Swimming!

We took Parker swimming on Saturday. It was over 90 degrees this weekend and we actually had to turn on the air conditioning. Let's just say that he was not fond of the water. I think it was too cold for him and that's why he freaked out. He even freaked out when Jer went into the water. That night during bathtime, he was upset! He did not like it too much. It was kind of funny!! He has officially started to walk! He has been taking steps now for a while but he is starting to actually walk! He is so big!!

On Friday, we were able to go down to Oakland and see the extended Stinocher clan. Scott got off his mission and his family came to pick him up. It was so good to see them! I had not seen them for 3 years and they are my "original" cousins. I mean that those 3 were the only ones we had for the longest time. My uncle remarried and had 3 more and my aunt married Steve who has 2 kids. It was really good to see them!

Almost Walking!

No we have not heard from other schools...we are hoping we receive a letter today from BYU. They said by the 15th we would be informed. Maybe that means they mailed the letters that day?! We'll see. Toledo sent another letter saying orientation starts on August 20 and classes on the 25th. So if we move to Ohio, we will probably be moving the beginning of August so we can settle in. I am excited to leave. I'm ready for a change and move on to bigger and better things. So can I just say that people in California are rude. Don't get me wrong there are nice people here too, especially in the church, but in general Californians are not very nice. My biggest pet peeve here is when I go shopping and need assistance and they look at you like are you serious? you're asking ME for help?! Or the way they talk back to you. Honestly, I don't understand it since the weather is great and usually people are happy in the sun, but maybe it has fried their brains. I don't know. Ok enough about that. I will stop being negative since we are leaving in 3 months anyways.

Parker is ALMOST walking! He is sooo close. We have been trying to get him to take more steps and he actually took 3 and then fell into my arms. He has been trying it on his own too. Yesterday I was sitting on the couch and he was by the piano and let go of the bench and tried to walk on his own. I think it will be very soon! He tried blueberries for the first time yesterday. He loves them! He had them for lunch again today. He is such a good eater too. He will eat his vegetables and fruits. He has no problems with his greens or anything like that. I'm glad!

Update

Well we heard back from Drake and Gonzaga. They both are putting us on a wait list. It's really funny though because both of them are Tier 3 schools and Jer had a 70% chance or higher of getting in. They are good schools but not like Toledo. Toledo is ranked 85th and he didn't have that great of a chance of getting in, yet he did. I guess Heavenly Father will make things possible and put you where you are supposed to be. I had a feeling about Toledo but I thought it was only because I used to live there and liked it. But Jer applied there after looking at it and we got in. We are still waiting for BYU but I don't know if Jer will get in. I hope he does because it's a good school and also cheap. I don't like Utah or the "bubble" but if that's where we are supposed to be then there's nothing I can do!

This past week we had Grandma K and Aunt Kori stay for a week. It was so much fun! Parker loved having them here and so did I! I was able to sleep in a little and let them take care of Parker in the morning. I realized how important it is for Parker to know his extended family. I didn't have a chance to be close to my extended family because they lived far away (one in Japan!). I just hope that it can be different for my kids. I want them to know their grandparents and be able to be comfortable with them. It took me a long time to get used to the idea of living close to family or seeing them a lot. Now that we can't and have Parker, I realize that it is important to see them. I am grateful for my family.

News!!

Ok so we have some news to share with everyone! We are expecting another child!!!! I didn't think it would happen this fast but what do you do? We're scared because we are going to school in the fall but we know everything will be ok. I am nervous because one child is tough but I know I will be able to handle it. Parker will be ok, I think. He is still young and hopefully the sibling rivalry won't come out. Anyway the baby is due in early January. Oh, did I mention it is April Fool's?!?! If you even thought that was true....well I guess you don't know me that well. There is NO way I would have another kid right now!! LOL!! I hope you played a joke on someone or someone played a joke on you today!!!