A New Chapter!

I am proud to announce that Nathan Birch is no longer working for the Berge dealership! It is a bitter sweet combo. Nate has worked for the dealership since the time he got home from his mission, he has accomplished so much there, breaking records, being labeled as the best manager that Berge has ever seen, and making life long friends! Switching careers wasnt an easy thing, but considering that he was working 70-80hrs a week (no exaggeration!!!) we knew that it was time for a change in order for us to take the next step in life! Fortunately, after many prayers, Nate got offered a great job oppurtunity! He is now employed with Thomson Reuters! He will be negotiating real estate property taxes for large corprate businesses (walmarts, targets, kohls, exxon, etc) that have many locations around the US. He just started July 7th and at that time they informed him that they are wanting him to open a brand new division in the west part of the US! Only 2 other people in the US are doing what they are setting Nate up to do. This past week was his 1st week and so far so good, he loves it! He has his office (a window office that overlooks Scottsdale!)all set up to feel at home! And the best part about all of this...Nate is only working 40hrs a week! A regular 8-5pm job!no weekends! I get my husband back :) Im so grateful for Nate and everything that he does for our family! I dont know if there is anyone that is more derserving of this than Nate, for the sacrifices that he has made for our family and for work over the past 4 yrs. Thank you sweetheart for all that you do!

Roller Derby!

Sorry this is a little overdue but I just found this picture in my files! This is when I went to the rollerderby for the 1st time with Kara and Connie....man oh man it was crazy! never in my life have I ever seen anything like that! We had a blast, and I cant wait to go back!

The Birch Theatre....

We have finally finished the bulk majority of the theatre room! Ever since we have moved into this house Nate has been trying to get everything in order, so that we can finish this room! Here are some pictures of the almost finished masterpiece, everything except black chair rail to seperate the colors on the wall, one more row of theatre seating, black crown molding, coffered (sp?) ceilings, 2 more posters, and few more odds and ends to finish the look! Way to go babe, thanks for all your hard work that you put into this...it looks great!

Saying Goodbye...

So this is long overdue, but this is the day that we had our one last pedicure before Kara drove off and moved to Utah! There is nothing better than spending time with the fellow bhuzzies!! Love you Kara...!!

Graduation '08 GO BULLDOGS!

This past May my youngest brother graduated! We so proud of him and the accomplishments that he has made! Dallas will be preparing and turning in his papers to serve a mission in a little under 3 months! Congrats Dallas, we love you and we are so proud of you!

The BIG 2-6!!

So obviously I am way behind on posting...sorry again! Lets start with Nates Bday that we celebrated on June 2nd. Unfortunately, he had to work 75% of the day and didnt get home until later, bummer deal. The neighbor kids came over and decided to throw a bday party, and yes there was a sponge bob pinata! It was a cute idea and the kids had a blast with the water fight that we had! I had thought over and over again about to get Nate this year for his birthday...what do you get a person who pretty much has everything he wants! When we went to Walmart the week before, I finally got a break! He went into the Outdoor section just looking around like we always do, and when we passed by the BBQ grills, he fell in love and knew that he had to have one. Just so that he wouldnt buy it right then, I came up with some good reasons for us not to buy one yet! So, we left with no grill! When he got home from work on his bday...the grill was sitting on the back porch with a big ribbon and for the 1st time ever, he was speechless! I handed him a plate full of meat and let him do his thing! It was so great, he loves it, its now his new favorite thing to do!

This Post is for Brandon Hendricks...

Okay so I know that it has been awhile since I last posted, but thats what happens when life gets busy!! These last couple of months have just flown by, I cant believe that summer is almost over! We spent this last week in Idaho Falls, ID and got the chance to hang out with one of Nates close friend...Brandon Hendricks! The first thing that he says to me is..."you need to update your blog!" So this post is a promise to everyone that enjoys reading the Birch Blog, that I will try to make it way more informative by updating atleast weekly! Thanks Brandon for bringing my laziness to my attention! Your are such a great friend! :)

Early Bird Special!

This past Saturday all of us girls got up super eatlry and went to breakfast, and then to a movie!!(Made of Honor = great great movie!) We had a blast as usual! This is the only picture that I have of the entire day! I left my camera in my other purse and forgot to switch it over! Unfortunately those of you at the breakfast who were suppose to email me the pics (you know who you are :) never did! So, I guess one is better than none! Enjoy! I love my girlies aka bhuzzies!! ;)

Called to Serve!

Well, another missionary out! Between Nate and I, we have 3 missionaries that we are related to, out in the mission field! Elder Hunter Louden (brother) Birmingham, Alabama mission; Elder Justin Traasdahl, Ukraine mission;and a nephew who just recently went out as well, Elder Jeremy Traasdahl serving in the Moscow, Russia mission! Crazy stuff!Not to mention my baby brother is putting his papers in, in about 4 months! And that doesnt even include close family friends that have just left as well! This picture is of Logan Gillespie (close family friend aka my 3rd brother) the night before he left to the MTC! What a stud! He has been called to serve in the Minnepolis, Minnesota Mission! I will post pictures of all these amazing missionaries soon!

SanTan Moutain...

So over the last couple of weeks, Erin and I have been venturing the hiking trails up the SanTan Mountain, and its been not only a great workout, but such a beautiful way to workout. Here are a few pictures of her daughter (Gracen), Erin and I right before we went up one morning! Usually the husbands go with but since they bombed out we turned it into a girls day!




By the time we got back to the car Gracen was out like a light!

Busy Busy Busy!

So over the last month, my life has been nothing but hectic! Going into my 3rd month of school, getting ready to test out onto the floor, work (real estate AND health insurance sales), husband, neighbors, and not to mention, trying to get SOME excerise in...I really havent had much time to update the ol' blog! But the two people that have helped us through these last couple of month and putting up with our overactive schedules, is none other than our WONDERFUL neighbors aka. best friends and the best darn neighbors a person could ask for...Brandon and Erin, they are such great people, I seriously question and think "how did we get so lucky!" Here are a few pics over the last couple of months that I havent had time to post!The first two pictures we took right after I cut and colored Erin's hair! She's a hot mama! :)

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FuN iN tHe SuN!

We just got back from Rocky Point, Mexico last night! We went with our friends Adria and Mark! It was an awesome trip! We arrived late monday night and got home late last night! Our friend that I do alot of real estate transactions with, cut us a sweet deal so that we can go and stay there for the week! The condo is absolutely amazing! The weather was great, definitely some good tanning! We are hoping that we can go back soon!

Family Pics!

These are the only two pics that Ive gotten so far of Nate and I from family pics! And its because his brother took them with our camera! Once I get pics in, i will post asap!

**Best Prank Ever**

We had a bunch of families stay with us for the week of our mini family reunion, so you can only imagine the fun we had! Throughout the whole week we never went to bed before 3am and lived it up while we were all together! One night 6 of us got together and pulled one the funniest pranks ever! Nate was tired and so he went to bed early (like 1am early!) We grabbed the saran wrap and saran wrapped nate to the bed! It was Hilarious! Then we took whipped cream and chocolate syrup and put it in his ears! haha! These pictures dont give it justice!! Nate had the funniest face on, and acted like a champ!