Here's a quick catch up on our family. Tim was finally called to go to training in Oklahoma City. He left March 3rd and was there until April 25th. I stayed in Utah with the boys and we went to visit him half way through and stayed for 10 days. It was so nice to be together as a family again. From there Tim went straight to Montana and I flew up and met him to find a place for us to live. Then I went back to Utah to pack up all of our stuff, and he came back to visit and move us on May 11th. He was in Utah for a week and it was jam packed with lots of things. My sweet grandma passed away and her funeral was on May 12th which was also Drew's 1st birthday. We had a lot of packing, parties, and get together with friends and family. We left for Billings on May 19th, my parents, sister and her kids came with us to help get us settled in. Tim started working again yesterday and my family went back to Utah so its all starting to feel real now. I'm sad to leave our family and friends, but am so grateful that my own family is back together again. Tim already LOVES his job and got to talk to his first real airplane yesterday which was so exciting for him. We are building a house out here which is exciting and stressful at the same time. I wish I has a personal decorator who could come pick out the cabinets, counter tops, carpet, wood flooring, paint and exterior for me. I feel completely inadequate to do so, but hopefully it wont turn out a complete mess. For now we're in a little apartment in an older area of downtown and cant wait for our house to be finished at the end of August. Hopefully for my mom and Tim's mom's sake I will update this blog a whole lot more while were out here. If you ever want to visit Billings MT you always have a place to stay with us!
Here are our family pictures from August.
Conner in his pj's for his "Polar Express" party at preschool.
Lately Conner has loved trains. He has been making all sorts of "trains." One of his favorites and my least favorite is piling all of the pillows and blankets together to make the train. At first I played along and said, why don't you go get your pillow pet or woody and buzz to take on the train. Now Conner will throw anything on there. Stuffed animals, books, Tupperware from the kitchen, dirty clothes from his closet. It's a ton of fun to clean up. This day he wore some shades to help keep the kitchen light out of his eyes. Also the chair is the front of the train and he would stand on that to drive. Occasionally he would get off to fix a wheel on the train or let a passenger off. He was a great Conductor, or as he calls himself, Sir Toppom Hatt from Thomas the train.
Some of his loot. 
He got a train table for Christmas and it ruins his day when his little brother tries to play with it. I can't blame him... Drew can take that train table down in 2 seconds...And it takes about 2 hours to set back up. Okay not really, but it does take time. Drew absolutely goes crazy for it though.
My sweet baby.
One day I was trying to put Drew off for a nap. I needed to run an errand and wanted him to fall asleep in his carseat. While I was getting ready he crawled towards his room and fell asleep on the way. Poor kid! Mean mom!
He loves to destroy the bathroom. Or any room for that matter. Needless to say we close every door in the house now.
So proud of himself!
He loves this walker!
I make green smoothies for breakfast almost every morning. Both my boys love them but somehow Drew(Me) always makes a mess with his!
My green monster.
Drew's "cupcakes" that Conner made for him.
Conner would get so mad when Drew would mess up the papers.
Staking them so high!
Drew found Conner's Valentines Candy and was SOOOOOO happy.
And he was so sad when I took it away.
Conner and Cody on one of the rides
Giving Claire a ride on the boat.
Another ride, he seriously loved all of the rides. It was too funny!
Cody's Kick Butt (Kick Buttowski) cake that my Dad made.
We don't have a dishwasher in our apartment but we recently go this portable one, and it has been really nice to have. Drew loves to take it apart while I am loading or unloading. such a helper!
Conner made this "train" and had to put it up high where "Drew wouldn't pick a mess with it." Conner always says, "MOM!!! Drew picked a mess!" Instead of saying made a mess. I think he's confused with made a mess and pick up your mess!!! Defiantly doesn't have the second one down.
This is the Kick Buttowski shirt Conner got at Cody's party. Conner wore it at night and in the day for 3 days straight. Only taking it off to shower. You pick your battles right? It was just an iron on picture so it faded a lot. Oddly enough once I finally talked him into taking it off to wash, it has "disappeared." I'm a mean mom. I think this picture is hilarious because he looks like he's doing a maternity pose. I guess this shirt was his baby. Maybe it should come out of hiding...
Alan and Karas
