November 23rd, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for. Jacob being at the top of the list. This Thanksgiving we are going to be in Medford with Jonathan's side of the family. (Christmas we will be in Weaverville with my side of the family). We are so thankful to be living close to both sides of our family.
Jonathan's job is going well, which is another reason to be grateful during these tough economic times. We have finally found a realtor and looked inside our first three homes yesterday. We won't be buying until at least February or March, but we want to get started since this can be a long process. I am the kind of person that likes to go to every store in the mall before I buy something. I like to know what my options are! So, with hundreds of homes for sale in our price range here in Medford, we thought we better start looking.
Jacob is just as cute as ever (besides the new screaming he has been doing). Yes, kids can have tantrums even before they are two. He really is good for the most part, but he has his moments...just like every other normal kid at his age. We are not spankers or yellers, so let's just say we have some unconventional ways of dealing with his moments. Thank goodness for spray bottles!!! Hey, you can't reason with the kid!
Some of the exciting new developments are his ability to climb (OK, not toooooo exciting). He loves to climb! His verbal development is really coming along too. He understands so much! I say, "let's get ready for bed!" and he starts climbing upstairs to his room. He also understands when we are going outside, getting milk, lunch, naptime, and more. The other day I even asked him where my phone went and he led me to his hiding place. Along with this, he imitates a lot of words and sounds we make. This is such a fun age.
I have been staying busy with Jacob, sewing on my new sewing machine, and I have finally started reading Twilight. I started it Thursday and have 50 pages left in the first book. It is a quick read! It is no Les Miserable, but it is a super fun book that leaves me anticipating each following page.
Well, here some pictures of Jacob in his Halloween costume that I made. He was soooo cute!

September 17th, 2008

Happy Birthday to Jacob!

(His birthday was June 27th, I just had not

 put a picture of his party on here yet)

Is it naptime yet?

Fun at the beach!

No!

Sand doesn't taste too good

Daddy is so funny!

First Real Fourth of July Experience

Happy Fall! (almost).  My favorite season.  So much has happened during these past couple of months.  Jonathan is loving his new job with Forest as a pharmaceutical representative.  Jacob and I are loving seeing Jonathan more now too that he is not in school.  

We all love Medford, Oregon.  We are renting a town home in a great neighborhood and are busy saving to buy our first home within the next 6 months or so.  

Jacob had his first birthday at the end of June.  We celebrated it in Medford with the grandparents from both sides.  It was a short celebration due to a conflicting nap time.  

Jacob somehow stays incredibly busy.  He has been walking well for quite a while now and loves to get into things - as any mother knows what that is like.  He just becomes more and more fun each day.  Right now he loves to imitate.  He will see me comb my hair and then he wants to comb his hair.  Or he will hear a dog bark and start barking as well.  He is such a character.  His new favorite book is "The Big Hungry Bear".  He knows when the bear will "sniff, sniff, sniff..."  and when I turn to that page he starts to "sniff"  with his nose before I even read those words.  One of my favorite new skills is that he now runs to me for a hug.  That will make any mother's heart melt!  Even if he is covered in dirt from getting into Grandma Jones' house plants!  Here are some videos displaying his new found abilities.  Enjoy!!

Happy Father's Day!

June 1st, 2008

These last two months have been full of excitement and relief! On April 11th Jonathan finally finished his Bachelor's degree in Biology and we left for Medford, Oregon. We have been appreciatively staying with Jonathan's parents while we accomplish getting settled. About 2 weeks ago, and after many phone calls, e-mails, two interviews in Portland, and one in Seattle (the company paid); he received an official offer from Forest Pharmaceuticals. He flew out for Long Island, NY this morning and will be gone for 4 weeks for training. I will stay in Weaverville for most of that time. It is such a long time, but necessary for his job and he won't have to do this again. I feel like we are officially adults now. All on our own and saving for a house, retirement, and finally making REAL money! It will be nice to stray from our gypsy ways (we have had 5 different addresses since we have been married). I do have to admit though, it was fun to travel and live in new places. We have felt so blessed throughout this whole process. Jonathan knew 3 well-liked employees from Forest that really made this whole thing possible. And gratefully, Jonathan's family took us in.

Jonathan's side of the family has been busy with his brother, Jordan, coming home from Brazil and with his sister, Natasha, leaving on her mission to Uruguay. It was fun helping Natasha prepare with the necessary items she will need to take. It really helped me to think more often of my mission in Texas. What a blessing it is in my life that I was able to serve a mission. Sometimes I miss being able to devote everything to the Lord's work. Gratefully, being a mother does the same sort of thing. Raising good and righteous children is such an honor and great responsibility.

Jacob is growing and developing more every day. I have attached 3 videos to help display this. In one video he is shown dancing. Sorry it is dark, but we were watching a movie when a song came on and he started dancing! In the next video he is shown putting his rings on the stand. We are so proud! And finally, he has learned to do mimicking quite well as you can see. He is playing with his Aunt Nikita. Needless to say we are very proud parents who love our son more and more each day.

I really want to say thank you to all those that helped us get through school and find a job(mostly our parents). It has been pretty scary at times to have such unknown paths in front of us. I can really say that Heavenly Father really does hear and answer our prayers....and sometimes in ways in which we would least expect. We never thought we would settle in Medford! So much has fell into place (not just by our doing) and we feel truly humbled that all has worked out so well. I am also grateful for such a dedicated and hard-working husband who has made much of this possible for our little family.

Happy June and enjoy the videos!

