Precious Moments

We have had some really fun things happen this June and July. Preston celebrated his fourth birthday with his cousin, Cooper. I can't believe I have a four year old! We had Preston's party at Grandma Marcia's house and the kids swam and had a pinata! It was so much fun for the kids, but too hot for the adults! :) Preston enjoyed his party so much this year. He even had his very own John Deere cake!
We have been swimming almost everyday, either outside in the mini pool or in the big pool. I love it! I have always loved to swim, but didn't go a lot living up in the cold country. Lets just say Flagstaff only had like two indoor pools and they don't heat them so the water is cold. Not fun! Love Flagstaff but you just can't swim there unless it's the middle of the summer or in a heated pool.
We have really enjoyed living here! Joel starts school in three weeks and the summer will soon be over. I can't believe it. Enjoy it while it lasts.

A Turning Point

We have been truly blessed this month. Joel graduated from NAU in Music Education on May 8th. We had a little barbeque for him that day. It was a really nice time. Thank you family for coming!

Well, as I mentioned in my last post that he had been applying for jobs, he sent out about thirty applications around the state of Arizona. A couple of weeks ago he got a call for an interview in Buckeye, AZ. Who would of thunk? So we went and interviewed and he was offered the position and accepted. I couldn't be happier for him. I thought we would be waiting a while to hear from anybody, but the Lord in his wisdom knows best. I am really humbled by this blessing, and we are looking forward to our upcoming move!

Life!!!!

I just realized that I haven't posted in almost two months. Life has been busy and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. March was a great month. We had Spring break and spent a lot of time down in Queen Creek with my parents. It was so beautiful down there. I love the area that they live in. It is perfect. It has a super Wal-mart right down the street!! I love that! The boys loved being down in the warm weather since the winter up here has been never-ending. I think I fell in love with Queen Creek when we were down there. We had a blast and got to spend time with Jordan and Shari and then traveled down to Buckeye to see Joel's family. We had the pleasure of going to one of his cousin's wedding celebrations and that was a treat! April has been kind of stressful for us. Joel is putting in applications all over the state and so we will see if we get any calls in the next few weeks. Cross your fingers!! I've debated quitting blogging since I never seem to find the time to post, so we will see in the future if I can keep this up! I really enjoy it, but my boys seem to always scream and cry whenever I am on the computer so....we'll see.

Happy Times!

The month of February is such a happy month for me. We celebrated Ethan's first birthday on the fifth and that brought back so many dear memories of his birth and his first few weeks on this earth. We had a little party for him up here. Some of our friends from around our complex came, my sister and Grandpa Marvin and Grandma Marcia came too! It was such a treat having them come! The party was really fun and turned out quite successful! (pictures are coming soon!)
One of my FAVORITE holidays, Valentine's Day, was celebrated at home this year with our boys! We didn't do anything special except exchange cards and candy, which is one of my favorite traditions! Preston was especially excited about the exchanges. Next year maybe we will do a big Valentine dinner! I really like that idea! Maybe when we are in a house again? and we have a little bit more room. ( I am crossing my fingers). I hope you all had a happy V-day and a happy February!