We moved!

It finally happened.  We moved from Flagstaff to Show Low! Nate had his last final on Thursday the 15th and we got tons of help from people and we got our Uhaul that morning and loaded it.  It took longer to get the few little things and clean up than I thought it would, but we did it and after saying goodbye to our few friends in Flagstaff, we all got in the car and drove to Show Low that night. We stayed at our friends house that night and then the next day, Friday, we had some painting at our new house that we wanted to get done before we got our furniture in.  So that was what we did all day Friday.  Then on Saturday, we had help from our friends to move all our furniture in.  It was a bitter sweet experience.  There is a lot about Flagstaff I am going to miss.  We lived there for 3 and a half years and we loved our ward and now that I am in Show Low, I realize how awesome it was to live in a complex where I could just go next door for friends to play with and see them every day.  I don't think I will have that any more. There is more shopping stores in Flagstaff too and I will miss having some of those stores close by.  I feel very secluded here.  I love having family here though.  Just in our first week here, we have seen so many friends and family that it makes me more happy to be here.  I had a very difficult time with the move at first because it was such a big change for my day to day routine and I am scared of finding friends my own age with kids to hang out with. I forgot to get a final picture of us in Flagstaff, but I know we will go back for Nate to walk at graduation.  For now, we are settling here very well and it's amazing how much stuff we have and that we filled up a 1200 sq ft doublewide trailer and we only had a 600 sq ft apartment.  We love it though and even though the trailer park is run down, our actual trailer is very nice.         

this is how they helped me pack

Christmas Parties

We went to two parties this year.  Our friend hosted an Ugly Sweater Party, which was so much fun.  We counted it as like our last thing that we did with all of our friends before the big move.  We played games and ate yummy food and just hung out. 

dancing to the Christmas music

 

 We also went to our ward Christmas party. I was feeling adventurous and made a potato dish all by myself for the party and then it committed me to going too.  There was a little skit put on by the primary and then our special guest of honor came, Santa!  I was so anxious to see how Kayton would react.  We went up to see him and I had to sit by him and hold his hand but the best we could get out of him was a high five.  He did get a little goody bag though.  Maybe he will be better next year. 

Play Dates

I don't know how I'm going to survive without having friends live right next door to us where we can go play with kids every day.  It's going to be so rough, but in the meantime, until we move, we are totally taking advantage of it.  On Wednesdays for a few weeks in a row, we all went to one friends house and made crafts with the kids.  One time we made hand prints and the next we made Santa hats with paper and cotton balls.  I loved it and once we get all settled in we are totally going to just do craft time once a week or so.

Then there is the other favorite thing is to take the kids and go to the play area in the mall.  I love the soft toys and the bouncy floor and I totally want to have a big playroom with stuff like that one day.  It has to be huge though.  Anyways, we went one last time with our closest friends and the kids had a blast.  I am going to miss having a indoor place to go play.

The Snow

We had our 2nd snow and it was a big one.  The last time it snowed, Kayton was sick so he didn't get to play in it, but we did this time.  He loved to just pick up the snow and put it in his hand and then throw it back on the ground.  He also thought it was so cool to run through a foot of snow to get to the playground toys.  Then, we invested in a cheap little sled and him and Nate got to go down the hill that is in our complex.  He was a little scared going down, but once it was over, he loved it.  We hope that there will be lots more snow days in Show Low so we can do lots more.

4 months

Wow.  My little boy is 3 months old.  It's so unreal to me how fast it's gone.  At his appointment he was

15 lbs 12 oz
25 1/2 in long

He smiles a lot

He is very needy, he needs to be held or you need to be nearby looking at him

Rolls over so well

Doesn't like anything plastic in his mouth, he won't take a pacifier or a bottle

Very good at grabbing my hair and anything else he wants

Loves to watch Kayton, he is very good at making him laugh

He grabs his feet and brings them to his mouth

He is a little stranger shy, but only to a few people

He love to be held in his Bjornn, it has been my lifesaver on a few occasions, but it kills my back

He is just so cute and I see a lot of myself in him

Merrick's eating

 Yup, he is old enough now to eat solid foods We went to Olive Garden one night and he was so upset, so to keep him happy, we gave him the end of some bread sticks (the hard part) and let him suck on it and he got so upset when we had to leave, so we knew it was time to try some food.  He hasn't really taken to it like Kayton did though.  He has mixed feelings about eating it now and so I haven't been very good about feeding him consistently yet.  He enjoys sitting in his highchair though during dinner time now. 

 

Our Thanksgiving

We had such a good Thanksgiving.  We got to go to Colorado and be with our family there.  We got there late Wednesday night and just relaxed then on Thanksgiving we had all of my Mom's family come over from Cortez and we all had dinner together.  Sadly we were so busy that I totally didn't think to get any pictures, but it was so nice to be around family and get to see my new niece and for everyone else to see Merrick.  It was so great.  A much needed break and family time.  Sadly though, later that night I woke up and was nauseous and was sick throughout the whole night and then didn't feel good until around lunch time on Friday.  Then Nate got sick during the day on Friday too.  He wasn't as bad as me, but it limited the things we did for the weekend.  Thankfully our boys didn't get sick, but we passed it on to my brother-in-law and my sister which I felt just awful about.  Sadly, because of the sickness, we couldn't see my Granny and Aunt because there was no way they could stand the chance of getting sick.  But, we made the best of it and got to hang out with everyone.  Kayton was a little nervous around everyone and he has never been that attached to me but he knows who Nana and Papa are and loved to talk to them and ask where they are.  He also absolutely loved their pool table and kept asking to go play with the balls. He also loved to go up and down the stairs.  It made me realize how super small our apartment is.  I miss being so close to them.  It was so nice to be home. 

Our travelers

such a good sleeper

Cousins - Merrick and Londyn

Uncle Chad and Merrick

Nana and Merrick

Mikayla and Londyn

Our Birthdays

Nate and I both have our birthdays in November and they are 8 days apart.  Mine was on the 18th and it wasn't much, but in the morning before Nate left for work, he got a little cookie and put a candle on it and he and the boys sang Happy Birthday to me.  It was so cute.  So I went about the day as normal and then for the first time since Merrick was born, Nate and I got a babysitter for both kids and we went to Chili's for dinner.  The break away from them alone was nice.  Then we got home and had rented a movie to watch together as a family so that's what we did and of course, I fell asleep before the movie was over.  It wasn't much, but it was nice.  

Then, Nate's birthday was while we were in Colorado.  He didn't want to do anything and we had both just gotten over being sick so we relaxed in the morning and the we went to this amazing restaurant called Serious Texas BBQ and had his favorite meal for lunch and had his favorite cake with everyone.  

 We both had good birthdays and we are both ok without saying how old we are now.