we ran into good friends
Bruce, Brandi and Braden.

Paige at the start of the fireworks/cannons. She didn't like the noise to much.

This is Paige in the middle of the fireworks. She was fine as long as I had my hands over her ears and a cracker in her hand. It was also funny to watch her face b/c she would blink every time the fireworks would go off as if you were clapping your hands right in front of her face.

Paige during the "Grand Finale". She wasn't crying but she was holding on to me for dear life and kept trying to get closer to me. I know I might be a bad mom but I couldn't help but laugh.

My sisters and I.

Our little "Patriotic" family.

Karlie, Jacie, Paige and Hallie

Paige, Grandma Lunt and I.

All the Grandkids: Taylor, Kade, Karlie,Halie. Jacie, and Paige

Brooklyn, Hallie, Brandi and Paige. Paige had so much fun with these girls that weekend. They really wore her out playing with her.

"Daddies Little Girl"

ROCKY POINT

This past week Garet, Paige and I went to Rocky Point with my family. We had a GREAT time! All 7 of us kids got to go except for my older brother Justin and his family. We really missed having them there! The weather was cold when we got there. We weren't prepared for the cooler weather but towards the end of the week it warmed up pretty good. I was hoping for some better "sun" though to help my white skin. My family goes every year to Mexico but because Garet was in school the past three years we weren't able to go. So we were so excited to go and be with family this year. Paige had a good time at the beach. We had to keep her away from sand though because she LOVED to eat it! It's always so much to go there and escape from the "world", eat lots of food, play games and relax on the beach. LOVE IT!!! Here are some pictures....there's ALOT!

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Super FUN Weekend!!

We just had a great weekend! It started off with a trip down to Sierra Vista. Paige and I left Friday morning and stopped in Wilcox to pick up my friend Maren and her two cute kids. We had all three kids in the back of my car all in car seats. It was great. They did pretty good on the way there and pretty good on the way back. It was so much fun to ride with Maren. Maren and I have been friends since we were about 3 years old. We just talked about life and did some catching up. When we got to Sierra Vista we met up with all of my other Best Friends from High School and went to lunch. It was fun to be all together again. We hadn't been together since I think Jana's wedding about 4 years ago. We went and ate at a yummy resturant called Outside Inn. Good Job Logan for picking it out! After lunch we went back to Maren's moms to finish visiting. It was so good to see everyone and be all together. I really hope that we can do this again. I miss these girls! Well...while visiting I got a call from my little brother and guess what??? He got his mission call. I was so excited to be home for this. I left Marens and met my family at my house to see him open his "call". He is going to the Chili Vina Del Mar Mission. He leaves September 24th. It was so fun being home and watching him open his papers. All of us siblings were there either in person or over the phone. I am so glad timing worked out and I could be in town when he got them. I am so proud of Jared. He is such a great kid and will be an awesome missionary!
Around 4 Maren and I drove back to Wilcox/Thatcher. I was only home long enough to make some cookie dough before Paige and I jumped back in the car. (This time with Garet and his dad) and we headed off to Mesa. A LOT OF TRAVELING THAT DAY!!! but Paige did awesome! We drove to Mesa to see our nephew get baptized. So, Saturday we got to spend the day with all of Garets family. It was so fun visiting everyone.
So... yes this past weekend was a blast. I am so grateful for good friends, and a wonderful family!

PICTURES!!!

Amanda, Maren, Jana, Brandi and Niki

Travis, Maren, Morgan, Brandi, Brayden, Logan, Jana, Jovie, Paige and Me

Maren, Jana, Brandi, Niki, and Amanda
(Before the husbands and the kids -may 01)

Elder Jared Haymore and Paige! (she loves him!!)

Paige playing with her cousin Andrew after the baptism

We Miss Texas

Well we have been in Arizona for just about two weeks. We are so excited to be here. Arizona will always be my "home" state but...we do miss Texas. When we first moved out there I NEVER thought I would say that but...I do miss it. After living there for 3 years it just kinda grew on us. One of my friends posted this on her blog and I thought it would be fun to do the same. So, here are the reasons we miss Texas.

