So this week is more of just a picture week for me. I hope you all dont mind. Things have been going good for us. We were able to go to the zoo this past week thanks to Eliza for inviting us and getting us in free. But other than that nothing to great has happened. Kris is still doing great in school and still enyoing it. :D I hope you enjoy the week of pictures...



Abi wearing her birthday hat for Peter's B-Day Party.


Abi chillin all by her self. Such a big girl.



Abi and Aaron playing together.




Abi an Aaron fast asleep on the way home from the zoo.


Kris holding Abi she is limp as can be.



Abi fast asleep within one minute of the last picture.

Abi in her duck bath towel after a bath.

Mommy and Abi in the Lenox mall. It was a four story mall. Kinda crazy.

Abi says....Go UTES!!

What sweet eyes she has.

Abi being a lion at the zoo. Her head was too small for the hole.

Abi an Mommy next to the giraffes at the zoo.

Abi wearing the cutest little sandals from grandma. THANKS!!!

So cute!

Last but not least here is another video of our cute little abi laughing her head off.

I know I am a litte late...

Sorry I am a little late on posting this week. Sunday came and went to fast this week. That's a good sign right? Okay here we go... Just a quick overview of the big things of the week.

The past week was pretty eventful with all of the rain here in Georgia. Thankfully we have been blessed to not have any flood damage but we have seen alot of bad flooding around us here in Chamblee. Here are a couple pictures I stole off of Eliza's (hope you don't mind) blog that shows you the extent of the flooding.

The other fun thing that happened this week is that I spent $13.00 grocery shopping and got all this yummy food!! Whoo... This has become a fun game to play each week. I love Coupon shopping.

Cute picture of Abi. She is such a happy thing. I had the bow to low on her head so her ears look like elf ears. he he he

Big blue eyes....

I was working on the computer and i noticed she was really limp and i asked Kris if we was out and she was. :D cute....

Abi is a big girl she sits up all on her own now if she really wants to.

Here is a before and after picture of me before I went out in the rain and then after I got back in. All i did was walk up the street to get the mail.

Before: After:

Is it really Sunday already???

So I can't believe that it is Sunday already. The weeks here have really been flying by. It really seems like it was just yesterday that I was putting a post up on our blog about the past week, and here it is Sunday again and I need to update it again. So here we go...


Kris:


Things with Kris have been going good this week. He started his new classes and he seems to be enjoying them. As we were eating dinner one night he said to me "I know this sounds weird but I haven't enjoyed school as much as I have enjoyed it here." I am so happy that he is liking his school!! He was so excited one night this week because there was a concept in BioChemisty that he has not understood from past classes at the U and he understood the concept this week and was so happy. He is doing so great! I am so grateful for him.


Abi:


Every week that goes by I am surprised by the things Abi learns and starts to do. This week Abi has started to sit on her own with out any assistance from Kris and I. As I was sitting on the bed one night I propped up Abi in a laid back position next to me and the next time I looked over at her she had pulled her self up into and upright sitting position. SO FUN!!!

Also another fun thing Abi has started doing this week is noticing her feet. When we lay her on the floor she will kick up her feet and grab her toes and play with them. She has also found out that she can eat her toes. he he he So sweet.

Em:

So back to me. This week has been kinda a low key week. Nothing to great has happened and nothing to terrible either. I am still going to my work out classes and I think that is really helping me being here. It gives me something to look forward to.

I think the most eventful thing that has happened this week is that I am now an official Georgia resident. I went this week and got my Georgia's Drivers Licence. When I went to get it I thought that i would give myself a few hours to be there since this is what it was always like in Utah but when I went i was probably there for maybe a half an hour. When I went it was so nice because since I had Abi with me they helped me alot. Once I got my number I was called up within 10 minutes and then when I got all my paperwork I noticed that there was a huge line to get your pictures taken and I thought to myself okay this is where the wait will be but the guy that was helping me said I don't want you to have to wait in that line so just stand right here and I will have you go next. How nice was that?? I tell you there are some great benefits to taking a child with you places here in Georgia.



Oh one more fun thing that happened this week was when I went grocery shopping. My friend Eliza here in Georgia taught me how to use coupons. I have found out that coupons here in Georgia are a big deal. So when I went grocery shopping I spent $125.00 on food but only spent $39.91 how awesome is that??

