Welcome to San Jose!

Well we made it and we have pretty much unpacked. Now I have to finish putting up pictures and decorating so that I can take some pictures to put on here. We absolutely love it here, we have so much more space and the weather is just perfect, we rarely use our a/c. Don't get me wrong I do miss Roseville, we had a lot of good memories there and we miss our boys and our friends, but this is just place is so nice. We live in a resort style living apartment complex and so we have two nice pools, one for swimming laps which I love and the gym is huge and Tyler loves that. There is also a park across the street so we have a place to go for walks, roller blade and play catch. It had been in the low 80s this week and at night we leave our windows open and get a really nice cool breeze. Well that is all for now! Oh yeah Tyler is liking his new job. He is catching on very well! Also it is his birthday on th 23rd! And Terri (mother-in-law) on the 22nd! August is a birthday month! Happy Birthday Alecia today! I still don't have a job. I interviewed for a nanny job but they told me that I have moved around to much so they didn't hire me. Oh well what can you do. I hope something else pops up soon! Here is a couple pictures of the view from our balcony.

Lake Trip

On Saturday evening we went to a pool party of some friends and they invited Tyler and I to go to the lake with them but Tyler had to go to Florida for meetings so being the good wife that I am went with them by myself. I sent Tyler pictures of the boat to rub it in. HAHA! Yeah I know I am cruel. He got to go to Universal Studios last night with everything paid for so I guess we are even.
I went with Kelley and Tyson, Allison and Len, Liz and Mike, and Carrie. It was so much fun. They are some of the nicest people ever. It was so fun to watch them wakeboard and they wanted me to try but I am to much of a chicken, but I did go on the tube which is always fun, it is like a free adjustment for your back. lol!
Here is a picture of Sly Park lake. It sits in the middle of the mountains or hills to anyone from Colorado. But it was so pretty and the water was just perfect.

Carrie and I tubing.

Me floating around after being thrown off of the tube and skidding across the water.

The whole group minus me because I am taking the picture.

Random thoughts. . .

Well first off we are pretty much moved, now i just have to get the remaining things from the old apartment and clean it and then I can finish unpacking everything in the new. But I have made Tyler promise that next time we move we will pay people to do the heavy stuff for us. Maybe I will make sure that I am pregnant so I have the excuse that I can't lift anything to heavy. I know I know, I am a sissy la la but seriously that king size mattress was way to heavy for me.
Random thought number 1: On 1 of our 5 trips to San Jose(2 1/2 hour drive) in the last couple weeks I have come to realize my love for windmills. Between here and there there is a place that has tons of windmills that are used to produce energy. Such a good idea. But I just think that they looks so pretty up on top of all of the hills with the yellow grass, that I am sure is green during the winter, covering them.


And I always remember as a kid going to the ranch with my dad or my grandpa and going to the windmill. It fascinates me how the windmills work. Whomever came up with the idea is a genius. Whenever I think of a windmill I think of the ranch and if you know me you know how much I love the ranch.
Random thought number 2: I have been thinking recently about how funny my husband is and I figured I better write down some of the funny things that he says so that I have proof. Remember he is my only child at the time and he is going to teach me patience for when I have more. So yesterday while we were doing some moving, I was complaining about having to do so many loads and he looks and me and says "What you think because you are a woman you only have to do 50% of the work!" I just couldn't stop laughing. All I could say was "You think you are a man so you don't have to do any of the house work!"
A little reason for why I call him my child... the other morning I was sleeping in because I was so worn out from moving and when I woke up I could here him tip toeing around the apartment trying to be quiet so I just stayed in bed for awhile reading and then a few minutes later he comes into the room to see if I was awake because he was bored but he knew that I needed to sleep. We have a rule that if I am sleeping in and I don't need to be up for anything then he has to leave me alone and go entertain himself in the other room. I am training him pretty well with this but he does complain because he can't ever sit still and I am a sleeper.
Other funny stories, let's see, one time he called me the titanic when we were swimming. Boy was I mad. He didn't mean it that way but still. I said I was a little boat floating around the pool and he said I was the titanic and that he was going to sink me like the real boat. Sometimes I wonder if he thinks before he talks.
He is so clumsy. He is like a bull in a china closet. But enough of about Tyler he knows I love him and that he makes me laugh everyday.
Random thought number 3: I have I said already that I hate moving. But I am so excited to live in San Jose. It is fairly close to the ocean and the weather is so nice, 70's and 80's and the night are kind of chilly but it is so nice to be able to sleep with the windows open. We loved living in Roseville and we will miss it dearly but San Jose will also be so fun and we will get to meet new people and do some more exploring. And did I mention that I have some friends from MN that live in the same complex as us. So we will already have some friends close by to keep us company.
Final random thought: We are going to miss the missionary boys so much. They have become a part of our family. So much that I think that I will name a kid after them. They have been our saving grace at times. And we also realized how much money we are going to save now that we wont be feeding them all the time. Not that we didn't love having them around but they do get expensive. Here is a little slide show of pictures of them. I hope that one of them marries either Mickey or Hannah, they would fit in the family just great.

