A few pics from Nauvoo, IL

We made it to Nauvoo our first night on the road. We did a session in the Nauvoo temple the next morning while my mom watched the kids. (Thank you, Mom!!!) It was so beautiful! Paige had a lot of fun walking around with Grandma!! After going to the temple, we had lunch at Emma's Pantry, which served "heavenly" sandwiches. They were sooooo yummy! The next time any of you are in Nauvoo you HAVE to eat there. It's just across the street from the parking for the temple, inside of the Inn at Nauvoo.

Here's Paige on the steps of the temple. She was being a cheeseball for my mom when she was taking pictures, as you can tell! :0)

OK, this isn't Nauvoo, but it's still in Illinois! Stuart, IL to be exact. We stopped here for a dinner break and Paige loved chasing all of the lightning bugs! They were everywhere and Paige couldn't get enough of them. This is the closest any of us will get to them in a very long time, I'm afraid. :0(

Paige and her Ohio buddies

Paige sure loves and misses all of her buddies from Ohio, so I thought I'd post some pictures of most of them. We're sad that we couldn't get pictures with all of them, though! (If any of you have pictures of the kids, especially from playgroup, send them to me and I'll post them!)

Emalyn and Paige

Zach and Paige (If I could get the video to upload, I'd put the video of Zach and Paige kissing goodbye....very funny!!!)

The optometry kids!

Paige and the Passey boys (or are they the Lost Boys from Peter Pan?!?) :0)

The girls: Paige, Kate and Halle

Graduation

Here's Brian's graduating class. The Ohio State University College of Optometry's Class of 2007. (Try saying that 10 times!) :0)

Congratulations, Brian! He graduated Magna Cum Laude. He worked so hard throughout his schooling and we're all very proud of him. Now he's "Dr. Brian P. Adair". :0)

Here's a picture of all of Brian's Optometry buddies. (I could also add Halo buddies!) :0) Don't they look so happy to be done with their schooling?!?!

Here we are, the Adair family. Paige was so tired during and after the ceremony (as you can tell from the picture). It was a very nice ceremony... not too long and the speakers did a very good job.

We loved having so many family members at Brian's graduation. Brian's dad and mom and my mom and sister came out. We loved having their help with packing everything up and moving all the way to Idaho.

We Made It!!!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we're alive and well. We pulled into American Falls, Idaho on Saturday, June 16th at about 1 p.m. It was a long trip but the kids were troopers the entire way. We are renting a house right now and, boy, do we have some stories about this house already! (Here's a hint....plumbing, plumbing, plumbing.) We're just glad it's a rental and we don't have to worry about the cost of it all. :0)

We are loving being so close to family again. We've already been able to go to Wyoming, Utah and Eastern Idaho to see lots of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. It doesn't look like it's going to slow down a whole lot either. We have 2 reunions coming up, Brian's brother is coming home from his mission, babies are almost due, etc. It's definitely crazy, but fun!

I'll post lots of pictures every time I get a chance. Sorry...I'm probably going to have to work backwards just to make sure I get you all caught up on everything! :0) Just be patient with me! :0)

My Little Pony Live - The World's Biggest Tea Party

We were given free tickets to the My Little Pony show at the Nationwide Arena here in Columbus. Paige was so excited to go!! She didn't know much about My Little Pony before we went (except for the My Little Pony panties she picked out when she was being potty trained), but now she knows quite a few of their names...Rainbow Dash, Wisteria, Pinkie, Minty, etc. :0)

Brian made sure he took the picture because he didn't want proof that he really went to this show! :0) This really made for a fun family date, though!

It was pretty clever how they performed this show. Paige was fascinated by it all. It was fun seeing all the little girls in the audience all dressed up and holding their My Little Pony toys. I'm really glad we were able to take advantage of this opportunity before we moved!

Latest trip to the Bunny Fountains

We went to the Bunny fountains again last Monday. It was so much fun, like always. Paige loved playing in the water until the wind really started to blow and she got a little cold. Austin did well while we were there, also. He just chilled in his stroller for most of the time we were there! Thank goodness! :0)

Water Fountain Fun!!