Okay, I think that is all for this week. I hope all is well for you and we love and miss you all!!!

Here is a video of Kris making Abi laugh. Pretty cute little laugh she has!

Cute Video of Abi Laughing

This is the first time i have got her laughing on camera, how cute!!!

What's wrong with people...

So I thought i would share another funny story that happened yesterday and in days past as well. As you can see yesterday i had Abi in a blue outfit with a cute blue bow to go with it. So as we were standing in line to get a drivers licence the man behind me in all seriousness asked me so I have a questiong for you, since your baby is wearing a blue bow does that mean it is a boy? Are you serious do you really think I would make my boy wear a blue bow? Everytime Abi wears this bow we get at least one person asking me this question. At first i thought it was a little wierd but now I wonder now that three people have asked me that it is starting to get a little freaky!! Do people really think people put blue bows on thier boys? Has anyone ever heard or seen a boy wearing a bow?

I Love Sundays!!!

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope your Sunday has been as great as mine. I decided that Sundays I will try and update our blog about the week we have had. This way if I make it a habit then I will do it. So things here in Georgia have been going quite we have had our challenges but we are growing with each challenge we face.


I was thinking about the blog and I thought that I would update you each week with what is going on with the three of us. So here we go.


Kris:

Kris has been doing great in school, he is already finished with one of his classes and he has the final for this on Monday. The class that he is finishing up is pretty much just a communications class. Kris says "it is just a busy work class" which I think is true since he has had this class for 3 weeks and he has written 11 papers. Yuck!!! On Monday he starts two new class which are Biochemistry and Introduction to Pharmaceutical Science so he will have four classes. He seems to be liking school and has been doing great in all of his classes.


Also, another thing that is cool about Kris' school is that he got accepted to be an ambassador for Mercer collage. What this is is that he represents the schools at different functions and he will be able to interview incoming students who are applying to get into Mercer for Pharmacy. He is really excited to be an ambassador. We both think this will be something that will be great to have on his resume when he graduates. I am so grateful for Kris and everything that he is doing for our family! He is such a great dad to Abi and such a great husband to me. He is so sweet and caring and makes sure when he gets home from school to give me some time to get away and do things that help me.


Oh one more funny thing that happened to Kris while we have been here. So one of the first nights being here I noticed a huge cockroach above our window in our living room and you all know me and how i am with bugs I started freaking out telling Kris to kill it. So Kris being the brave man he is goes over to kill it with a napkin. Well to say the least the cockroach was not happy about this and flew and landed on Kris. The funny thing was Kris started freaking out yelling like a little girl and to say the least the next half an hour we were moving boxes around frantically trying to find where the cockroach went so we could kill it. Eventually who was the one to kill it? Me! I pretend to be brave but the reason i killled it was because we had cornered it behind a box and it ran toward my end and i started freaking out jumping on it yelling "I killed it I killed it" after a few jumps on top of it it finally died. What fun.. I have never heard Kris scream like that before but I guess on his mission the cockroaches would bite him there but we hear they don't bite here.


Abi:


Abi is doing great as well. She is growing up so fast! I cant believe the things that she is now able to do. It seems like just yesterday when we were going to the hospital to have her. Can you believe that she is already four months old? I cant. She is such a joy in our lives. Kris and I laugh because there are times when we both feel depressed and who is the one to cheer us up? Yup Abi. She seems to know when we just need a smile or a laugh. Now a days with Abi she is rolling from side to side trying to reach things that mommy leaves on the floor, she is also laughing, reaching for things when we hold her and just today Kris saw her scooting her little body to get the diaper bag. I say "oh no she cant be doing that yet" She is so fun!


Emily:


Okay I guess since i told you about them that i should tell you things about me but I really don't like to talk about myself but I guess I have to.. ha ha So things with me are going well. I am surprised at how well I have adjusted to being here in Atlanta. I know that it has been with help from my Heavenly Father. I cant believe that we have been here for over a month. I miss being in Utah but being here in Georgia has been an adventure so far.


