Relax
Smiles!
Even bigger smiles whenever big brother plays with him!
Chase sporting my headband which he likes to call a "hat" to man it up a bit. Kyle could care less for this picture.
Chase holding his little brother. He loves being a big brother...usually.
Some if not most of you already knew that Kyle was laid off in May due to the firm he was working for experiencing a big loss in clients. They are a higher end firm that specialized in auto dealerships. With a lot of people hurting right now and the auto industry taking a big hit they lost a lot of money and had to do some lay offs. They laid off the newest employee in each department, which just happened to be Kyle in the tax department. It was quite a shock to us, especially because I was pregnant with Landon and the timing was not great. I couldn't say this at the time but I can definitely see now how this has blessed our lives and given us a new persepective on many things we took for granted before.
Kyle applied for many positions and he has finally been offered a position at The University of Phoenix in their finance department. He started training yesterday and has really enjoyed the change of pace so far. I am especially excited that we will hopefully never have to go through grueling tax seasons again, with him going into corporate accounting as opposed to private accounting. The company offers a lot of growth, and they seem like a solid company to work for. He'll be able to start school soon with free tuition, so he will be able to obtain his Master's degree and then be eligible to sit for the CPA exam. So, pretty exciting stuff for our family, we feel very blessed.
We decided to surprise Kyle's mom and show up in Idaho on her birthday on the 23rd of July. We put Landon on the doorstep and rang and ran. I think she was very surprised to say the least. We had so much fun seeing our Idaho family, most of whom we hadn't seen for over a year! It was a very fun visit and just what we needed before starting up the new job. I also got to visit my good friend Katy while we were there. Katy is to me like Diana Barry is to Anne of Green Gables, my "kindred spirit" if you will. She's awesome and super super talented. She's just getting into photography and is so creative with a natural raw talent. She graciously agreed to take some pictures of our fam and newborn ones of Landon, and she did an incredible job (see right side of blog for some of these little treasures)!
I have a lot more catching up to do but I think I will leave it at this for now. Here are some more recent pictures of the littleuns!
9 comments:
Oh my gosh I love Love Love your pictures she did an awsome job. I am glad your home so I can have my friend Back..........Love you
Wow congrats on the job! I hear ya about grueling tax seasons! Yuck! Ron's a tax accountant too and just got his CPA (you'll have to call me for moral support when Kyle's studying! yuck! I am glad that's over!) Good luck!
PS- I LOVE the family pics! Especially Chase's pic with you guys in the background! SUPER CUTE!
I can't believe how different Landon looks from his newborn pics already. He looks so much like YOU! He's adorable! I'm happy that Chase adjusted well. Those family pics were so cute too!
YOU WERE IN REXBURG??? AND I DIDN"T GET TO SEE YOU??? GGRRR. . .dang vacations. I am so dang sad I missed you. I've been waiting decades to see you. Maybe I will just have to make a trip to Arizona to see you. What you think of that? Just maybe. . .I absolutely love the pictures Katy took for you guys. They look AWESOME!! She is such a sweetheart. I am so glad that Kyle has found a job. We are actually going through the same thing right now trying to find something, somewhere. Nothing yet, but hopefully soon! Your baby has the most beautiful dark hair. Just like you. . Love all the pictures they're great!
AWWWWW..... too kind, my love, too kind indeed! You're MY Diana Barry!! I've ALWAYS thought that!! hahaha, great analogy, love it!
I'm soo so so so so SOOOOOOOO HAPPY we hung out, I would have come storming down your door if we didn't get to see you and your boys... love them! Seriously, you've got me all baby hungry... gimme gimme!!!!
I love when you blog Jess! Your family pictures turned out adorable! Too bad Katy lives in Idaho, I would have had her take some pics of baby Kayden! Landon just gets cuter and cuter and I have yet to meet this little guy! We need to get together sometime soon and I mean very soon!! Mwah xoxo
I love the pictures! I can totally see Chase's personality in them. You tell Katy I'm going to come a'calling soon because I need some new pics of my boys! Family pics have to wait until I lose my baby weight. :) We are so happy for you guys with Kyle's new job...hope he's liking it so far!
Jess, you got to go to Rexburg!! Yes, I love that place. I had no idea Kyle was on the job hunt again. Congrats on the new position, I hope you guys really love it. Just hearing that you and Katy were together again makes me happy. You two are a dynamic duo. The kids are looking good! Burton has also been known to wear headbands. It's not my proudest moment. Oh and something else, my two littlest sisters saw the Jo Bros in concert on Wed, could I be anymore jealous? They said they'll send me pics. And I am also secretly waiting for the Hannah Montana movie to come out on video so I can see it.
Jessica, I know I am a little behind, but I am so glad Kyle got a job at such a great Company. And lucky for you no more busy season! Hope you and your little family are well!
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