The Move

Well-we did it. We moved. It was exhausting! A HUGE thank you to Dave's parents for their help getting here and getting unpacked. I'm hoping the next time we move a company will be paying for movers to move us. Our ward is very friendly, and unique. We love the family housing. Our place is small, but I am really happy with where we ended up. There are several LDS families living in the family housing too which is always nice.

It's also fun because we are surrounded by Asians! The vast majority of people living in family housing are Chinese so we hear Chinese a lot. It's so fun to try to understand what they're saying. (I have a vocabulary of probably 100 words.) It makes me want to keep working at it. I'm afraid to say the wee bit I know in Chinese to anyone because then they might think I know a lot and start talking and I'll have no idea what they are saying.

Dave started classes on Thursday. So far getting a PhD is a breeze! I'm sure it will change.

Sam and Thomas have adjusted well. Sam still has been waking up too early, but Dave is wonderful and get's in Sam's bed while Sam plays in his (Sam's) room so that I can sleep in. I love my husband. And now for some pictures.

Thomas rolled over for the first time about 3 weeks ago I think. He's done it probably 5 or 10 times since then, but I don't think he really knows that he can do it. He just happens to do it sometimes. When he gets going he just rolls over the instant I put him on his tummy...again and again and again. Other times he gets stuck. He's no anorexic baby like Sam, as you can tell.

Oh and one more minor thing. Dave graduated! Congratulations graduate! (Cum Laude, no less.) We even got our picture taken with the President. When we told him where we were going for school he said, "Well...remember who you are and what you stand for." He was relieved Dave is doing engineering because "those people are reasonable."

Being a baby is kind of like being a cat. All you do is sleep, eat, and lay around.

And Sam enjoying some of our "California Survival Kit" from the Walters.

fishing and getting ready

Sam had his very first fishing trip with Grandpa Edwards. He has his very own pair of polarized-lense sunglasses for this and many fishing trips to come.

Thomas is getting stronger, and still looking like and old man. He's about 2 months old in this picture. Last Sunday was 1 month from his due date.
His hair kind of looks red in this picture below, but it's not. It must just be the lighting.
The result of letting Sam sleep un-contained. It doesn't happen as much now that the novelty has worn off.

Well last week we watched our next door neighbors, the Andersons, drive their U-Haul off to California. It made our upcoming move seem a little more real. The next day Sam told me, "Scout move." (Then a pause for dramatic effect.) "Sad." (Scout is the Anderson's two-year old daughter.)

I'm getting really sad about starting all over and leaving friends and family. I have had great neighbors and friends here! For the first time in my life I actually think I may have a preference for returning to Utah. Before I just felt neutral about it. Anyway, we'll see where life takes us. So far we have sold our futon (we're getting free couches from Dave's mom-hooray!), our washer and dryer, and we have a buyer for my car.