Thursday, February 28, 2008

Discovery



Brooke is developing faster than anyone could imagine. It seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. Today she is smiling as often as she can. She has discovered her hair and hands. Whenever she lays down to play (if she doesn't fall asleep!) one hand automatically goes to her hair and one goes in her mouth. She doesn't like to suck on her fingers she just tries to stuff the whole fist in her mouth at once. We think that it is pretty darn cute. She is so alert and attentive which we are told are really good signs of her development. She is really excited to have another girl cousin her age to play with!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Sun Valley Here We Come!

Derek recently got a new job with Intermountain Construction. The job has moved us to Sun Valley so Derek can get trained. They are building a huge club house for the golf course here. The project is over 22 million dollar! Right now Derek is an assistant superintendent. He is in training to become a superintendent and will then be in charge of his own project. The job is overwhelming but excited at the same time. For the time being we are living in a condo in Elkhorn. It is a beautiful condo with lots of space. We are waiting for someone to come stay with us. Sun Valley is a beautiful town and very different than what we're use to. Hopefully we can fit in some what around here, but from the looks of it that is going to be difficult.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Derek's dirt biking adventures



Every year Derek and his friends take a trip to Mesquite, NV and go dirt biking. They like to go in the middle of winter in Idaho. This year it was the beginning of February. Derek had a brand new bike that he just bought and never rode. It was a KX 250. Thirty minutes into the ride the motor burnt down. Good thing that he had his trusty CR250. He was able to ride that the entire time and have a great vacation.

Welcoming home Brooke


Brooke was born on November 28th, 2007. She was such a wonderful baby from the start. We instantly fell in love with our little bright eyed bundle of joy. She was 6 pounds 3 ounces and only 18 inches long.