Mall of America

The Tate's came to visit us this past weekend and we had a grand time carting them around Minneapolis and St. Paul showing them the sights. We went to MOA (Mall of America) on Saturday and again on Monday to ride rides in Nickelodeon Universe located in the middle of the mall. The boys had a good time and loved seeing all of their favorite characters like Spongebob, Diego, and Dora scattered throughout the park. Aden is much more of a thrill seeker than Preston, and he was all smiles on the fast rides asking for more where as Preston went on one and did not like it. From that point on we had to literally drag him on rides screaming and kicking, but after they started and he realized he wasn't going to die, he loved them. Such a drama boy! So here are some pictures from our adventures!!

My Boys

Jason's School

Our Apartment

The bathroom/laundry room


Our closet sized kitchen and ghetto-old stove

Preston and Damien's room

Our living room

SWM Looking for Love

Alright ladies!! Our SWM (single white male) is now one month old. His favorite past times are snuggling, drinking lots of milk, and wooing females. He also likes long walks, listening, and napping. If interested, leave a post and he'll get back to you...

Made it!

Okay, apologies for the 2 week delay, but we are now all officially in Minnesota!!! Last month was just pure crazy for us, between moving from one place to another to apartment woes, we've been trying to make lemonade out of lemons. But everything is working itself out, we really like Minneapolis and the ward out here is great, the members are super friendly and have helped out in some many ways. The apartment is coming along, still have stuff to move around and put away, but we can see the floor now and Preston is no longer finding tools and poles to play swords with (which is good news for our furniture!!)