Here is our new (and final - at least for now :) ) information:

1581 Hondeleau Lane #C Jonathan: (541) 951-4991
Medford, OR 97504 Stacee: (541) 292-1038

March 27th, 2008

March has been a momentous month for the Wright family. Jonathan has less than two weeks of school and then we will be off to Oregon! We are both very excited to move on from this phase in our lives and be closer to home. Jacob and Stacee have been anxious for some warmer weather and it snowed some more this week. We just can't seem to have spring soon enough. Jacob and Stacee were also sick with the flu this month ( a first for Jacob). Poor kid just wanted to be with his mommy all week....right by my side or in my arms. It made it hard to get things done but it was nice just to hang out and relax for the week (after I scrub the vomit off of the couch).
The biggest news that we have is that Jacob learned to go from his tummy to sitting up and then to crawling all within a few minutes of each other. It was a big morning for him! Then a few days later he learned how to climb over things and pull himself to standing! He is quite the mobile little boy now. He loves to explore under the table and in bathroom (strange....). It is so great to be able to watch him learn more about the world. Lately, he has had a fascination with the light that comes through the window. He will watch the beam and crawl to it and then look out the window. You can tell that he is really trying to figure this one out. I guess he is to young to tell him about photons and wavelengths.
I attached some videos of mobile Jacob. Enjoy!

February 29th, 2008

Happy Leap Day!!! Much has happened within the last month in the Wright family. With Jonathan, he is busy with his last semester of school and trying to find a job. He has been really looking into jobs in Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. He just submitted an application to a manager at a company called Forest (pharmaceutical sales) and he has also been speaking with a women who works in orthopedic sales. Personally, I don't see why anyone wouldn't want to hire Jonathan. Jonathan also fixed our Toyota last week. Our car wasn't running and so he replaced the distributor cap. Now our '88 Corolla works great. I am so proud. :)
With me, I just recently was called into the Relief Society Presidency at church. I was a little bummed to not be a teacher anymore, but I really, really am loving this calling (and I still get to teach this Sunday :) ). This has been keeping me pretty busy, along with my calling as a mother. I love being able to get to know the sisters better and having so many opportunities to serve them.
Jacob and I are anxiously waiting for spring so that we can get some fresh air. It is still pretty cold, but the snow is beginning to melt. Lately, Jacob has loved going to the grocery store. Now, he can sit in the seat in the cart and loves to flirt with the cashiers and look at all of the brightly colored food. Speaking of food, we are moving on to more solid food. This morning he tried feeding himself with the spoon. He will need some more practice, but the spoonful did go straight to his mouth, so I am proud. He is also getting much better at picking up food and putting it in his mouth. He knows that the food we eat is better than his pureed stuff. He can smell it and when he knows we are eating, he wants some too (even if he just ate).
Jacob is also a lot more mobile. Last Saturday he got up on his hands and knees and starting rocking! He does it more and more each day. I can't wait for him to crawl. He is learning so much each day! He looks for me when I am hiding under a blanket. He will also try to imitate the things I do. For example, he will watch me bang two plastic rings together and then he will pick up two and bang them together. He also just discovered his ears. It seems as if his hand all of a sudden came across his ear and he starting feeling it with a confused look on his face. It is as if he was thinking, "Is this attached to me?" It is so fun to be a mom.
I attached some videos so that y'all can see Jacob on all fours, him talking on the phone to his dad, as well as him giggling. I posted the phone one because he enjoys talking to his grandparents and aunts and uncles on the phone and this is what he looks like. Now, you guys can picture him when you talk to him on the phone!

January 22nd, 2008

On the Northern CA Coast

Hanging out with Uncle Todd

Being Adorable As Usual

It is cold today!!!! This morning, when Jonathan went to school, it was -17 degrees F and it felt like -34 degrees F with the windchill. It is definately one of those days when you just want to bundle up and stay in your warm home.
Our little family went to California and Oregon for a little over 3 weeks (for the Christmas break). It was so nice to be home and be with family. The drive was long, but worth it...even with the accident. On the way home we hit a lot of snow and ice. Up near Diamond Lake, Oregon, the snow was so deep that we had to plow the snow with our bumper. After hours of that (including the many times we were stopped on the trip to wait for semi-truck accidents to be cleared), we headed out on icy roads. Out in Riley, Oregon (population is probably 10), we were going 45 mph when out of nowhere our car started to slide. We slid one way and then the next way. There were steep ditches on both sides of the road. As we saw that we were heading for one of them Jonathan told us to hang on. I was in the back with Jacob and covered him as much as I could. We slid 25 feet off of the road. We were so blessed for many reasons. We were all OK, no other cars were on the road, and our car is still running with just a couple minor dents and items to replace. It took a few hours to get us back on the road again and it was a very slow drive the rest of the way. Rexburg never looked so good.
Jacob's first Christmas was wonderful. As expected, the wrapping paper was his favorite part. Speaking of Jacob, he has been doing very well. With all of the different people holding him, kissing him, and putting thier body parts in his mouth (yes, I know many of you that saw him did this exact thing, and we squirmed every time), anyway, Jacob got sick. He was sick for a large portion of the break and about a week after. We took him to the doctor's the morning after arriving in Rexburg and found that he had a pretty common ear infection. He really loved the bubble gum flavored antibiotics.
Since we have been home I have had to leave Jacob on his own while I get things accomplished and he has really taken to it. He rolls and scoots all over the place (no crawling though). It is so fun to watch him grow.
Jonathan and I have stayed pretty busy with coordinating the temple volunteers and volunteering. Yesterday we had the opportuinity to be temple ushers. Who wouldn't want to spend a couple hours inside that beautiful temple!
It was good to see many of you over the break and Happy New Year to you all!