Home Sweet Home

Jack and I made it to Bonnie Scotland! We flew stand-by which made me so unbelievably nervous, but the kind gate crew of US Airways took pity on me with a young child and let us on the first flight going to Philly. I was supposed to be the 2nd stand-by and there was only 1 seat left, but they chose me over the other guy...it was a miracle. The 2nd flight going to Glasgow had a few seats luckily, so everything worked out for us. Jack is a super traveller too. Not a single crying episode the entire 19 and 1/2 hours! In fact at the end of each flight the person sitting directly behind us stood up to leave and said, "What...there was a baby on this flight!" I was so proud of him. He'll be a traveller like his mum.

We arrived Saturday morning and were greeted by family. We are having such a lovely time with all of them. Jack adores his aunts and uncles (especially uncle Neal who is 11 yrs old) and they love him. I got to meet my only nephew, little Samuel, for the first time too.
We miss Ryan terribly back at home in Oregon, but we will see you again soon luv!

I'm getting old

The last few days have been fun and eventful. On Friday night we all went out to Chinese to celebrate both Ryan's sisters birthday, which was on Thursday and my birthday, which was on Saturday. I am feeling very old...and won't reveal my age. Ryan and I then got a chance to go out alone on Saturday to celebrate. It was so nice getting a break and time to ourselves without the wee guy. We went to a cozy wee Italian place here in Salem. It's crazy that I can't wait to get home and see Jack though after only an hour or so. He is getting so much better about staying with other people and not crying when I return. It's a huge relief to me knowing that he'll be well behaved for the sitter. Mother's Day was lovely too. I am so grateful to be a mother..sure it has it's rough moments, but I can't believe the joys that come from it. I can't believe my mum had 8 though! She is the most wonderful woman! It wasn't Mother's Day in Scotland yesterday, but I just want her to know again how much I love her.


Here is a late graduation pic of us outside the Provo Tabernacle.

Nothing new

Nothing terribly interesting has been happening since we moved out here to Oregon, but I thought I should post at least something short. Ryan has been working away for the last week now at the Portland law office. He is starting to feel a lot more settled there which is good. He's been studying for the Bar and I am overwhelmed just looking at the size of the two books he's got to get through before the Exam in July.
Jack is doing really well here. He seems very settled. When we came here for Christmas last year he was a nightmare. He didn't sleep well and was kinda grouchy all the time until we got back home to Utah. I was nervous that it would take him a while to adjust to being in a new place again and having all these new faces around him, but he's been wonderful. He's hardly been grouchy at all and is starting to sleep well too.
I have been struggling a little with not having my own place, but I am very grateful that my in-laws are kind enough to put us up for a few months. My mind is occupied with the flights to Scotland and hoping so much that things work out for Jack and I on the trip. So, keep your fingers crossed for us!

Pic: Jack doing a bit of gardening with Grandma and Grandpa Harris