The move!

I will admit I was a little nervous driving cross country in a huge truck while towing a vehicle.... but it was actually REALLY fun and NON-EVENTFUL just the way we like it!

We saw some interesting parts of this fine country we live in. Some of them were scarier than others. May I suggest not stopping for gas in Shiprock, New Mexico. You may never be heard from again!
Oh, and if you're staying in Gallup, don't stay downtown along the railroad tracks where ALL the hotels are... oh, and the TRAINS!!
We loved playing with our new camera along the way (and since)! THANK YOU Jim and Helen!! We love it!!

18 Months??? What??!!!

The amazing, talented, beautiful, fantastic MELISSA returned from her mission today!! I can't believe that it's been 18 months! It seems like only yesterday I was balling my eyes out in the MTC!
I haven't spoken to her yet because I figure she's trying to figure out this whole America, English thing, but I will be calling her shortly. I just wanted to take a moment to say how proud we are of her for finishing her mission and serving well! She was serving in the Rosario, Argentina mission. AND... her time as a nun is over so let's bring on the dates! This girl is foxy!! Give her a call!

Calling all shoppers!!!

This Saturday, we will be hosting the 2nd Annual Spring Yard Sale!!! (Ha! Only the 2nd!) As you may have heard, Jimmy and I are moving to Houston and are planning on unloading as much as we can before we pack. You know Christie? Well, she's gong to be bringing over some goods to sell before moving off to Dallas this summer. My crafty neighbor may also be contributing! So come on over and check it out!!!
Don't live in Utah? That's ok, tell your Utah friends.
Have something you've been wanting to sell? Bring it to our house and add it to the loot!
See you Saturday from 7- noon!!

Easter at the Newton's

Those of you who know Helen, know that holidays are no small thing at the Newton home. Easter was certainly no exception. Clearly she spent months planning the events of the weekend and they did not disappoint! We enjoyed the regular traditions of following the M&M trail while singing Peter Cottontail to the living room, opening our baskets, spelling our names with the candy and using the grass form our Easter baskets as chest (or armpit) hair. I sat out on that last one.Then there were the games! Each game goes with the holiday and 99.9% of the time include a costume of some sort! One of my favorites was when we bounced on these blow-up bouncy things around cones and tried to collect raw eggs, which were placed on top of the cones. The person who finished with the least amount of cracked eggs won. You should try it! It was a hoot! The best was watching Jim and David compete!One of the games that we played required pantyhose. The guys got a little carried away and have now decided to go into the bank-robbing business.

Babies are growing everywhere!

We love babies! Most of the women in our lives are having babies this year! We have 15 family members/friends that will have a little one by December! Yesterday we spent the afternoon at Ann's baby shower. Ann is Jimmy's younger sister and she is having a little girl on the 24th of April. She received a lot of darling gifts that I'm sure Baby Warner will love! We also stopped by their house on our way back to Art City to see the little nursery they have been working on. I'm SO sad I didn't take in the camera because it is adorable! Ann made all of the bedding for the crib and covered a glider/rocker. Maybe I'll have her send us a photo to upload so you can see it. She is so talented and crafty, which works out perfectly for me because I have 24 yards of fabric for a nursery that I would like to use. We will be having a craft day before the move for sure!

Have you heard about our NEW ARRIVAL!!!???

Maybe you haven't heard about the new addition to our family... isn't he just beautiful!? I neglected to share one of the most wonderful experiences we had on our California trip. We visited one on my favorite people, Mary. Some of you may know her as the Witch Doctor! She lives in Delano and is a magical, healing person who lives on a farm. We got to hang out with her goats and I think we fell in love. I would love to get some goats and chickens, a little garden, and then start weaving my own wool to knit sweaters. Jimmy has agreed to let me start a little farm when we get to Texas. Yee-haw!!!Mary insisted that I wear this hat because of my cold. I'm convinced that she knit it herself.

California and a little trip to V-town

Jimmy had a business trip in California over Lover's Day weekend so I decided to go along for the ride. As some of you know I spent many of my younger years in Visalia, California. That is located in the delicious, agricultural San Joaquin Valley. We spent a couple days at the World Ag show in Tulare, a day in Visalia (plenty of time to see all the sites in V-Town) and then skipped over to Pismo beach for a couple days. Besides the fact that I had my CRAZY online class and a cold consuming my life, it was good to get away. It was also a very valuable learning experience for us. We learned the value of a dollar. Aside from our honeymoon, this was the first vacation we have paid for all by our grown-up-selves. Let's just say we don't feel the need to skip over to Europe anytime soon.

Have you seen these trees? These are the Giant Sequoias and they're amazing!
It was a little windy and maybe we didn't find any skilled photographers to take our photos the whole time we were in California. Where have all the artsy people gone?

The stars at night, are big and bright...

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS. And that's where we're moving! Jimmy and Julie will be taking the Newton Nest on down to Texas in June. We will be living on the north side of Houston and will get there just in time for what my dad calls the three Hs: heat, humidity, and hurricanes. Should be super fun. Why don't ya'll come on down for a visit?!