Brad's New Job!

Brad has been looking for GIS work since he graduated in May 2010. After dozens of applications and lots of prayers, someone finally gave Brad the chance to interview. It must have gone well since he got the job and started working at USU on Monday! To be honest, I don't completely understand everything Brad will be doing at work, but I know he is excited for the combination of lab and field work. Most days Brad will manage a lab on campus. However, other days he will be up in the air collecting data with fancy lasers. They then take that data to create maps and such. Next month they are traveling to Africa for three weeks. Crazy! Brad will probably laugh when he reads my description of his job, but that is the best I can do:)

This new job is a great blessing for our family, but change isn't always easy. Brad has been installing flooring this past year, which has allowed him to be home a lot with a fairly flexible schedule. Jackson and I have been spoiled having Brad home most of the time. It was fun to have so much time to spend together. This new job will take Brad away from home more often, but it will hopefully be a job Brad loves and will take him in the direction he wants to go with his career. We have really missed him this week, but we are so grateful for the opportunity Brad has been given, and feel lucky to be able to stay in our home we love. Brad works so hard for our little family, and I am forever grateful for the sweet husband and wonderful daddy that he is. He even let me take a quick picture of him heading out the door for his first day of work.

I couldn't post without mentioning our sweet Jackson:) He is such a delightful little boy, even when he is teething! Yesterday his bottom two teeth finally broke through. He has been making this face a lot; I think it must feel good on his little gums.

Here is a pic of him today in his green. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sunshine

Last weekend we decided to escape the cold for a few days and take a mini vacation to St. George. It was so nice to get away for a few days and enjoy the beautiful weather. While in St. George we toured Brigham Young's house. At the house there is a giant pecan tree. You can just gather the pecans that have fallen and eat as many as you want. I learned that I love fresh pecans! They were so delicious!


We visited with friends, relaxed, went on walks, and ate ice cream at Krave (we love their ice cream). It was a fun get away, and now I am really anxious for Spring to come to Logan.

My little man always brightens my day. This video makes me so happy. Enjoy!

Yummy Yams!

I have been introducing Jackson to solid foods this last month. He liked rice cereal for about 2 days and then wanted nothing to do with it. Carrots were ok. But then we tried yams....


I think we have finally found a solid food Jackson LOVES! He can't get enough of them. He especially loves to try and help me put the spoon in his mouth, it gets a little messy:)

Fall Update

We went up Logan Canyon for some family pictures. It was such a beautiful day, and we loved all the colorful leaves. Jackson wasn't looking at the camera very often because he loved staring up at the trees.


With fall comes hunting season. Jackson and I sure missed Brad when he left for his hunt, but we were so excited he got a huge buck on opening day and was able to come home early. Brad has been making lots of yummy jerky for our freezer.
We also had Jackson's baby blessing. Brad gave Jackson a beautiful blessing, and we enjoyed spending the day with our family and friends.
I can't believe Jackson is almost three months old already! We have been trying to help him learn to push himself up when he is on his tummy. He hasn't quite got it yet because he loves to put his arms back and lock his elbows. He does this with his arms a lot. It looks like he is ski jumping. These next couple pictures are of Jackson "ski jumping".
We also had a great Halloween dinner at my mom's house, but I forgot my camera, I'll have to get pictures from her. The dinner was so much fun, and my mom did such a cute job, as always. We have loved the fall season and feel sad to see the weather get cold, but we are looking forward to the Holidays that come along with it. This next picture is what happens when Brad is changing Jackson. I love my boys so much!

5 Weeks!

I can't believe Jackson is already 5 weeks old, the time is going by so fast. I just love my little boy so much. Here are a few of our favorite pics of our sweet little guy.

Our Little Turtle

We recently welcomed a new member to our family. Jackson Bradley Carter was born on August 8th. 9 lbs. 9 oz! I woke up to my water breaking at 12:45 am, 8 hours later our little boy was born. We knew our baby was probably going to be big, and I was so nervous about having a hard labor. But thanks to a short labor and an amazing epidural, it was so much better than I expected.

We love Jackson so much already. We were blessed with such a sweet baby! He is so content most of the time. He already has such a strong little head. We call him our "little turtle" because he is always stretching out his neck to turn his head and look around. These first two weeks with him have been so wonderful and we look forward to all the great times ahead.

I love his chubby cheeks!

Pumpkins

Last night we carved pumpkins with Jennelle, Tim, and Evan. A couple of our pumpkins acquired some injuries along the way, but toothpicks work wonders. Jennelle made some amazing root beer cookies and we tried our first attempt at baking pumpkin seeds.

Here are a few pictures from our pumpkin photo shoot:

Tim's Happy Pumpkin

Jennelle's Pac-Man Ghost

Evan's Magical Harry Potter

Nicki's Cat

Brad's Spooky Spider

Happy Halloween!