Going Home

Our time in Washington is coming to an end. That means...packing! Again! As I look around at all of the boxes starting to accumulate I think of all of the "things" I "had" to bring for the 6 months we were going to be here, and never even used. We definitely gave this little house we rented a run for it's money...we've had every closet packed to the brim! I can tell you one thing I am never going to complain about our house again (someone should hold me to that!) I am looking forward to having space! Especially the kitchen.Brian and I will both be able to fit in the kitchen again!! Although we may miss bumping rear ends when one of us is trying to cook and the other unloading the dishwasher. =)

I have always had a hard time letting go of things. If we are selling something I am usually "interviewing" the prospective buyer as much as they are looking over whatever we may be selling. This problem of mine usually ends by Brian saying something like, "Sell that horse already! I don't care to who, just sell it!"Or another example, me telling the man who bought our Ford, "If it were up to me you wouldn't be buying this truck." Now that you have a little insight into the strange behavior I am prone to....I think I am having a bit of a hard time letting go of Washington. It has been really awesome getting to know all of the wonderful people we have met here. (Or hanging out with the great friends we already had). I know Hudson is really going to miss all of the little friends he has been able to spend so much time with.

On the other hand it is going to be so nice to be home and settled, something it hasn't seemed like we've been in a while. I am also super excited to be back at our church and with our church family in Utah. It sounds like God has been working through this small and growing congregation and reaching unbelievers. This is so exciting and we can't wait to get back and be a part of it again.

Big Kids

Man how time flies! The babies, don't seem to be much of babies anymore....Hudson has "graduated" to his toddler bed. He is pretty excited about it too! He often calls out, "Nice big Bed!" I was a little worried about not having him fully contained, but it hasn't been too big of a problem. Some mornings he comes walking down the stairs announcing, "Hudson's Up" The next big kid is in fact still a baby...here he is getting his first haircut. We had to do something about the mullet!

Millersylvania Valentine Half Marathon

About 2 1/2 months ago a Melissa, Traci, Brian K. and myself decided to attempt a half marathon in February. Well, after logging in nearly 150 miles of training runs since then we finally made it! Today we ran the Millersylvania Valentine Half Marathon and finished in 2 hours and 1 minute. I really enjoyed the experience from day 1 of training until now! I definitely had some low points of the run and if it wasn't for the great friends to cheer me on I may still be out there!

Around the Ness House

Here are some pictures of the boys around the house over the last couple of days.

Bristol is crawling up stairs! Don't worry Grandmas this is not something we allow to happen on a regular basis...no more broken noses around our house!

Hudson enjoys listening to "moosic".

Hudson gets really excited when he, or Daddy, builds a really tall tower. He starts running around the table shouting, "Yea! Yea!".

Coloring

Last night Brian took Hudson to the Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome. He said there was a lot of double pointing!

Good Night

Here are some pictures of the boys before going to bed tonight. Bristol is looking pretty big these days. He is crawling faster and he really enjoys standing while holding onto things. This also means we are reaching the stage of bruised foreheads. Both boys have substantial bruising across their heads right now.

Hudson was saying, "nigh night brother".

Seattle with Grandpa and Grandma Bonjean

This weekend my Dad and step mom came to visit from California. We had a wonderful time exploring Seattle, hanging out with the kids, racing go karts, and playing some cards.

This is the Seattle Aquarium. Hudson really enjoyed seeing all of the sea life. My favorite aquarium moment was Hudson walking into a con caved fish tank and touching his clothes and head. He thought he was walking into the water and checking to see if he was wet. When he discovered he was in fact dry he started his happy dancing. He then ran all over shouting,"fish, fish".

Thanks Dad and Gloria for coming to visit us!

Fun in the Snow

Last winter Bailey started her training as a sled dog pulling Hudson around, so this year she is back in "training".

Hudson is having a hard time understanding why some toys don't work very well in the snow!

Check out the snow on the table! We have had a lot lately!