Eriks Graduation

 We had a great day last Saturday, Erik graduated from University of Western States with his Doctorate in Chiropractic. He did it in 3 years when its a 4 year school!! Way to go babe!

 Erik's Parents

 This is our friend David Bagley 

He somehow got stuck with the extra small robe..

 This is what Ethan did while all the names were being called up- It was just to loud

 This is them giving the oath of Chiropractic 

 Future Graduate.. This will be so cute if he one day wants to be a Chiro!

 My in-laws bought us a cake for our open house and it just felt weird to read Dr. Arter!!

 And here we have the sread!! Yumm!

 And more yummy food!

So what are our plans:

 

Well, We are moving to Gilbert, AZ where Erik will work for Foresight Chiropractic.

We are so excited for our move and for our new adventurers we will be having! 

to name just a few...

1-We need to buy bed's for everyone.. Sadie is the only one who has one of her own, which has the crib mattress so might as well get her a bed so I can have my crib mattress back for Mitchell. Also need to buy a crib as well.

2-We don't own a vacuum, we have only lived places that have already had them.

3- Some time soon (hopefully).. would really like to have a vehicle so I can leave the house.

We have been very blessed to have lived the places we have lived and have saved the money we have saved. But now when we move it will feel like a bunch of empty rooms! But I'm still extremely excited and know that everything will work out! 

Thanks for all of you who came to the open house I really felt loved. I will miss Portland, but mostly the friends I have made! But that will be another post I am sure ;)  

SPENCER Eriks pet bird!

This picture might just look like a REALLY dirty window but it has a very funny and amazing story to tell, I have been gone for 5 weeks and when I left, one of the first things my bro-in-law said was how is Erik going to get up in the morning. Well, the day after I left I called and found him still at home having slept through his alarm. So a few days later Erik wakes up to a tap, tap, tap, on the window at 6:00 a.m. and it happened the next day, then the next, so Erik made a new friend and his name is Spencer Eriks BIRD! And that little bird helped Erik the whole time I was gone, I got back and woke up to tap, tap, tap, and I was like.. What Is That! Erik said oh its just Spencer! I'm like WHAT!!! so then Erik told me the story and he said the bird would throw himself into the window sometimes, Erik would just look out at him and he would stop, until the next day.
But the crazy thing is I saw him for 3 days each day at 6 to 6:30 a.m. and when I took a picture of him it was like oh, OK she's back I can go help someone else! Of course the picture didn't turn out very visible and he didn't want to stay and pose!
Isn't that funny! I was amazed and kinda mad Erik didnt tell me he had a pet bird while I was gone, seems how we talked for like 5 min. every other day, I can see how he forgot!

Answered prayers

So this is where I have been, I have been in search of a sewing machine since mine broke before Christmas. And on Christmas morning my sweet heart surprised me with a sewing machine, he did great, it just didn't do everything I needed it to. So when we got to Portland I went to every store to find what I needed, and of course all of them were WAY over our price range, so I turned to Craigs list.
So thank you good man, I saw this add for this Baby Lock that is priced at the stores for 1300 on sale for 995, and he had it listed for 300 so I get in contact with him hoping its just a really nice rich guy and not stolen or something. Well as you can see HE WAS A VERY NICE GUY!! Not that a 1300 dollar machine was enough he asked if I needed a serger! So I got it for 100 along with more then 100$ in notions and treads and everything he piled on all for 400 total!! He was so nice, it was his hobby last year now he is moving on to painting.
He gave me the receipts for them he bought them last year, they both look and sew like new!! I am still just soooo excited, this machine can do everything- it treads the needle and even cuts the tread when your done sewing, it has 178 different stitches with 3 alphabet. So this is where I have been. Playing and having so much fun with both my new machines!!
My prayers were answered 10 fold.

Now my friend Emily has to teach me how to use a serger!!