Just thought I'd post a few pictures of our latest "fun spot" here in Ohio. Up in Dublin, about 15-20 minutes from our house, they have what we call the "Bunny Fountains". As you can see in the 4th picture, there are 3 gigantic bunny sculptures dancing on top of the hill. Down below they have water fountains and waterfalls that the kids can play in. It is so fun! Paige has been wanting to go swimming, but none of the outdoor swimming pools are open yet (later this month they'll be open, though). This allows her to get her new swimsuit on and get wet. She LOVES it as you can see from the pictures. She also LOVES her new swimsuit from Old Navy. We put it on for the first time and she looked at me and said, "I LOVE my swimsuit, Mommy. It's a ballerina dress." The things they can come up with to say! :0) The last 2 pictures are with Paige's buddy, Sammy. His mom and I are taking as many pictures as we can of them together because they are such good friends and they probably won't remember each other once we move away. We're very sad to be leaving such good friends and fun places to play!

Time Out for Women in Pittsburgh, PA

A group of over 30 of us went to Time Out for Women this last weekend in Pittsburgh. It was such a fun trip. The speakers were wonderful and Kenneth Cope was there to sing to us. The best part was just being together with so many friends and sisters! We went to IKEA and there are so many cool things there. I loved their toddler beds, kid toys, kitchen items, home decorations, etc. I think I liked almost everything I saw there. :0) I held back and didn't buy anything yet because I'm going to wait and get it at the new Salt Lake City store when we're back there. I didn't think it was a good idea to have to move it all in a month! :0)
I am so glad, though, that I was able to go on this trip. It was my last trip with all of my friends together before we move next month. :0( I will miss all of the special friends I have made here in Ohio the past 4 years, that's for sure!!

Zoo trip

On our way to the zoo, Paige kept telling me that she wanted to see the gorillas. I'm pretty sure I heard her say, "Mommy, I want to see borillas at the zoo!" over and over almost the entire 20-25 minute drive! (That's how she says "gorilla" by the way.) :0) So, we went and saw the gorillas. She loved seeing the real gorillas, but she had a lot of fun sitting on the statues also... especially the one in the last 2 pictures. She was very sad to leave them. She had to give them kisses and tell them goodbye when we left! It was pretty funny. After we saw the gorillas, we spent about 20 minutes watching the bonobos. For those who don't know what they are, they are in the ape family and they are the closest genetically to humans. They're pretty amazing and a lot of fun to watch. Paige just sat on the railing and watched everything they did. It's funny because she calls bonobos, bonobos and gorillas, gorillas. They aren't all "monkeys" like most 2 year olds would call them! ;0) We have a funny girl on our hands!

Photogenic Paige

Paige was outside playing in the dirt in our flower beds (with no flowers, sadly!) and I decided to take a few pictures since it's been so long. She was cheesing it up, as you can see! She's a happy girl, most of the time anyway. She definitely has her "terrible two" moments, that's for sure. She is a good big sister and loves to give Austin hugs and kisses. Her favorite chores are to wipe Austin's bottom during diaper changes and help give him baths. She gets so mad if she misses out on any of it! :0)

I love this picture. She looks like the sweet girl I know is in there somewhere. :0) I do get glimpses of that sweet girl every once in a while! :0)

I took this picture right before she threw the handful of dirt she's holding onto. She's in the middle of saying "dirt" if you're wondering why her mouth looks the way it does. :0)

And now he's awake!

Here's our happy boy! He can be pretty stingy with his smiles sometimes, but not this time! :0) It's hard to believe that he's going to be 2 months old next week!! Time is flying by too quickly!

Our little bug

Austin is such a sweet little boy...as you can clearly see in these pictures!!

Easter Sunday

Here are Paige and Austin in their Easter clothes. Paige refused to have her picture taken without Austin, so you can't see all of her dress. Sorry...you try reasoning with a 2-year-old!!! :0) It was a really cute dress, though! Austin's outfit was given to him at my baby shower. I absolutely LOVE the pin-striped pants!! We ended up having a good Easter Sunday beacause Daddy flew in that evening after being gone almost a week. We sure missed him!!

