Has it really been two weeks?

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. Everytime I sit down to start a blog something comes up and I don't finish it. I think I have 2 or 3 unfinished blogs. Honestly there hasn't been much going on here in Rexburg, yet I have managed to stay very busy. The morning after I came home from my Lake Powell trip I had white glove checks. That is when I go to all 30 apartments and look for dust or dirt. If I find any then they girls are in trouble. :) jk I just let them know they have to clean it or I will charge them cleaning fees.
That following Saturday was the hardest day of my job. I had girls moving out and boys moving in. I had to go through all the girls check out papers and then I had to go through all the apartments to make sure they are clean and ready for new tenants. I had four hours to do this. I was stressing out big time because their was a line of boys ready to move in and I hadn't cleaned out all the apartments yet. Now that it has been over a week since that awful day, things are slowing down and I am starting to enjoy my job again.
I have boys living in the dorm until the end of August for a program called Freshman Academy. It is a 6 week block of classes for brand new freshman to "get their feet wet" before fall semester. It is so different having guys here. I don't like it because I didn't have any problem walking in to the girls apartments unannounced but with guys I have to knock and knock and make sure that there isn't anyone in there not dressed. The other day I knocked and the guys told me to come in and there was a guy in there without his shirt on. yikes! I don't think they were expecting me to knock. It is also so much louder with the guys here. They are always out in the courtyard throwing their footballs or frisbees and every time they miss it hits my door or window. I am used to it by now. Their music is constantly blaring and last night I has a guy on his guitar singing into a microphone from his apartment. He was really good though.

This week Eric is gone, he is on a canoeing trip with his dad, brother, and nephew in Minnesota. They are out in the wilderness which means that I can't even call him until Saturday. I know he is having a blast but I miss him so much. After talking to a one year old all day long I miss talking to another adult. Aaron has been a good kid for me though. He definitely makes my days much brighter. He loves to play with his toys and lately he loves to play with balls. He will pick one up and throw it to me and then I will pass it back. He thinks it is so fun. He also loves these little cars I got him for his birthday. He will push them along the carpet as he crawls around. He is trying to talk but for now the only words he knows are mama, daddy, and hi. He is a lot of fun to have around. However, it is amazing how much I look forward to nap time and bed time. Then it is time for me to do what I like to do.
Well I thought I would give you guys an update, sorry I have no pictures. Eric has the camera so I am sure he will post pictures of his fun trip when he gets back.

Chocolate Cake, YUM!

Today is Aaron's Birthday!!!

Birthday Part 1: Lake Powell
Last week we were in Lake Powell with my family. We threw him a birthday party early so we could celebrate it with them. We were on a house boat and it is impossible to bake a cake so we brought cupcakes. So what do you do when you are in the middle of a Lake Powell and you are throwing a birthday party and you forgot the wrapping paper? You wrap it in aluminum foil!

First gift was a big blue rubbery ball. Aaron is still trying to figure out what to do with it. He does like to play with balls. He is getting better at picking them up and trying to throw them to us. It is way cute!

Here is a video showing Aaron eating his cake. I love how his cousin Alex is trying to steal some of it. This video also shows him eating his cake tonight. He really liked it. My favorite part is the end when he decides that his hands aren't helping and he will just stick his face in it. I hope you enjoy the movie.

Birthday Part 2: July 15,2008
Happy Birthday Aaron!
How do you let your 1 year old know it is a special day? You wake them up with a present. This is Aaron opening up his first present of the day.

Today he got a lot of books. He likes looking at them but we don't have enough of them to keep him occupied during church. I hope this will keep him quiet for the next 6 months until nursery.
It's a Xylophone! He knew he had to bang it. We just need to teach him how to bang it with the mallet. He loves it anyway.
Cake is good!
This is his sign for "all done"We didn't know how to start cleaning up that mess so we just stuck him in the bath tub and let the cake fall off of him. :)

Updates are coming!

I have so much to post with my lake powell trip and Aaron's early birthday party. Tomorrow is his birthday so I will have pictures from that too. I have been crazy busy ever since I got home. I have been dealing with all sorts of dorm stuff that I hardly had time to plan Aaron's birthday.

Welcome Amelia Jane Petrini

Congratulations to Melissa, my sister, and her family for the arrival of Amelia Jane Petrini. She was born on July 11,2008. She weights 7lbs 14.9 oz. She looks adorable. For pictures and more details go to petrini.blogspot.com

I would post a picture but blogger is being weird and won't let me post any pictures.