UPDATE!!!!

SO blogging has changed since I last blogged.... How in the world do I add photos?!?!?! Any help???

LONG WORDY POST>>>> SORRY!!!
I suppose we have had quite an eventful summer! Here's some of the important stuff!!

*Phillip graduated from Utah Valley University majoring in Biology at the end of April!
* Heather and Jason got married in the Portland, Oregon temple May 26th!
* Phillip received an interview invite June 4th, from Oregon Heath and Science University school of dentistry. This came a few days after he returned back to Utah after Heather's wedding...
*He called them immediately and scheduled his interview for that Friday. So back he came to Oregon!! ( Lacey and I were still in Oregon because we wanted to stay longer.)
*He interviewed Friday June 8th
*We all flew home together that evening. He thought his interview went well but didn't want to get his hopes up high.
*After THREE excruciating days, and a million refreshes on his email account, he got the ACCEPTANCE letter!!! We were so excited!! Oregon here we come!!!!!

Where are we now?!?!

Well after we found out about his acceptance it was crunch time! Everyone kept asking me if I was excited, and my reply was always "Yes!!!" BUT.... at the same time, I was stressed about all we had to do and also kind of sad to leave the place we made "home" for 4 years. So we frantically started looking for places to live, filling out financial aid forms, getting all of Phillip's needed immunizations up-to-date, last minute doctor's appointments, figuring out when we would move, how to get our stuff to Oregon, etc..... All while Phillip was still working! He stopped working a few weeks before we left (thankfully) so we were able to play before we said goodbye. We are now in Oregon and loving it! Though we are missing Heather and Jason!! We lived literally next door to them.... it was SOOO fun to make dinners together, play games together and have Lacey walk and knock at their door. We sure miss you guys!!! We also miss our friends!!

Phillip starts school tomorrow!!!!! CRAZY!!! We just had our 4 year anniversary on 08/08! I cannot believe we have been married 4 years!! It went by fast but at the same time it feels like we have been married for an eternity! I hate thinking that the amount of time we have been married is the same amount of time Phillip will be in school!!! Ahhh!! We have a long road a head of us..... everyone says it goes by fast, but we will see!!! In the mean time, we are going to enjoy how much we have been blessed and have fun!! We are very lucky to have gotten into dental school the first year Phillip applied and to our number ONE choice school!! That hardly ever happens so we are sooooo grateful!!!

Maybe I will get back into blogging??

Well it's been over a year since I last blogged but maybe this will be the start of me doing it again?!?! Only time will tell.... I will have to play catch up later but here are some pictures of Lacey and I's trip to Oregon. We just got back last night. My grandma Ellen and her husband Fred bought my flight because she knows how much I miss my family! Anyone who knows the Gruwell's, know that we are all extremely close. We sure love each other. Thank you Grandma and Fred for letting us have a fun trip together!!!! 

Lacey visiting Grandma Gene! We decorated her headstone for Spring!

My dad, Ava, and I went to the carnival real quick while my mom watched  Lacey. Ava LOVED the baby roller coaster! She didn't even get scared at all! My dad and I also took turns riding some of the rides!! I absolutely LOVE scary rides!!

Ava and Papa on the Merry-go-round!

Worn out girls!!

Bath time!! Lacey and Zoe!

Cousin bath!! Ava, Zoe and Lacey!

We celebrated my Dad's birthday early since we won't be there! (We really just needed an excuse to buy a Baskin Robins cake lol! )

My camera is so old and horrible... one day I will get a new one... But here's Grandma and two of her girls!

Cousin love!!! Hugs!!

Balloon's from Red Robin!!

We also got the girls' pictures taken professionally, found out that Shannon's baby number 3 will be a GIRL and overall had so much fun!! We miss you guys already!!! LOVE YOU!!!