Catching Up...

It's been pointed out to me that I haven't blogged in a long time. There's several reasons for this. #1 - I've been busy. #2 - our laptop crashed. Even my techie brother referred to it as "fried". #3 - so much has happened in the last two months that the thought of trying to "catch-up" is daunting. But here it goes anyway. All these pictures are from my phone, so... sorry.

So first, we moved to Thatcher. We were living in Dave's parents' home while they left for their 6 month mission to Palmyra. Shortly thereafter, my parents got their mission call - 2 years in Honolulu. They offered to let us stay in their home, so we had a big decision to make. Honestly, it was a tough one, but we knew that the best thing for our family to do was move (again). So we packed up (again) and moved (again) and I'm so glad we did! We're loving it here. Dave is still searching for a job, but we have faith that something will work out soon.

Miles got his first haircut! We buzzed his silky locks off and now he's got a coarse head of big-boy hair. He looks so different!



We've had lots of reasons for family get-togethers lately which has been great. This picture was taken after my parents spoke in church the Sunday before they left. It's still so strange to me to be in their house every day and not see them.

Another great thing about living here is that we get to see these fun cousins a lot. Dave's brother works on the U of A stadium renovation and comes to town about once a week. It's been great hanging out with them. Oh and we got a zoo pass which I'm sure we'll get good use out of.

This is the summer of lessons for Caroline! First, she tried baseball in Thatcher. She was on the same team as her cousins and it was pretty cute to watch them. Now, she's in ballet and swim lessons through the city parks and rec and I've started teaching her piano twice a week. She's a busy lady and loving it!

Probably the best part about moving here is being close to family - just like we've been missing the last four years. We've seen everyone so much, that it's hard to believe we'd gone so long without!

Caroline is never happier as when she's with her cousins :)

Caroline and Miles also got three new cousins born recently! It's been fun to have newborns around... who aren't ours. Three adroable little girls!



Desert living!

So it's been a crazy whirlwind few months, but I think we're finally settled. Once Dave has a good job, then we'll be really settled :) I'm still so glad we came out here and so grateful for our good families that have helped us get here.