The Big Move

Well, considering it has been well over a year, it's probably time that I actually post something. Right? I couldn't decide if I wanted to keep blogging or not so I just kind of didn't do anything. Matt recently got a new job and we packed up the family and moved. I figure this is a great way for our family, that we miss dearly, to see what we have been up to.




So far the move has been good. Mikelle has made quite a few new friends. We even have a carpool group. Yay for carpooling! I still can't believe that she started Middle school! Can you believe she is this old already? I can't! How did she ever grow up so fast?
She is so helpful sweet and talented! I don't know what I'd do without her

Kassidee has made a few friends at school. She also plays with our next door neighbor (doing gymnastic stuff.) She still hasn't made any friends her age in our neighborhood but I'm sure that she will. The Elementary school does year round and most of our neighborhood is on track A and we are on D. I'm sure she will make some great friends after she starts going to Activity Days more often and is around more neighborhood kids.
Kass has gotten really good at gymnastics. She can do really good backbends and is practicing her back handsprings. She is almost in a full split and is very flexible. She is constantly busy and moving around.

Funniest thing she said recently was when she was mad at us. She stormed into the garage and said, "Fine playing with a box is more fun than our house!"
She is doing really well in school and likes her teacher a lot.


Logan has started going to sleep in his own bed without any fussing and sleeping through the night. He usually comes in to our room early in the morning and goes back to sleep on a blanket I put for him on our floor. He has been acting so much older lately. He starts preschool today. I am really hoping that it goes well because he has had no desire whatsoever to go to school. They also wear sippers and I'm really worried about that. He HATES slippers with a passion. It's some kind of sensory issue. He doesn't like the way they feel. He also doesn't like singing cause it hurts his ears. I guess we will see how it all works out.
This kid is funny! He just started getting into Star Wars and Transformers, Hercules,  and other things with "guys."
He lines up his legos like they are guys. Then He will say, "Ready Attack! Boo yeah! You have been defeated!"
I caught him lining them up and he said,"In the name of Jesus Christ... Gooooo! (insert crashing sound effects here.) You are defeated!"I laughed so hard.

I was helping him get dressed and he says, "Mom, boys have a penis and a bum." I said, "Yes, they do." He says,"Girls have two bums!" I tried so hard not to laugh.

He refused to change his shirt before school today. It had an ice cream spill on it. He wanted to wear it because it would be funny when daddy got home. He loves and looks up to his daddy so much.

He came up and gave me the biggest hug and said, "Mommy, I think you are an angel." It melted my heart. Then he proceeded with, "You only get one hug cause daddy gets the rest of the hugs and kisses." Stinker. Then I chased him around trying to get more and he was yelling back, "Never Neeevvveeerrr!" Silly silly boy.

Out of the blue he looks up from what he's doing and says, Mom, you are not the boss of me!" I said, "You're right. We have rules that keep us happy and safe and you choose if you want to follow them." He was quiet for a minute and then says, "Well you seem really  bossy to me!"

I said, "Logan, where are your shoes buddy? They're the only ones that fit you right now." He says, "It's cause they're playing hide and seek."  Man, I hate hiding shoes.

When Adria cries he throws his hands in the arms and exclaims, "I can't handle it anymore! I just can't handle it Age!"

Adria threw some coins in the bathtub. Logan says, "She must be making a wish!"
When he makes wishes it is always for ice cream. I like that wish. 

Logan says, "Mom, mom, come quick! Agie has a radish on her bum!" I say, "A what? "He says, "A radish!"  I finally get it, "Oh, a rash!" He says,"Oh, yeah that right. I thinks that's what it's called. A rash." 
Logan found the girl's house keys. He wants one really bad. He keeps showing me how big he is and said, "Bbbbuuut Mom, I'm not allergic to keys! I just really need one so bad!"

He was playing kitties and he says, "Mommy you can keep me cause you are not allergic to me. Only other kitties you are allergic to."  


Adria is so funny AND scary. She has such a funny personality and is such a busy bee. She loves to climb on everything, and get into everything, and eat everything (like dead bugs in the garage or dog food. gross!) and just keep us on our toes ALL the time. She has a blanket obsession and has to be carrying around a bazillion everywhere we go.
She used to talk quite a bit but has taken a break from it. She's starting to say words again. Mostly, "No!" or "Meow." She does lots of animal noises.
Logan and Adria love to play kitties. She copies everything he does. They talk in a really high pitch voice and rub against my leg and play in their kitty beds. I love it!
Adria loves to go for walks. She even loves to just sit in her stroller in the house. She is scary at the park. She walks straight off the slides and climbs up things meant for the big kids. She also loves to sit in things, anything. If there is a box or a bowl or anything she dumps it out and sits in it. She is such a sweetie and we just love her to pieces!

This box is from Sunrise Tire. It had toys in it that she dumped out to sit in it.

Did I also mention she loves to be naked and sit in things?

Sitting in her favorite chair

or is this her favorite chair?

 Matt is liking his new job and so far everyone is doing well. I think after this crazy busy Summer I am ready to take a nap forever! We have been busy but it has been fun and good for our family. We really like the area that we are in. We are next to a fishing pond with a little park. There are horse trails instead of jogging trails. I love that! There are little parks or big grassy areas everywhere you go. Chances are there is going to be a park by you wherever you live. There is a reservoir only for swimming and the kids love that. Watching the sunrise in the mornings is absolutely beautiful.

Taken with my phone on Mikelle's first day of school.

The rec center is awesome and we got discounted passes since Matt works for the county. We have also been able to do a lot of things with our pass of all passes, Trafalga, Seven Peaks etc.

Lagoon

Logan loved this ride

Adria loved the rides too!

At the zoo

Hogle Zoo

Tracy Bird Aviary

Seven Peaks

Drive up the canyon

paddle boats at Liberty park

We also went to Lagoon this Summer and had a blast. Overall, it's been a good move for us. There's only one thing I miss more than anything and wish I could have taken with us....

This little cutie! Well, and everyone else that we left behind too! We miss all of you sooooo much!