Happy Birthday twinners!

Josh and Caleb's birthday was on the 18th but according to my nieces and nephews you can't have a birthday until you have cake so we had a late party for them and had birthday cake. Hope they had a good day! Aren't they such handsome boys!

And finally the rest. . .

While we were all home we decided to take family pictures. Thank you Janalee for taking some time to take our picture. These pictures are from my camera so they aren't the best but when I get the ones from Jana I will post them. It was so fun to have us all together and I hope this is something that happens more often. Here is a slide show with some picture of the rest of our week. It was so much fun. Tyler and I enjoyed every minute of it. It was so good to see all of them and I miss them all dearly!

p.s. Did I mention what great dancers my siblings are. I should have taken my camera to take pictures of them. Jacob has taught Mickey and the twins to dance and so they are all pros. They throw the girls in the air and twirl them around like in the movies. It is so cool to watch. I wish I was better but dancing just isn't in my forte. Mickey was even teaching Tyler. He doesn't have the best rhythm but he will get it down.

Tyler getting a pedi

The girls just loved Tyler and he is so new to the family that he couldn't say "NO" to them. By the end of all this fun they wanted to marry him and they just thought he was the best uncle in the world! I am glad he enjoyed playing with them. He was either being entertained by the kids or by my brothers so they made my job easy!
These pictures are classic, you would have thought he was in salon by the way they had him all set up with the things in between his toes and how he was so relaxed.

I love my nieces and nephews!

I have the cutest nieces and nephews. That is my reason for not having my own. Just kidding of course. On Monday evening I decided I would take all the kids swimming. Oh man that was hard work. I don't know how Rachel and my mom did it. Thanks heavens Sally and Abe weren't there yet. I give all you mothers so much more respect! The kids did a lot of swimming either at the pool or at the pond. They had so much fun at Grandma Isaacson's house. They also enjoyed all the 24th celebration events like the rodeo and the parade. And Haley loved the dance because she got to dance with her Uncles. Slade on the other hand just wanted to hang out at Grandma's because he got to eat Cocoa puffs there. Lol! Slade has such a low voice so it is so fun to listen to him talk. The kids all loved playing with there cousins. It was so good to have us all together. And it was also fun to bring in a few extras, Jacque and her kids got to share the week with us and Lindsay and her family got to share the weekend with us. So we had quite the crowd and enjoyed every minute of it. Here is a slide show of the kids. There is so much more I could write about all these kids but the slide show tells a little bit. I love them all and can't wait to add my own to the crazy bunch.

p.s. I forgot to tell about the rodeo. Raymond and Slade rode sheep and it was so cute. They were the last ones to go so there sheep were tired as Raymond would say. He said his just walked out! And it did. Probably a good thing for our sake. That kid has no fear and is the toughest kid I know. Aneron and Grant rode steers. Poor Granty got stepped on but he handled it like a pro. And Aneron Aneron Aneron, the night before she watched a bull riding movie with me to prepare. She is the toughest little girlie girl I know. She got bucked off and did a back flip. It was a little different then she expected. She got off and said "WOOOOOW!" What great kids! And Haley sat with me and watched. She told me that she would rather watch then get hurt and end up in the hospital. I am totally with her.

I love thunderstorms!

I love the summers in AZ just for the fact that it RAINS!!! In Cali it is sunny everyday and it only rains in the winter. So there is no break from the heat, okay at night it cools off because of some kind of breeze. But still not the same as AZ!! Here are a couple pictures of the beautiful clouds and a little of my parents deck!

