Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Justus' Birthday

A lot has happened in the last few months.  We are still living with my parents (thanks mom and dad) while we search for a home.  I am just going to post a few pictures from the last few months, they have been an adventure.  A good Adventure...

561 S. Post St.

So it has been quite a while since we have posted anything on our blog.  The Last month seems to have blown away in a whirlwind.  For the first two weeks that out house was on the market we had absolutely no interest at all and then on the friday before General Conference we had someone come and look at the house, by that night he had made an offer and the next day we counter-offered and the next day he counter-offered and the next day we accepted that offer.  Since then we have been cleaning and packing and moving and cleaning and packing and moving.   We have to thank everyone who has helped us with all of the adventures of the last few Weeks.  Thank you to Mary and Elizabeth and Stephen, and Micaela, and the Grandparents for watching Justus and Zeke while we do all that needs to be done.  We need to thank Craig and Paul and Grandma/pa Larson for fixing and packing all that needs to be packed.  There are many thanks-you's that need to go out so here they are..............THANK YOU!!!!!

I am realizing that this is the last week that we will live at 561 S. Post St.   Salt Lake City, UT 84104.  This is a sad and happy thing all at once.  I am realizing how blessed that I am to have been around the neighbors and friends that I have met since living here.  The 26th ward is amazing, the people are so kind and I will miss them so much, I will miss being able to say that I lived in the ward that had all of President Monson's  widows.  I have to also shout out to my neighbors.  We love you!!!  The Hoffman's, Hess's, Camba's, Schouten's,  you are the ones that make it so hard to leave.  

Brothers

The other day my boys were exhausted by the time is was 6:30 pm.  Now I am not going to complain other than I didn't go to bed until 11:00 pm and so I was pretty wiped out when they got up.  And yes for those of you who are night owls 11 pm may not seem very late, but for a morning person like me it is like I have been partying until it was 3 am.  Well like I ever party....anyway I have digressed from my point. These boys were so darn cute I had to take a picture

Zeke Learns to Dress Himself

The Fourth of July and the Magic Parade!!!

So one of my all time favorite places to visit is the White's Wiki-Up in Tabiona Utah.  Some of my earliest memories are from this magical place.   I can remember my cousins Melissa and Teresa and I sleeping in the bed in the camper that was on the property before the cabin came.  I remember the Sucker tree, that is still alive and kicking, the swimming hole, the games of paintball, grandma's stew and scones,  Chubby bunnies with Justin, Jennifer, and Jeremy, line to get into the bathroom, the green green lawn,  skipping rocks in the river, rides with grandpa in the green Suzuki, Jennifer taking us out driving in Stephen's trooper,  the dances with all of our Tabiona cousins, and my very very very favorite of all the Parade.  Every year Tabiona hosts the most wonderful, amazing, fantastic Parade in all of Duchesne county or the world.   This year I was able to share the joy with my children.  Unfortunately my dear husband conveniently came down with strep so he didn't get to join in the fun.  It was such a great time.  Thank you grandma and grandpa.  My favorite part was when Justus was so excited to be in the parade.  The White family always does a float.  Justus Had such a fantastic time.  I think we all did.  

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Zeke turns 2

So this is about 2 months late, but that is just how I seem to be at this blogging thing.  On June 30, 2006 our little Ezekiel Joseph Otterstrom was born.  He had a hard time getting here, but once he got here he hasn't stopped since.  This little boy was crawling at 5 months, walking at 12 months and running at 12 months and 1 Day.  He has been  a joy and we love him so much.  Here are some pictures from his birthday party.  He was so thrilled about his basketball hoop it was great.  I don't know who had more fun.  Grandpa or Zeke?

Camp out with the Hess Family

So we Have these neighbors and they are the most wonderful neighbors in the whole wide world. They are the Hess family.  Travis, Micaela, Hannah, and Eliza.  Well last year we went camping with them up at Pineview Reservoir.  We didn't really know where we were going and we ended up at this really fun reservoir that we were able to swim and play in.  It was Great!! So we decided that we should do it again this year.  Instead of going to pineview we went up Farmington Canyon. It was really pretty up there but is was kind of a scary drive because the road was very steep and there was a huge cliff off to one side.  Well we made it and here are some pictures from the adventure.