Happy Red, White and Blue!

We decided to drive up to Prescott for the 4th, so that we could actually be outside for the day. It turned out to be a lot more fun and a lot cooler than we thought. It was only about an hour and a half drive and it is a small, old western town in the mountains. I drove, Dave studied and Luke slept. There was a fun street market and a big 4th of July carnival. Best of all there was a huge rainstorm which was so nice after being in this awful desert heat!

Taking pictures with Buzz and Woody! Who needs Disneyland? Luke was super excited when Dave told him that "Woody" and "Jessie" were going to take a pic with him!
Once again you would never know it but Luke loved this train. He screamed and signed "ma" (more) every time it stopped so, he went on it a few times.
Loves animals from a distance only! I knew this would happen but we still waited in line for 20 minutes for the pony ride and as they approached the pony he screamed like never before. Oh, well.Hiding under the blanket during the really long rainstorm.Yah! Another celebration... Dave finished another set of boards. One more 8 hour test down and about 10 months left of school! Good job Dave. Ahhh, to not have a husband in any more school seems like a dream! Too bad residency is already giving us nightmares!! (Poor Dave looks so tired).

I came home one night after an enrichment activity and found this sitting in the living room. Dave made Luke a homemade oven! I thought it was so cute and quite creative. It has been a hit and Dave is especially proud of the knobs that turn.

Happy FATHER"S DayHere is an updated picture of baby Max. He is almost 2 months old and so cute.
Dave is so proud our hibiscus flowers are finally blooming.
Jamie and Luke playing outside after dinner sharing pop pop's (popsicle's)

This picture of Jamie is my favorite! We thought it was so funny that Jamie looked like this after her popsicle and Luke didn't even have one drop on him!

The blogging strike is OVER!

(Warning- this is so long )I don't know why but I have been so anti-blog lately! I guess we have been busy or something but I have had no love for the blogland. But it is time for some updates... where to begin? The craziness started after the camping trip. Luke had a 3 week long sickness! Poor guy. He had AWFUL diarrhea for 3 weeks. He couldn't sleep, he would be up for the day at 4am and he wasn't napping or eating. After 2 weeks we went to the doctor and he said there was a nasty bug going around but since it wasn't going away plus he had been camping he said we needed to do an O and P. A what, I said. Dave knew right away when I came home to tell him but it is a stool sample test to check for parasites. This was where the fun began. This was a fun Mother's Day gift. We had to scoop up not one, not two but seven samples over the next few days!! You know you love your child when you can do these sort of stunts! Oh, I forgot that Dave and I got so sick too! At exactly 3:53 am one morning I was collecting a nice stool sample on top of being extremely nauseous from the flu! Surprisingly no vomitting occured. Anyway, one week later he started getting better and no parasites. It makes me appreciate being healthy so much and it is so nice not to have to wash his crib sheet, blankets, clothes, mattress pad, etc. 3 times a day! It was really sad at 4 am when we would have to stick him in the bath each morning after the nightly diaper explosions looking at us with those big sad eyes! But he is better and we are trying to fatten him up with lots of bacon and popcorn!!
This past week has been filled with some fun FIRSTS for Lukey boy. They include:
First swimming lessons with his friend Jamie
Tennis lessons given by his dad and (not pictured) his first movie.

Just kickin' it and doing a few arts and crafts
Luke has found a new interest in his baby doll after his new cousin was born. He likes to wrap his baby up in blanket and feed it a ba ba. I caught him slathering vaseline on the baby the other day!

Two new family members have arrived! Baby Henry Owen and Baby Max Mortensen

I haven't asked permission for posting a pic of Henry yet though. Here are the kids on the way to the hospital to see the new baby Max!

Max is 4 weeks old now so I must get an updated photo but he is so sweet. He looks just like Sam and he is super long with lots of dark hair. It is hard to get pics of him because he is either asleep in his carseat or tucked in the hooter hider at all times!

Mother's Day. My mom came out to come help out and see Max.
Here is "reisty" Alex as he would say. Alex wanted to pop up on our blog to make Addie mad! Alex is Addie's brother and he just moved here to start his surgical residency. He stayed with us for a night and we went to a D-backs game and a little Cabela shopping. Luke always like a good baseball game and he found heaven on earth when he bit into his first piece of licorice!

Cabela's has a little aquarium and animals all over. It is down the street and it is something to do to get out of the 100 degree weather.

This weeks agenda: My Grandma leaves after being here fun filled week, more swimming lessons, and Dave's brother Danny comes in town!

The big campout!

Dave and Luke went on the father/son campout with our ward. Dave said that Luke loved every second of it! He said that he was running around being so busy and when it started getting dark, they went in the tent to go to sleep and Luke got a little concerned. But, I guess he slept fine and kept peeking up and smiling at Sam (Luke's cousin) all night. P.S. Sam and Micah joined them.

Look at that grimy face!

Swimming with the Mort's

Hip hip hooray! The Mortensen's neighborhood pool is built and ready for swimmers. This is our new home for the next while.
Cute pose Micah.
I am pleasantly surprised that Luke doesn't mind going under the water.

Our week of many uh-oh's

After we got home from San Diego, I felt like there was one disaster after another waiting for us! Luke says uh -oh a million times a day but the past week it was every second. Nothing catastrophic of course but it seemed like for every mess I was cleaning up I would finish to find a new one! I am sure everyone knows what this feels like, some weeks I just can't keep up. This uh-oh occurred over several days. Those pretty little shells that we found on the beach were very deceptive. I kept smelling a lingering odor so I checked Luke's diaper over and over, ran the garbage disposal, cleaned the fridge, kept taking all the garbage's out, only to find that the seashells were smelling up the place! It was so gross, I think one was a clam. I ditched the clam and put the others in a bucket of Clorox for a few days. Good tip for the seashell collector's.

If it get suddenly quiet in our house we know that we have left the office door open. This guilty looking boy loves to climb up on the desk and press and the buttons on and off on the computer and ipod. No broken gadgets just some scratches.
While cleaning up the rice that I scorched, Luke got hungry and went dumpster diving. He found a 2 day old yogurt that he decided to finish off...and I was standing next to him the whole time! Poor child with a terrible mother! Yep, my mom would be proud! The laundry that piled up on the guest bed. What it was a busy few weeks?!
This is not an uh-oh but I just think that it is cute! Some more uh-oh's include: going #2 in the tub (Luke)-always a favorite, pen all over our light tan couch, the scorched rice that led to a clogged sink, that led to a dishwasher malfunction, that led to a flood in our kitchen at 11pm. My favorite Mac cream blush spread all over the carpet and white sheets, and last but certainly not least looking over at playgroup to see Luke holding a huge handful of dog poop! mmmm But even after all of that fun and germiness I still can't get enough of him!