So let me start by correcting something from a previous post.
We did not move to Arizona last summer.
We were getting ready to go, started packing,
put our notice into our apartment and Jacob's job,
and the job that I had lined up ahead of time fell through.
We had to pull out of our apartment in Chandler,
and beg Jacob's parents to let us come home!
Jacob walked in graduation and we left within a week.
My very generous in-laws let us come home
and take over pretty much their whole upstairs
with all our stuff and boxes.
I was very lucky to get a job at my mom's work,
in Orange County,at the front desk,
working alongside my childhood adoptive cousin.
While were there,
Annie turned 2, we celebrated our 3rd anniversary,
we found out that was expecting our next tiny,
we got to spend time with my brother,
who was on leave from his 2 yr LDS mission
for a ruptured ACL,
spend time with old friends,
and really give Annie a chance
to get to know her extended family!
After living away from home for 2.5 years,
it was really nice for us to see our families on a regular basis,
giving us a chance to re-acquaint with our grown younger siblings,
and give our families a chance to watch how much
Annie grew in the short period of time.
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| Annie had a simple birthday at Chuck E Cheese. She loved her new bike, and her uncles loved the excuse to play racing games. |
We were in Corona from the beginning of August
through December and New Years.
We sent Tommy back out to Idaho
after a super fun Halloween,
and shortly before we left for AZ,
we found out we are going to give our parents
their first grandSON!
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| Annie loved the pumpkin patch and her first solo horse ride. She was Boo for Halloween and took 5 adults to keep her safe during trick or treating. |
and meet Annie's only cousin, Kaia Mae!
Annie didn't seem to notice the baby
(which is why there is only one picture of them together)
even when she was all dressed up for her blessing,
in the same dress that me and all but one of my siblings
were blessed in.
Annie's princess side really came out
with her love of all things frilly shiny and pink.
We talked to Tommy and told him about his nephew,
just a few hours after everyone else found out.
That's about all I have time to update you on today.
Dinner is on the stove, and I have to be at mutual in 40 minutes.
More on our lives here is Mesa later,
I'm hoping to be a lot better about blogging
now that the changes have slowed down some.
