we've got brick and walls people.. brick and walls!!

just a little house update. it sure is coming along fast.. i better start packing!

finally i'm legal

I just had my 21st birthday!
and you know what that means...

i can play a round of this...

and go to one of these...

and order one of these...

and proudly show my sideways license like this...

but i still can't rent one of these...

'sigh'... i guess i'll have to wait another 4 years! :)

which reminds me...

we took some family pictures before Jacob left on his mission. we took them at Elisabeth's playground the elementary school did in memory of her. here's a few of them..

we have a picture just like this from the first time we took family pictures here.. i'll try and post it later...

Called to Serve

Jacob is now off to Panama for 2 years serving his mission! the drop-off is pretty brutal now- right at the curb, but i'd rather do that than have to sit balling through a whole presentation!

saying goodbye *snif snif*

Hillstrom kids dropping off the brother!

Good '0l Elder Hillstrom.. see you in 2 years!

I'll be so glad

when we finally get to move to our new house! as much as our neighbors seem to be nice people.. i just don't enjoy hearing them coughing, sneezing (although one of our neighbors sounds like a dog when he sneezes-it's pretty funny), yelling, music, bathing, going to the bathroom!
the other night i got home late, and was brushing my teeth. all of the sudden i hear frantic running upstairs, and the lovely sound of vomit! luckily i have a strong stomach, but when brushing your teeth... gross! i felt bad enough for the guy for the one incident, but this happend 5 times within 5 minutes! someone must have been sick!!! then i worried that whatever he had would travel down the vents so i hurried and went to bed! i'll be so glad when the walls, floor, and cieling belong to just us!