It's almost moving day!

Postings have been scarce lately because of how busy we have been with packing, cleaning and all that stuff that goes with picking up your lives and planting your family somewhere else. As with all new home owners, there are unexpected repairs and needs that pop up, so we have been dealing with those this week. Yesterday we had the carpet replaced through out the house, we did not plan on that, however, on Sunday the carpets were professionally cleaned and suddenly we had a home that smelled like wet dog. By Tuesday the smell continued to linger so out the carpets went. This has all been a fun adventure, a little stressful, but it's a good time for the Trent's. Hope all is well with you, let us know what is going on with you. We move this Saturday. The phone numbers are all the same.

New Home

Last night Garett and I officially became home owners. Signing all the papers was not as terrible as I have heard. We had a great real estate agent who made the house buying process a breeze, a great lawyer who explained the mass of papers we signed, and great sellers who care. So this has been an enjoyable experience. Now we have lots of work to do. Mainly moving and getting settled, but that's a tough job. I'm excited to paint and decorate! I'll post pictures soon.

The Black Thumb of Death

Anyone who knows me well probably knows about my "Black Thumb of Death". Some of you, like my friend Cristina, know of it all too well. I have a knack for killing plants, not only my own, but others too. My reign of terror ended this past year when I successfully kept 5 of my mother's African Violets alive while she and Tim toured the USA. They did not bloom once while she was gone and I returned them in a sad shape - but they were alive! So I decided to try to grow some herbs hoping to help them grow and you know, not die. So here they are - super tiny but - that's right- alive! :)

Chives

Sweet Basil

Oregano

The one question I have is about the little bugs that are crawling around the plants.
Should I let them be or do I need to eliminate them?

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Happy 20th Birthday Nate! Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Love you!

A Hair Cut for Owen

Owen's hair has gotten out of control so we decided to go the economical route and cut his hair with Garett's beard trimmer. :) It doesn't look too much different, although it is obvious where his hair still isn't growing strong.

Oooooooo! It tickles!

Were almost done. :)
By now Owen is not paying any attention to the trimmer.

Happy Birthday Nathan and Taylor

I'm going to try this again. I just deleted a new post on accident and now I have to do all the work over again. :( So this weekend was fun. We went to Home Depot on Saturday and had my parents, Wendi and Marilee over in the evening. We all went to Heidi's ward on Sunday, then to her house. We went to celebrate Nathan and Taylor's Birthdays. Nate is now 20 and Tay is 6! Lindsey and Nathan flew in on Friday morning; I hope they are having a good time visiting. Mom, Tim, Wendi and Marilee drove in from South Carolina the night before, we went out to dinner. Garett found a rubber band in his food so his meal was free :) . Free is good, rubber bands in food - bad.

The party was a blast. It is always fun hang'n out with family. especially when we don't see much of each other because of distance. Here are some pictures....

Lindsey and Nate

Tim and Mom

Mya trying to pop the balloon for the candy inside.

The Birthday Girl and Heidi.

Wendi (new Mommy) and little Marilee. For such a little girl,
Marilee sure can get around. She rolls and crawls all over the place.

Owen devouring a piece of chocolate cake!

Yum!

Me, Garett and Bear

Christi and Skot, we missed you two!

So Cute :)

I love this kid. He is just so much fun.

We have been packing and cleaning out the house. It has kept us busy and we have made several trips to the Goodwill. Owen doesn't seem to notice any of the boxes, he just keeps playing. Lately he has been figuring out how to climb up toys and furniture, it is scary how high he is willing to climb. He sure keeps us on our toes. He is also teething again. He has one new tooth in, one breaking through and about 4 that should show up any day now. Poor guy is a bit uncomfortable. Soon they will be through and will be able to chew tougher foods.