We Miss Texas B/C......

1.) I would have to say FRIENDS. I have already said how much we miss our friends there but we really do. We were truly blessed to have such great friends. Heavenly Father knew who I needed and when I needed them. I will never forget all the fun times we had.

2.) Work...I miss my job/hospital, my co-workers, and my patients. I new I would miss work but I never new how bad. While I was working I did complain sometimes about going to work especially after I had Paige but, I really do miss it. I love taking care of kids. I might never have that opportunity again. It was sometimes very hard work, physically and emotionally but it was very rewarding. I miss my co-workers. I'll never forget them!!

3.) The YUMMY restaurants. Garet and I loved going out to eat. There were so many options. Now that we live in a small town I guess we'll save money in that aspect...our favorites to name a few were: Babes Chicken, Outback, Shoguns, Potbelly's, Pei Wei's, Blue Goose, and Jersey Mikes

4.) The Shopping... We had everything you ever wanted just a few miles away... 2 Wal-Marts, 2 Targets, 2 Malls, Babies/Toys R Us, Children's Place (love that store) Joann's, and you can't forget about COSTCO-number one favorite

5.) Bethel School- now for those Texans you might wonder why a street, but I loved Bethel school and the surrounding neighborhood. I miss my morning or afternoon runs through there. The houses are so pretty with the brick, the green trees and green grass. They all were different.

6.) The Humidity- Again this one might sound funny. I HATED the humidity b/c it made you so hot and sticky. No matter in the shade or in the sun it felt the same BUT and a big BUT. I loved the way my skin felt. Since moving back to dry heat I have put on more lotion then I probably did the whole time living in Texas. OK that is an exaggeration but I do feel like I put it on all the time..and since moving back here I have gotten at least 3 bloody noses b/c of it being so dry. So yes in some aspect I miss even the nasty thing people call humidity.

7.) Our ward- We had a good ward. You immediately felt welcome. When we first moved to Texas we were in a different ward. After living there for a little over a year the ward boundaries changed. I was so sad b/c I felt like I was just getting to know people in that ward and didn't want to do it all over again. Well like I said from the first Sunday we were there we felt welcome and wanted. It was great!

8.) The Parks- This was a short lived thing for me. I didn't really learn to love them until after Paige was born. I don't really know why either b/c it's not like she could play on them. I just loved going to them with friends. (when the weather was nice) It was fun walking to them and watching the kids have so much fun. (the play grounds, the lakes, ducks, turtles.)

9.) The Temple- I loved having a temple 20-25 minutes away from our house. BUT...over a week ago we learned that there is going to be a temple in the Gilla Valley that means it will be about 15 minutes away from our house in either direction. But, b/c they haven't built it, and who knows when they are going to start, we get to drive 3 hours to the temple. So, we will miss the temple being 25-30 minutes until they get the temple built here.

10.) All the fun activities we got to do...to name a few: Ranger and baseball games/fireworks, Frisco Rough rider games, NASCAR, six flag season passes, an apartment pool, (don't know where I'll go swimming now) San Antonio-Sea World and the River Walk

Well there you go. Like I said we are glad to be back home but, we will always hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent in Texas.

6 months

OK, so the title isn't exactly correct, Paige is 6 1/2 months old. But, I wanted to share some pictures with you all. My Good friend Hillary took Paige's 6 month pictures just before we left Texas. They turned out so cute. Hillary had just gotten a new camera and wanted to take some pictures. Paige got to be Hillary's first victim. Paige had fun with her little photo shoot and did good..of course the photographer did awesome as well. Thanks Hillary. We love and miss you!!! We had a TON of pictures...but here are some of my favorite. Most of them are just Paige but there are a few with her and her good friend Wes. Enjoy..there is alot!

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