Too Cute not to Share

Everything about this girl is adorable but especially some of the things she has said lately.....

"Kiara, stop licking me! That's gross!"

She has been really interested in fingerspelling lately so we're teaching her to spell basic things that don't have a sign (fly, pen, tub, etc). Well she has memorized how to spell these words but forgets which spellings go with which word. So we frequently hear things like "P-E-N. Fly!"

She uses "either" and "instead" frequently when there is only one option. For example, "I don't want yogurt either" (when I hadn't offered her anything else) or "I want juice instead" (when she is simply asking for juice).

"Don't touch my hair. It's blond."

State Fair!

Yesterday my Dad came down and we all headed to the State Fair in Pueblo. I don't remember ever going to a state fair so it was a blast! Unfortunately I didn't take enough pictures, but here are a few highlights....

The Bean Sandbox!
Hazel loved playing in the beans (you can tell how hot it was from Hazel's face in this picture)

Even Eliza got in on the fun:)

Here we are chillin' before the pig races (yes, pig races - they were a hoot)

Of course we enjoyed some good fair food...

Hazel's favorite part of the whole day was the splash fountain. I was amazed how she just went for it. Even when she got a mouth full of water from one of the jets she wasn't phased. She played in here while I fed Eliza and we still had to drag her out.

(Notice how she's losing her skirt in this one. If I would have known she'd love it so much I would have packed a suit)

I wish I had some pictures of my Dad and Mike, but you'll just have to trust me they were there. After the fair my dad had yet another train for Hazel to ride in the City Park. It was a great day!

Farewell to Summer

It's been a wonderful summer for us! Sadly life starts up again tomorrow as I go back to work tomorrow and Mike starts Fall semester. I am not looking forward to going back to work at all. Thankfully, I know it's only for 4 1/2 months until we move to Utah:) I'm also thankful that Mike will have the girls everyday except for Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons when they'll go to Ms. Judy's house (She runs a home daycare where Hazel's been going for about a year when Mike's in class. She loves it!).

Here are some glimpses of our summer....

Tiny Town (again)

Visits from family

Plenty of time to play and have fun

Trips to the dog park (Hazel LOVED the dirt!)

Flying W Ranch

Plus tons more. It was a great (and exhausting) time!

Gotta Love the Hair....

Eliza gets more compliments on her hair than anyone I've ever known (and rightfully so)....

3 weeks

4 weeks

5 weeks

Eliza's Blessing

Eliza's blessing was on August 6th. There were a total of four baby blessing that day! What is this, a BYU married ward? The blessing that Mike gave her was absolutely beautiful and all of our immediate family were able to come (except for my brother who is on his mission). Thanks to all our friends and family for your support!

Change on the Horizon

I have to begin this post with a preface of our beliefs in order for it to be clear for anyone who isn't a member....

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we firmly believe that revelation still occurs in our day. Not only is there a living prophet on the earth who receives revelations for the Church and the world at large, but we each can receive personal revelations to guide our own lives. These revelations most often come to us simply as thought or feelings as to what we should do.

Several months ago Mike and I began discussing our plans for after he graduates this December. He wants to begin teaching ASL at the college level while he gets his Masters. We thought he could just apply for jobs and to grad school and we could move wherever a job or school took us. I never like change but this was a plan I could handle.

Well, the Lord has different plans for us. Shortly after we "decided" that this is what we would do we both began receiving promptings that we should move back to Utah. Keep in mind that when we left Utah 3 years ago we planed on never going back. But the promptings continued and we KNEW that we are supposed to move. Not only are we supposed to move back, but we're supposed to move immediately after Mike graduates.

So, at the end of December we will be moving back to Utah. Why? We say just like Adam said "I know not, save the Lord hath commanded me." I've already told my work and everything. I'm not going to lie, it's a bit stressful to think of leaving a stable job in this economy and moving to the unknown. But, I also know from experience that the Lord never prompts us to do something without supporting us. The pieces will fall in to place. So, rather than stress and worry about things, I'm trying to simply have faith and see this as a great adventure.

Utah, here we come!