Sunday, December 16, 2007

Where to start??

Merry Christmas!! Well, it has been too long since we've blogged and we've been very busy. Doug has spent the last month studying hard and it has paid off- he graduated on Friday!!! I'm so proud of him- he is so smart. Doug's parents came down for graduation and we loved every minute. We sure will miss Thunderbird and all the good friends we made in Arizona.





The other big news with our family is that Doug got a job in Minneapolis, so we are moving to Minnesota in January. Me and my mom went and visited Minneapolis last week to go house hunting, but I didn't find a home , but all is well because we found the Mall of America so we didn't go home empty-handed. Ladd and I had a great time with Grandma Lene and I loved Minneapolis- even the freezing weather (high of 19 degrees while we were there). There was a Christmas parade next to our hotel called the Holly Dazzle Parade, that we watched for about 10 seconds before freezing to death and running inside.




We also had family pictures taken and Ladd's six month pictures.


15 comments:

Niki said...

OK...seriously all I can say is "it is about time" I was wondering if you guys were alive! Ladd is still darling as ever, Congrats DOUG! Way to go on the graduation, and Darci I am already planning my trip to Minnesota, I have always wanted to go to the Mall of America! Hopefully we will see you over the holidays!

Lynley said...

Hey! Great to hear what you guys are up to! Good luck with your move! We are thinking of having a get-together at our house for Doug/Corey's friends on Sunday the 30th. Will you guys be around?

Jacee McGuire said...

Congrats Doug! That is such a great accomplishment! Your family pictures are adorable. Minnesota will be fun, we might have to come and visit, I have never been there. Hopefully we get to see you guys over the holidays.

Panda said...

Way to go, Doug! ...Minnesota?! Fun! I wonder if you'll pick up an accent while there (ever watch Homestar and Coach Z?) Ok, and little Ladd is so cute! I hear he's trying to keep up with his cousin Jack's chubbas. :-) Your family pic is great (you look great Darci!) Wish we were there to see you...Merry Christmas!

Danny, Andrea, Connor and Lizzie said...

Congrats Doug! Way to go!! Ladd is so cute. Thanks again for taking care of our stuff for us. It all gt here perfect!
-Andrea

Niki McDowell said...

Finally a post! But now I'm so sad because when am I going to see you again? That is so dang far! You'll have so much fun though, thank goodness for blogging so we can know whats going on with you guys. Hopefully our Utah visits can coincide.

Angie said...

Congrats on Minnesota! That is very exciting. Love the family pictures...they are adorable!!!

The Mortensen Family said...

I'm excited for you to go to Minne. I want to go to that Mall!! Tyler had to go there for work and he went to that mall and said I would spend days there!! Hopefully we get to see you over Christmas. Love the fam pic!

Cathy Duffy said...

congrats Doug! we are happy for you guys but sad that you are leaving. ethan still asks us "when is Doug coming again?" have a merry chrismas!

Heather said...

Congratulations! and good luck in Minnesota! Hope you survive the cold! And seriously what a cute family! Love the pictures!

Anonymous said...

Darci-
You have such a cute little family!
Kindi Wahlstrom (Wendler)

Brittany said...

Yeah lady! You're a blogger. I had no idea. Ladd is adorable and it was so good to see you back in the home ward. Good luck with the move to Minni and keep us posted on how much you love it!

Gertge Family said...

Hey Darci- This is Abby -your cousin! I found your blog through Merianne's. Your family is adorable! Ladd is Sooo Cute. I can't believe you have a baby that big. Congrats on your upcomming move. Check out our blog at http://kennyabbygertge.blogspot.com/

The Mortensens said...

Hey Doug and Darci, this is Kara Mortensen, Scott's wife. We are SO excited you will be joining us in great state of Minnesota. We really have loved it here. Let us know if you guys need ANYTHING! Serioulsy, we'd love to help in any way we can. My e-mail is kara.mortensen@gmail.com so if need to get in touch with us for phone numbers or whatever, just send us a note!

Jamie Lynn said...

I decided to check out your cute blog! Your family is darling, it was fun to see you at church today. Good luck in Minneapolis, we love the Midwest!