6 Moves in 6 Years

We are at it again.  It has become an annual thing around here.  We bought a new home and plan to stay put for a while.  We have been renting the past year to be able to find a place that we really like that will last us a long time.  

We bought a new construction home and it is such a different experience than our Layton fixer-upper.  After all the sweat equity we put into that home it is really nice to be able to choose what we want our new home to look like without any work on our part.  I love it.  Right now it is completely framed, plumbed, the electricity is done, the roof is on, windows framed and the HVAC is done.  Soon they will start drywalling.  I probably drive by it once a day.

These pictures were taken before the framing and roof was done.

And these were taken yesterday..

Top 5 - November 2015

Payton Millie

3 Years 5 Months

1 - Payton has been asking me a lot of questions about Heavenly Father and heaven.  It is really fun to teach her what I believe and share my testimony with her.  We were driving to preschool one day and she said "Mommy I think Heavenly Father is magic because he knows how to turn the sky on and off."  I would have to agree with her.

2 - Payton LOVES to jump.  She throws all of the pillows off our couch and runs on the couch and jumps off onto the pillows.  Since we are moving we have boxes stacked up high in almost every room.  She has been climbing up to the top and jumping off onto a beanbag for hours on end.  It's been great entertainment for her while we are busy packing.  

3 - Payton has made it her job to entertain Cooper and I love it.  She loves to be silly and make him laugh.  Nothing is better then watching them interact with each other.

4 - She has always been amazing at bedtime and going to bed quickly without our help, but she is definitely pushing her limits lately.  She probably comes out 10 times once we have put her to bed asking for water, another hug and kiss, saying she has a scratch and needs a bandaid, has to go to the bathroom, etc.  

5 - She has learned to write her name and is getting really good at it.  The only letter she needs help with is the "y".

Cooper Seth

7 Months

1 - Cooper is mobile now.  He isn't quite crawling but he army crawls on his elbows and stomach.  He can manage to get anywhere.  Perfect timing while we are packing...

2 - Cooper has cut his first tooth and he loves to chew on EVERYTHING.

3 - He loves to play with anything that isn't one of his toys.  His sisters toys, bowls, hangers, boxes, empty plastic water bottles, even trash.  But the second I put one of his toys in front of him (even a new one he hasn't seen in a while) he doesn't touch it.  

4 - He loves to sleep all cuddled up in a blanket.  He wraps it all the way around him while he is napping.  

5 - We have discovered that he does not sleep well unless he is in his own crib.  We had a couple of nights away from home this month and he woke up 3-4 times when usually he sleeps through the night.  When he is in his crib though he sleeps so well!

Beautiful Fall

Fall time in Utah is my favorite time of year.  Pumpkin Picking, Cornbellys, Gardner Village, Painting Pumpkins, Pumpkin Baking, Trick or treating with the kiddos, and making memories with my family.  It was a fun-filled fall this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One week before Halloween Payton got really sick.  Poor girl hasn't ever been this sick.  She went trick or treating for only 15 minutes and we had to carry her the whole time.  It was so sad.  On day 10 she still wasn't getting better and kept saying "WHAT?!?" after almost everything I said.  So I took her in and she had an ear infection.  Then Cooper got sick. Then me. Then Tyler.  It was a fun 3 weeks.  

I am so glad that we all got sick before thanksgiving and Christmas though.  So hopefully we will all stay healthy until then.