Our Trip to AZ (pictures finally)

To start of the trip my favorite sister named Rachel picked me up and my nephew said the sweetest things. I was sitting in the back with CJ and he looks at me and says "Naomi you are BEAUTIFUL." He is just the sweetest boy. You can tell the age difference and the personality difference between him and Raymond. When I saw Raymond he told me that I was much prettier when I had long hair. LOL!! Even though I do appreciate his honesty. We went to St. Johns on Monday morning and I remembered that my soul reason for coming so early was so that I could work for my dad. So once I got there my brothers put me to work getting the trailer fixed and ready to load wood the next day. It was a lot of fun and yes Sam work can be fun. I know I definitely didn't work as hard as they did so that is why it was probably fun for me. Here are a few pictures of the boys and girls out getting wood. One of the twins working hard. One of Sam and Grant working so good for me. They loaded that whole trailer for me because they have such big muscles! And one of Hannah, Cassidy(friend), and Lyndsy(cousin)helping me okay just keeping me company!

hello hello!

So I am back home in California. Arizona was a ton of fun. Tyler surprised me and showed up at my house on Wednesday night. It was such a good surprise. I am so glad he came and so was the rest of the family. It was nice to have all of us home and then some. I will be posting some pictures soon, after things calm down.
We are now starting the moving process, we are going to San Jose in the morning to find a place to live and Tyler has to start doing some work at his hospitals. And when we return on Thursday I hope to have a place to live lined up and ready for us to move in. My goal is to be all moved in by the time Tyler goes to Florida on the 9th. It might be a little far fetched but we will see. I just don't want to have to be moving when he is gone.
On another note. . . while I was gone to AZ Elder Aland got transferred. I miss him. He has become a part of our little family, him and Elder Dalton and now the new Elder. Not quite sure how to spell his name let alone pronounce it. But we love them and will miss them dearly! They are apart of us now and we will keep in contact with them. Who would have ever thought we would learn to love the little brats that live next to us!

Grandma Mickey

So a couple of years ago when Josh returned home from his mission my Grandma Mickey got to come visit us in AZ. And while she was there we had to do some branding so we got her to come out with us and she insisted on riding a horse. It was so funny! She got on the horse like a pro and rode around for a little bit. I hope that when I am her age that I can get on a horse and do at least half the things that she does. She is the best Grandma ever and is such a good sport. She is as fiesty as ever and that is where we get it from.
In a few months she is going to be coming down to live with my family. We are so excited. It will be an adventure for her. Hopefully she doesn't mind the noise. She is just lucky that there are only three kids at home. I wish I lived closer so that I could see her, but I will for sure have to start visiting her more often.
I love her so much and appreciate her with all my heart and I hope that she knows that.

Soccer soccer soccer...

Yeah I know I play on a team that is RV colors. What can you do! But we had a game on Thursday night after a three week break and I wasn't sore ofter the game! I felt pretty good about myself. I was hoping that by playing that I would get my high school body back but then I remembered back in high school we practiced everyday for a couple hours not just played one game a week. So yeah it didn't work like in my dreams, but just give me time maybe one day. But the game went really good. WE WON! I helped assist on the only goal and I never fell on the ground much to my husbands dismay. He loves when I make it interesting. I am just happy he likes to drive me there because he knows nothing about soccer.
Also on Thursday Tyler had an interview for the job in San Jose and he unofficially got offered the job. So yeah it looks like we will be moving that direction. We are going to take this opportunity to live on the ocean for a couple years. They are going to be paying a little more because the price of living is higher but other then that we don't really know all of the details. So when I get home from AZ in a week we will start packing our bags on head on out of Roseville, California for a new adventure!
Well got to go pack for my trip to AZ! I will miss you honey but I am so excited to see my family! P.S. Tyler please try and come down! That would be the best surprise!

A little more from the Colorado visit...

So I forgot to add this picture to my slide show and it is the cutest one. The girls just absolutely loved each other and were always giving loves! It was so fun to watch them play.



And then on another note I forgot to mention that in the Ortiz house they do not call the grandparent Grandma and Grandpa, instead they call them Mimi and snakes. Mimi because Terri loves make-up kind of like Mimi on the Drew Carey Show, but not to that extreme and Snakes because heaven only knows. Ronnie is a funny man and it fits him. It is really cute when Brooklyn calls them that and no one knows who she is talking about. Very creative on there part. She tells people that she looks like her Snakes. Haha

Job Hunting!

