Vermont...MSN Graduation!

June 11-18 me, my sister Raberta and little Karter traveled back to Vermont for me to participate in Residency week for my graduate program at Norwich University. I was so excited for it to finally be here even though I wished Mace and Kenidee could have come, we had a lot of fun! Be prepared this is the longest post ever and completely backwards it starts where we ended and ends where we started!
This stop was for Karter she had been so good all week she deserved to pick out a Teddy, she was so excited!

Such a happy traveling baby!

Exploring in Shelburne

Lake Champlain

Walking down Church St. Lots of cute shops and resturants

on my way to graduate!

The White Chapel - Where my hooding ceremony was held

Papa Bill and Dr. McCord (professor in MSN program)

Honorary Graduates

My biggest fan!

Classmates from my program!

Karty was so happy to be let down and be outside!

MSN graduates 2011

Dr. McCord and Dr. Hicks

Hooding Ceremony!

Just like home

Bragg Maple Farm

My cohort group!

Such amazing views in Vermont

Northfield Falls

Cute covered bridges!

Our greatest find...The Skinny Pancake...Most delicious crepes!

We loved Montpelier

Lots of bridges, lots of rivers

Our home for the week! So nice...free milk and cookies and all the coke we could drink!

trees...trees...trees

My prized rock after the dog river run at 0600 in the rain and in a freezing cold river!

Parts of Norwich campus! It was beautiful

So happy to be done and have completed my Masters, I have to thank my wonderful husband for encouraging and supporting me through it all! Residency week was so fun and thank you to my sis for coming with to watch Karty while I was so busy learning!:)

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Annual Family Pictures

No smiles from Karter but she her serious face is still pretty stinking cute.

Kenidee's smiles turned out a lot better than we thought, it is amazing what she'll do for
a tootsie roll.

I love pictures and am pretty persistent to at least get some good family ones done every spring time. Michelle is great to us and does an amazing job!
Thank you Michelle, you are amazing. Thanks for fitting us in! We love them!

Spring at Last!

We have loved the warmer weather, Karter can have her toes out to play with and Kenidee can wear flip flops! It is so nice to not have to bundle up to go out.

Berta is staying with us for the summer and if you can't tell from the matching outfits her and Kenidee love it! Most would think they were sisters instead of me and her. Kenidee loves her Berty and it is so nice to have her here with us and to help watch the girls when I am working!

One of my favorite things about our move is we are just down the street from the temple! Mace and I were able to go last week, it is such a beautiful temple I am excited to go more often and love being able to see it all the time! We are so lucky

Kenidee's first time playing the wonderful and most amazing sport of tennis. Not the greatest yet, but watch out in a few years!:)

We were in Fairview for Mother's Day. My mom is the greatest Mom and best example to me, Thanks mom for being so great, working so hard, and teaching me how to be a mom. Love ya.

Kenidee loves to go to the park and is so happy that it has been warm enough to go. She loves the swings, slide and her newest favorite is the teeter-totter.

Karter has also learned to love the park, she loves being outside and laughs so much when we swing with her.

Kenidee & Brylee bird watching

Happy Easter!

On the Move...back to Utah!

Karter is getting so big it is crazy she is almost 5 months old, I still think of her as my little newborn. She thinks Kenidee is hilarious and laughs and smiles at her when she sings or talks to her, it is so cute to see them interact. She also is a champ at rolling over and is trying to sit up but doesn't quite get it yet. She has found her toes now which is adorable to watch her play with, she also loves to watch the TV and loves bath time!
Kenidee is also getting so big and has become such a funny little person. She says some of the funniest things, she definetly keeps us laughing. She is also a great big sister, she loves to read and sing songs to Karter and Karter loves it. While I was packing I would put Karter in the little baby play stroller and Kenidee would push her around for a good hour and they both loved it! I love to see them play together.

Kenidee loves when her cousins visit! Her & Brylee are quite the little duo!

Karty's first pigtails

Her first Ponytail and kissy lips

Karter's blessing was Mar. 6 in Fairview. It was such a wonderful day and of course she looked like a little angel.

So we did move again and this time back to Utah! Mace got a new job in SLC so after only a short time in Wyoming we are back. It was really sad to leave though, I really loved it there and am going to miss our ward and friends so much. But I am excited to be closer to home and for Mace's new opportunity.