In lieu of a Christmas Card we hope this makes your holiday merry and bright!
If you were one of our new neighbors you would have got a live performance on your doorstep last Monday night. I hope we made a good impression.
August- November Chronicles
Where have the last 4 months taken us?
on vacation to Pagosa Springs, CO
camping
away from Flagstaff
to Park City for 7 weeks
another beautiful week in Mexico
to our new home in UT.
What have we said good-bye to?
a really great life in AZ
4 more of Addie's teeth
size 5 diapers for Enoch
my waistline
Why are we all still happy?
a new baby sister is coming
grandparents close by
more room to play
Laughter, health, and each other...
to mention just a few things.
June Chronicles
(23 pictures)
Welcome Summer!
June started cold, freezing our garden at night for the first two weeks.
Then it warmed up and dried out. We were on evacuation standby over the 3rd weekend because the wildfire was 1/2 mile away.
This week it looks as though monsoon is starting. I LOVE monsoon. Today is the third afternoon of rain so far.
Our summer schedule includes the library on Monday...except the kids finished their reading program after only two weeks. The park with friends on Tuesday, the summer movies on Wednesday, swimming and play dates on Thursday and any random adventure for Friday.
In the afternoons they read and rest for an hour, then they get to work on an activity. Thanks to our great grandmas for supplying a lot of ideas.
We are also enjoying concerts in the park on Wednesday night with potluck picnics with our friends.
I got to do another wedding this month and Dad held the fort down...again...while I went to Mesa for a weekend to train for Let's Play Music 2nd year. I started out a year ago doing this for my kids wondering why I was adding one more thing to my life, now it has become such a source of fun and enjoyment for me. I wasn't expecting it to be for me too!
I've also decided that there is definitely merit to the old adage: the right tool for the job. For years I have scheduled my wash so that I can take at least one day off mid-week, if I've had enough. But I did load after load the other 5 days. Since Aaron spoiled me with a fancy new set I find myself with nothing left to do after two days. Not even the rugs, or the shower curtains, or the sheets, or the towels, or the picnic blanket, or the winter coats...what else can I find to wash? Plus it turns out to be great entertainment for the kids- ha ha- and they can take over a lot of the responsibility for loading, switching, turning on, etc. LOVE IT!
Then...I found myself a steam cleaner. Watch out, I am addicted. The chairs, the grout, the sink, the microwave, the oven, the fridge, the garbage lids, the floor, the wall by the baby seat, the windows, the window tracks! and the cupboard fronts. Whoa. It is out of control.
Lazy Summer Days? We're too busy for that!
And did you realize? Aaron and I have been married 10 years now!
Special Edition: hiking with kids
We've been doing a lot of hiking this spring. The kids are almost always cheeful, but you still have to be geared up for going slow...and bringing home pounds and pounds of rocks.
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