The search for a new job is going good. He might get another job back with the same company. They have given him a few options. It would be great to be able to still work for this company. They are an awesome company to work for until they lay you off. LOL! But it is looking like we will be staying out here in Cali for a few more years. But I am still keeping my fingers crossed that this is our chance to move closer to family! But we will see what life brings us.
But other then that life is good. I get to go home on Sunday for a week to work for my father and to see my family and friends! Poor Tyler wont be joining me. He is going to miss out on all the 24th festivities and the week with the WHOLE Isaacson clan! SCARY!

But here is a lovely picture of my husband being his goofy self. Since he has become unemployed he thinks he can grow a mustache! SICK and WRONG! He looks like a child molester.
And a random one of us!

And how soon I forget!

While we were in Colorado it rained like three of the days. And there was thunder and everything. It was so awesome. Tyler loved it. It never rains in the good old state of California during the summer, just strictly burns! So it was a good change.
Also I forgot to mention that while we were there Tyler got to go fishing with his younger cousins so his trip wasn't completely ruined by the loss of his job. He still had a good time before that.

Trip to Colorado for the 4th of July!

We had a wonderful trip to Colorado for the 4th of July! It was so good to see the Ortiz family. They are always so much fun! We stayed with Grandma Evie while we were there and went and hung out at Ronnie and Terri's during the day. We did a lot of swimming and sat by the fire on the deck and just hung out. For the Fourth we went over to Uncle Renard's house and had a BBQ and let of fireworks.(no pictures from that) On Saturday we went to the wedding of one of Tyler's high school friends. It was a lot of fun. It was so good to see everyone. The girls just love each other and it was so cute to watch Taylon follow Brooklyn around. I wish we all got to see each other more often.

Tagged ( I am so bored)

Name On Birth Certificate: Naomi Lavinia Isaacson
* Nickname: Naomi La! Crayton! Omi Nomi * Age: 24
* Birthday: February 1, 1984
* School: Not finished not sure when I will.
* Location: Roseville, California
* Color of eyes: Blue
* Hair: Blonde
* Height: 5'8"
* Shoe Size:8 1/2.
* Brothers/Sisters: 3sisters 6 brothers
------------------HAVE YOU EVER---------------
* Missed school B/coz it was raining: No way it never rained.
* Put a body part on fire for amusement: Never
* Kept a secret from everyone: Oh yeah.
* Had an imaginary friend: No I had to many siblings.
* Cried during a Movie: Of Course.
* Ever thought an animated character was hot? Prince Erik
* Had a New Kids on the Block tape: Nope
* Been on stage: Probably but not by choice.
* Been sarcastic: All the time.
------------------FAVORITES------------------
* Shampoo: Biolage
* Soap: Bath and Body Works body wash.
* Color: Red
* Day/Night: Night I love to sleep.
*Summer/Winter: Summer I hate being cold.
* Lace or satin: Lace
* Fav cartoon Characters: Dory
*Fave Food: Mac and cheese. but only craft
* Fave Ice Cream: Butter Pecan
* Fave person to talk to online: Jessica Marie
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
* Cried: Yeah my husband lost his job!
* Cleaned your room: Yep, cleaned all day!
* Done laundry: Yes just got home from vaca.
* Drove a car: Of course.
-----------------FRIENDS------------------
* Who have u known the longest of your friends: Not sure.
* Who's the loudest: Tyler!
* Who's the shyest: None of them.
* Who do you cry to?: Everyone and Anyone.
* When you cried the most: Not sure!

Now I am going to tag Ashley and Jessica Marie!

The dreaded post :(

So we went to Colorado for the the 4th of July and it was so much fun until Tuesday when Tyler got the phone call from work telling him that the company was laying off 600 people and Tyler was one of them. They got rid of his position and in two weeks he will no longer have a job. So you can imagine it was a hard day and is still very hard. We are now applying for new jobs. There is still the opportunity that he can get another job in the same company. Most likely we will be moving. So yeah no more new house for me. It is a good thing we didn't sign all the papers on the house and that we don't have any kids. We are in a good situation to be able to move where ever we find a job. Just stressful to think about.

Well, guess what????

No I am not having a baby! We put a bid in on a house and we got chosen!!!!! So now we are doing paperwork and all that jazz. It is so exciting and so stressful at the same time. I am sure others can relate. Now we are trying to figure out money. . . keep us in your prayers. As soon as I get some pictures I will post some for sure!

We are off to Colorado for the Fourth of July to see some Ortiz Family! Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

Happy 1st Birthday Lincoln!

Abe and Sally's baby turned 1 today! Hope he has the best 1st birthday. I am sure Haley and Slade will help him with that! Love you Lincoln!