So things that are new with me are that I got a new calling in our ward. I got called into the enrichment committee. This will be a way fun calling. I am excited because it will give me a chance to meet other women in the ward as well as planning parties which I love!
The other fun thing that I have been doing here is going over to Mercer and taking fitness classes. This has been such a great outlet for me and has been so nice of Kris to watch Abi for an hour or so in order for me to get away and feel better about myself. I am slowly watching the left over pounds from Abi melt off. So hopefully when you all see me at Christmas time I will be back to my old self. :D


Oh yes and last but not least I thought I would let you know of one of the fun challenges that we have had here. Thursday night when we were at Mercer working out someone hit our car and made a nice dent in the front of the hood. And to make it even better they didn't care to stick around and let us know so it was a hit and run. So our next fun thing we get to do is get that fixed. Joy joy. Other than this our time here in Georgia has been great. The only thing holding us back from really enjoying it here is our house still trying to sell back in Utah. This is a huge stress on us but we know that eventually it will go and I know Heavenly Father is aware of our situation and he will help us. It is in his time not ours.


Well I think I have wrote enough for today. I hope all is going well for you guys! We love you lots and miss you.


Here are some pictures...

Dent in the drivers side hood. Sweet huh??

Abi in her Sunnday Dress. So sweet.





Kris and Abi on the Train at Stone Mountain





Cute sundress!!





We were making cookies and Abi wanted to be with us so Kris put her up on the counter in her bumbo.






Yes that is flour on her nose, we got into a flour fight and Kris wanted to get Abi into it too.



Abi's cute little sandals.

Isn't she just sooo cute? I love her smile.

Abi making faces at the camera, she takes after her mom.

Abi sleeping in her bed. I thought it was funny how she had one hand up in the air.

Cute girl...

Mommy and Abi just chilling out.

Welcome us to Atlanta!!! Come visit.... room and board will be provided.

Kris after his white coat cermony.







Crazy Milk Cartons in Costco in Georgia.









Abi being a scarecrow at Stone Mountain







Our family on top of stone mountain.

Abi in her bumbo (thanks Liz) I shoved it into my carryon on the way to GA. Abi loves it!

Abi in her exercauser, she loves to be independent and play in this. Thanks Yates and Lowrys.

Isn't she just the cutest little thing?

Abi giving G-Worm lots of kisses. Thanks Grandma!!

Abi loving her new jumper. :D

One of the three pools. I was trying to get better pictures of this but I couldnt get in because I forgot our combo to the pool.

Tennis courts at our place.

Look at all the trees here! Its nuts!

This is a picture of our home we are the bottom level. The nice thing about our place it that we are on the bottom level but because we are on a hill it seems a little more private. The large window is our living room.

The other side of our home. The windows are our bedroom and bath.

Picture from stairs in front of buliding. The two trees have red blossoms on it.

Here is one of the many rainstorms that we have had here I put on Kris' rain coat before I attempted going out in it. Pretty crazy it is not like Utah at all. When it rains here it really pours. I had to run out to the car to grab out duck tape and by the time I got back in I was soaked. (Dont mind Kris' conversation he was on the phone while he was video taping me get soaked.)

Here is Abi in her jumper for the first time.

Here is Kris getting his White Coat, it was pretty cool! Way to go Kris. We love you.

Abi rolling over for the first time. I had to be fast to get her because she started rolling over right when we put her down. I also showed you mom and kris because they both were there to witness her rolling over for the first time. (PS dont mind my icecream on the floor we were all eating ice cream and watching a movie when this happened. :D)

Here is a viedo from the top of stone mountain. Take special note of all the trees through out Atlanta. :D I feel like I am living in the mountain.s

Last but not least here is a little taste of the cool lazer show at stone mountain. Pretty cool!!!

Going Away Party and Stryders Blessing Day.

So Kris is offically in GA and I will be heading out on Tuesday. Things are going good for us we have been really busy getting ready to move so I havent kept my blog too updated but I promise when we get to GA I will do alot better once we get the internet connected. I dont have a ton of time to write stuff but I thought I would at least give you a few pictures of things that have happened latley. :D



Precious little Abi at Stryders Blessing.


Grandpa Harrop and Abi at Stryders Blessing.


Us with Grandpa and Grandma Barker



Me and Abi with Nettie and Michelle whom are both pregnant! YEAH!!!


Anna, Me, Abi and Nettie (with child)


Katy, Me and Michelle


All of us girls: Crystal, Michelle, Katy, Me, Nettie, Jenny and Anna.


Katy, Michelle and Nettie at our See you later party!! Thanks guys for throwing us a party! We love you all and will miss you.


Daddy put me in a moving box. I don't want to move this way.... Help me mom!!!