First zoo trip of the season!

Paige, Austin, and I went to the zoo for the first time this season a couple weeks ago (yes...it's taken me this long to post the pictures!) We had so much fun. We met some friends there and they all LOVED the gorillas! We spent the majority of our time in the African Forest with the gorillas, bonobos, gibbons, etc. So fun!!

Paige and her friend, Kate, are pretty fascinated by this gorilla. That's because it is enjoying it's meal for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time. The kids had a very educational time with the gorillas. They saw them picking their noses (and eating it, too), eating their own vomit, and performing other bodily functions. It was quite interesting to say the least!! :0)

Austin's Blessing Day

We blessed Austin on Sunday the 25th. Brian gave a beautiful blessing. Paige loved showing her brother off at church also! :0) We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little family! We are so blessed to have a knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives!

Austin Brian is finally here!

Little Austin Brian Adair was born on March 8th at 4:48 AM. He was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 20 3/4 in. long. We are so happy he is here and he has been such a good baby. He is a strong little boy already. Brian can't get over how active he is. I just tell him, now imagine him doing all those things inside of me...that's why I would say "Ow!" whenever he kicked!! :0)

I love this picture!! :0) Paige is always asking to hold him. She'll hold him and give him kisses. She's learning how to be soft with him. She loves to help Mommy, though, with the diapers and trying to calm him down when he's fussy (which isn't very often so far!). I love the facial expression on Austin's face. He's not sure what to think of his big sister in this picture. He does like the sound of her voice, though, because if she's nearby and he hears her, he'll calm right down and look at her if she's close enough to him. It's so sweet!

Taking it easy!

This picture was taken yesterday (Sunday the 4th). Paige got sick with a stomach bug on Wednesday. She was still having some issues so Daddy stayed home with her while I went to Sacrament meeting. As I was getting ready for church, Paige found my knee-highs and had to put them on. Of course it had to be over her socks and PJs also! Maybe a new fashion trend?!? ;0) Just as I was leaving to go to church, Brian took a few pictures of Paige lounging in her "spot" on the couch. (It's been her spot since she's been sick.) :0) I love her belly hanging out in this picture!

Monster's, Inc. Daddy/Daughter date

Paige and Brian had a daddy/daughter date the beginning of February. They went together and saw Disney on Ice/Monster's, Inc. The day before, Paige caught a really bad cold, but she was so excited to go that we couldn't keep her home. She loved it! Brian said that she sat on his lap most of the time and was fascinated by the characters "dancing" on the ice. She came home with a little Mike Wazowski figure and didn't put it down for about a week. I'm so glad Paige and Daddy were able to do something with just the 2 of them!!

Daddy's 29th Birthday Party!!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Daddy's birthday. Paige helped me decorate the cake. She kept telling me to add more stars, circles and dots on it so it was very beautiful...at least to Paige! ;0) She picked out the frosting, which happened to be pink. Sorry, Daddy! ;0)

Paige spent a day painting the little frame she got for Daddy. She loved choosing the colors and doing the painting all by herself. I got an old pillowcase and cut holes for her head and arms and that was her painting smock. It worked out really well! After she was done painting it, she wanted to give it to her daddy right away, but I had to keep telling her that she had to wait until Saturday. After that, she kept saying, "Daddy birfday on Saturday!" It was pretty cute!

Paige was REALLY excited to give Daddy this present because she knew that she could share in it's goodness! Chocolate....yummy!!

Baby shower

For my baby shower we went to Ruby Tuesday as a group of friends and had a great time. We were really glad that it was close to all of our homes because we had a snowstorm that night. We were the only ones at the restaurant so that was fun! I had to post 2 pictures so you can see everyone that was there. I was sad afterwards, though, because I realized that we didn't get a picture of me standing so you could see my belly. Sorry to those who haven't been able to see my belly grow in person. :0)