Happy Birthday, Serra!!!

I can't believe it's been 2 years! Some days it feels like only a few months- others it feels like longer- but today it's all in the blink of an eye!

Serra a few minutes after birth- 2 years ago today.

Serra today with one of her new presents- a baby doll and outfits.

One of my favorite presents because it's fun to watch her use it- a gigantic ladybug pen!

A mini baby doll with stroller and crib.

Opening Grandma & Grandpa's present.

Thank you, Grandma & Grandpa, for the felt playhouse book!

Birthday spankings- Ian takes his job seriously. :) [Don't worry, Serra giggled the entire time.]

And the coolest part about her birthday this year is that she got to go to a parade! It was Chubbuck Days [Chubbuck is the town we live in now] and Chubbuck's 60th birthday too. What kid gets to say they get a parade on their birthday?!?! [Other than kids born on the 4th of July, obviously.]

New Stuff

One of the best things about moving is that you end up needing to buy new things to fit your new place. Here's what we've gotten so far:

A new TV! [and TV stand]


And barstools!

Our Trip to Washington

We spent several days up in Washington state with Ian's sister, Amy, and her family. It's the first time we've gone up to see them- Idaho is a lot closer than Utah! We had a lot of fun swimming, making jewelry with the girls, and just hanging out in general. Hopefully we won't wait as long to go back!

All of the MacGregor grandkids. [Amy has the most kids in the "club", but I contributed!]

My new apron that I made with Amy's help/encouragement/pattern-borrowing. :)

Serra wanted to model with her "apron" after I did... what can I say? She's cute!

July Sillies

Yes, that is permanent marker- luckily, it only took a week to wash off!

Hello Idaho!

Well, we made it! [A BIG thank you to everyone who helped us move- at one end or the other!] It was very smooth, and everything we brought fits! :) It took me a while to be able to post because we didn't have the modem for our new internet- but obviously we got that today, hooray! Now we have a few days to enjoy our new home before going on vacation! That's right, on Sunday we leave for Washington state to visit Ian's sister and family- first time we've been there, so it should be fun!

Goodbye Utah

Well, it's finally arrived- our last days in Utah! I've been living here since the fall of 2000... guess I've had a long enough streak! We had a garage sale on Saturday- made $200 and got rid of a bunch of junk. And we've been packing like crazy all weekend. Tomorrow, we'll move my sister, Paige, out of her apartment and into our house and we'll also move our stuff out of our house. Tuesday morning, we'll make the drive out of state and unload in our new home! It's been kind of sad thinking about leaving- some people/places more than others- but we're really excited to finally be on this leg of our journey that started a year and a half ago! Goodbye, Utah- thanks for the memories!

Serra's *early* Birthday Party

Serra's cake- I made it with the help of my sister.

Serra's "other" cake- this one was for everyone else [individual cupcakes shaped into another bear.]

Serra trying to blow out her candle...it usually works better if your lips aren't together...

Serra was SO excited when we told her she could literally dive her face into the cake and "dig in".

But eventually, she decided she wanted to return to civilization and use a fork.

"underwear?..." no, really, once she found out what they were she was VERY excited. [and so is Mommy!]

a pretty new hat that she'll probably never wear for more than 1 minute...

Trying out her new golf set with Daddy.

Serra's absolute favorite gift this year- a baby doll stroller!