Filling the Void...

The void otherwise known as... this blog. For anyone that hasn't noticed (which basically means you, Mary, because I think you're the only one who knows this blog exists so far. Love ya pal!), I just started this blog last night, and I keep posting new things that I've been meaning to post to my old blog that was disabled (or something. Still haven't figured it out). But you may be wondering WHY I'm doing a bunch of different posts and why so many all at once. Well friends, because I want it to look like I'm an active blogger. That's why!! Lame. I know. Don't worry about it.

You see, I've had a blog for the past year, and I've updated it a few times. But I find myself in a strange situation right now. Bradley and I just moved to Vegas where I don't know a soul, and for the first time I don't have a job or school as a way of getting to know people. No, I'm just home all day with two very handsome 6-month-old boys. And some brilliant girl has organized a "wives of dental students" thing for all of the wives of Bradley's classmates. So instead of going to work and making new friends, or meeting my own classmates, We're using facebook and blogger to make connections and hopefully become friends. So THIS is why I'm making the eager attempt at looking like a blogger. Yes dental wives, it's all for you. To be perfectly honest, I want to see how this works out. A little experiment, I guess. Are blogs and facebook actually a practical way of meeting new people in a strange new town? It will be interesting to see. If it does work for us, then kudos to the power of the  internet.

I Love to See the Temple

Yesterday Bradley and I got to go to the Las Vegas Temple for the first time. It was so much fun! We haven't had a chance to go together since before the twins were born. But my parents are here visiting for the weekend, and my mom watched the boys while we went to the temple. My Grandpa sent me the names of some of my ancestors, so Bradley and I received the endowment on their behalf. It was such a beautiful experience. And the temple itself is absolutely gorgeous! I was in awe the whole time. Now that I don't get many chances to go to the temple, each time I can is just so much more cherished. So for any of you who are able to attend, do! Because there will come a time when you want to go and just can't because of kids.
After the temple, Brad and I had dinner at Applebees. Just FYI - DON'T order their Orange Chicken something-er-other. It tasted awful and if I were more bold I would have sent it back and gotten something else. But not only did it taste terrible - I was sick the rest of the night. No bueno. That's one more point for homemade meals.

Solid Foods... Oh So Fun

Who knew feeding a baby solid foods would be so difficult!! The first day was just fine. Both Lance and Carter were curious about the food and enjoying themselves. Then, on day two, Lance learned how to spit his food out. By the end of the day I had peas all over my clothes and in my hair. And Carter wasn't such a fan of it either. His big thing is rubbing his face when there's food all over it, and he smears the food from his mouth into his ears, his hair and his eyes. Needless to say he's not a big fan of that. (My picture-posting isn't working, so I'll try to put them up tomorrow).

Carter doesn't love peas.

Lance likes to pose for the camera. He can eat so much food at a time now!

Mt. Charleston Hike

Thursday was a fun day for us. Brad's dental class went on a hike and invited all of the students' families. So Brad and I went over to Kid-to-Kid and bought a couple of baby backpacks. The boys were so good on the hike! Carter was awake through the whole thing. He was just drinking it all in. And Lance did really well too. He just would have preferred stopping to eat every 30 minutes :)
It felt so good to get out as a family. So far we haven't been very adventurous with the boys. Most of the time it's just easier to stay home or to do things closeby. But we had so much fun on the hike that I think we're going to try things like that more often. Here are some fun pictures that we took:

 Lance isn't so sure about this....

Carter is always just happy to be around.

Here's Lance taking another snack break....

Starting Over...

Well, welcome to the new blog. I can't explain it, but for some reason my old gmail account no longer exists. I can't login to my old blog, and I can't access my old email account, so I'm starting from square one. Sad day. But welcome! If you want to see what we've posted previously, you can see our old blog at kelleyfun.blogspot.com. But check back here for all updates. Oh, and I'm still pretty clueless about blogging, so be patient with me as I figure it all out...