Update...school...summer...relaxation

As you all know I used to be, and may still be, the Rambling Rexburger but it has been quite a spell since I have contributed to this blog. With that being said I would like to officially announce that at this time I will be taking my talents to this blog. And my future with the Burger is not all bleak and hopeless, I may find my way back to that location, but for now enjoy me here.

 Update:
     Julia will be making her presence known in nursery the first Sunday in August. There is no doubt in Tuzi's mind that she will love it. Julia is a young girl who would gladly run off with out a second thought about Mom and Dad, and she loves the other kids in our ward. Jules is also developing at an extremely fun pace that is a lot of fun to watch and laugh at. Two highlights from the summer thus far came when we took Julia to the sand dunes and the splash park. At the dunes she loved to lay and roll around in the sand. She must have thought it was a bed. And she just loves the splash park, as you can see from the pictures. Pretty irresistible thing isn't she?

     Suzi just finished her first math class towards her math education endorsement. I am fairly certain that Suzi was the #1 student in that class, I am judging this off of our conversations we had after her class and her amazing test scores. Oh, I forgot to mention that this class was Calculus and she had not taken a math class since high school....natural anyone?? Suz is by far the best stay at home mom and wife a guy could ask for. Without fail when I would get home from a hard days everything the apartment would be clean and the atmosphere lovely. Making the rest of the night easier to bear as I stared blankly at the computer screen.
     As for me I have just completed back-back-back semesters, with only minor breaks in between,  and the last two were difficult with emphasis on the last. In the winter and spring semesters of this year I have delved deep into my history major and studied General Sherman, the Wright Brothers, Ancient Greece and Rome, and the Industrial Age in American history. Now some might say what is so hard about those classes?? To them I say come up here and see for yourself. With all of this being said I am happy to report that I survived! May I add that I took an Exercise Physiology class that is for my PE minor which kicked my butt. My class was full of crazy pre-med crazies, with me and one other girl PE minors and I do not know about the other girl, but I was scratching my head most of the time hoping July 22 came quickly. It did come quickly and now I get seven weeks with no school.
     As for sports I had the perfect team to win the championship with, but we could not pull it off...this ticked me off. It almost felt like the 49ers lost to the Packers in the playoffs back in the 90's. Suzi's team did not make it to the ship, but they nearly upset the team that did. Speaking of Suz she won another flag football championship running her total to 345 shirts.

     Our summer break is seven weeks long with me working from 7-4 every week day, but trust me this is relaxing because I get to come home and spend time with my girls with nothing getting in the way. For example tomorrow we are going to the zoo! Jules will love it. Suz is grateful to have me around and I do not blame her because I am awesome, but so is she, so that makes us awesome squared and when two awesomes have a baby a Julia is created.

Pictures

 Caught sneaking into the cupboards

 Her first pig tail

 Pipe cleaner glasses

 What Julia's hair will look like in 20 years

 Hard Rock Hotel during our Vegas day-trip

 Dancing Statues? Yes, they are real people. Real street performers.

 Waiting for the fountain show to begin

 My dream finally came true!  Celine was amazing!

 Tyrel's impression of what gambling people look like

 I lost this fight

 Electronics vending machine!  Welcome to the future!

 Notice how she holds on

 Discovering a new found love for sitting on things

 Big blues

 One day she will actually slide down the slide instead of us placing her at the bottom for a photo

 Family visit to Temple Square

 Julia wants the camera

 Playing the piano with Kate

 Great Grandma Atkinson loves her great grand daughter

 Great Grandma and Grandpa Salisbury love her too

 Already playing the Wii

So Strong!

 Eating Easter candy

 Loves to pretend to drive the car and push all the buttons

 Big forward-facing car seat and an Eastbay magazine

 Absolutely loves the little woodchips at the playground

 Driving the playground

 Notice the cute hair clip that only stays on for about 20 seconds

 Bubble hair

 To awesome curly hair

That's all folks!

Curly

As some of you may know, I have curly hair.  When Julia was born with little to no hair, I would often think what it would look like when it came in.  Oh how I hoped it would be curly! I've always thought it would be so awesome to have a little curly haired girl just like me.  Dreams do come true!

I never thought I would be so excited to do my little girl's hair in the morning.  Now, I know it isn't all fancy with the bows and the little pig-tails, but let's be honest...with hair like that, who needs bows and pig-tails! Adorable!

Update on Julia.  She is walking all over the place.  She walks while she drinks, she walks while she reads, and she walks while she talks on her cell phone.  Tyrel and I just can't get enough of that cute little walker.  Another awesome thing, we have had our first experience saying something to Julia and knowing that she understands us.  When we tell her to go find her Mr. Monkey or her sippy she walks right to them...even if they are out of sight and in another room.  So fun!  Not much of a talker yet, but I'm guessing it wont be too long. Life just couldn't get any better.

Recent happenings and a one year old

Tyrel and School:
Sometimes a semester comes along that defines a person and where they are at within their studies...Winter semester 2011 is this semester. The school work is kicking my butt in a nice positive sort of way that makes me appreciate what I am learning. And best of all I wake up every morning not dreading class, I am excited to learn!

Ty and Suz and the sports they play:
We are playing on a ward coed basketball team and playing well...especially Suzi. Everyone in the ward is sure that she is the AllStar of the team and as the proud husband of a wonderful wife I agree. The funny thing about the coed league up here is girls get more points for the shots they make. For example: Suzi makes a layup she gets three points, or four points for a three point shot. So you can see that if a team has really outstanding players (Suzi) then chances are your team is pretty good. We also play on a guys and girls competitive team, with our teams both enjoying a 4-1 record. Suzi is a great defender and a lot of fun to watch, she is a difference maker on her team. We have both sprained our right ankles, but found ourselves playing sooner than we should have...what can I say we love the game.

Jules:
She is 1!!! Can you believe it?? She is slowly but surely gaining more confidence in walking, she has taken a few spills that have resulted in bruises and bumps. I am pretty sure that she is getting all of her teeth at once right now, seriously though she is going through some major teething drama. She is the greatest and the most fun I wish all of our faithful readers could come and spend a day with her because she has the power to make ones day the greatest. Suz and I love being her parents, we love drinking in the small/precious moments we get with her because we both now that before we realize she will be dating boys and the like.

This is about as brief as I could be for now, hope you enjoy the pics.

As all of you can see we love our daughter immensely!! How couldn't you??