Here are some of the pictures we had taken before we got sealed in the Rexburg Temple. It was kind of cold, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. There were multiple weddings taking pictures that we had to avoid, but they all had dispersed soon enough. Lucas was even pretty happy the whole time!
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We had our annual Kotter Easter Egg Hunt on April 10th. That was the same day we were sealed, so it was a very busy day. The weather was great, so we were able to be outside the whole time. Lucas seemed to understand what to do, and he really enjoyed it. I think Kryssi and I probably enjoyed hunting just as much though!
All the little kids waiting on Grandma Kotter’s steps. Lucas had his basket stolen.
Lucas and Grandpa playing with an old trike they found in the barn. Lucas loved it.
Family picture in front of the barn.
After the easter egg hunt, we rushed home to get ready to go to the temple. We went and had some pictures taken in front of the temple before hand (which I’ll post some later) and then we were able to go inside. Lucas was brought up to the children’s holding area, and he was great. Everywhere Kryssi and I went in the temple getting ready, someone stopped us and told us how cute our son was and how they wanted to take him home. We were just glad he was happy.
He wasn’t very happy during the sealing though. He started crying once they brought him in, but it was okay, nothing worse then what we were thinking. All in all it was a great experience. We are so happy to be sealed together as a family for all eternity!
I’m assuming most have heard the good news but for those that haven’t, here it is. We (Kryssi and I) went through the temple for the first time on Tuesday, March 30. It was a great experience and something we have been working towards for awhile. It was great to have family there to support us, even though we missed those that couldn’t be there. We are going to be sealed in the Rexburg Temple on April 10. Anyone that wants to be there is more then welcome!
Also, we are expecting our second child! He/she will be born October 19 (or sometime around then). We are excited to continue to grow our family. We know Lucas will be a great older brother and it will be good for him to have a younger sibling to play with/tease. Kryssi hasn’t been as sick as she was last time, but she still has to deal with it more then she would like.
Today we had some Easter fun! Between the morning and afternoon sessions of conference, we colored eggs and had a small easter egg hunt at Kryssi’s parent’s house. It was way to cold to be outside (it actually snowed the night before) but it was still a lot of fun.
I was going to mention before that Lucas has been going to nursery that last 3 weeks. You can start going to nursery at 18 months, but he had a cold that lasted for awhile. It kept getting better then worse, so eventually we took him to the doctor. Turns out he had a sinus infection. So the doctor gave him some medicine and after about a week, he was better. We didn’t even have any problem getting him to take the medicine.
But after he was finally better, we finally got to take him to nursery. It wasn’t a problem at all. He walked right in and started playing with the toys and never looked back at us. I think it was harder for Kryssi then him. But since then he’s loved it. I can’t get him to tell me much of what he does, other then he shoots the basketball (they have a basketball hoop in there). But the teachers all say he’s a sweetheart so that is good. Hopefully he stays this good with nursery.
Well it has been starting to warm up slightly around here, so we went the other day to the greenbelt to feed the ducks. There wasn’t many others there, but there were a ton of ducks and geese. I couldn’t believe how many there were. Lucas loved it. I thought he might be scared but he loved throwing them bread. That’s all he talked about the rest of the day (saying “Quack, quack” and showing how he threw the bread). But we didn’t bring the camera. So a few days later we went again. This time there were a lot more people, and not very many ducks, since they were all in the water. He still loved it though.
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It was my birthday this last week and even though I had school that day, it was still a fun time. Kryssi made a birthday sign that she hung up, and then later that day we went to a movie, while my mom watched Lucas. The day before we went out to lunch with my family. So all in all it was a great birthday!
My cards and other assorted presents.
Me with all my gifts and my 3-D glasses from the movie.
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Sorry for the lack of posts lately but we’ve been pretty busy lately. For those that haven’t heard, we moved a week or so ago. We are still in Idaho Falls, just a much nicer apartment in a different part of town. It’s much bigger, has a dishwasher, washer/dryer hookups, a garage, plus it is an upstairs apartment. We are really enjoying being in a nicer place and our neighbors seem to be a lot better as well. Once everything is moved in and put away, I’ll post some pictures of it.
For those that want it, our new address is this:
1545 Laprele St. #69
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Lucas is now 18-months old! It is pretty exciting. It is fun to see him learn and grow. He seems to change everyday, and his vocabulary just keeps growing. Unfortunately he still is pretty small, as far as his weight goes anyway. For his checkup the doctor set us up with some tests. We had to go to the hospital and do some three different tests. It was a pretty stressful day for us, but luckily nothing bad was found. So hopefully he can start gaining weight faster then he has.
