Say Cheese!

A few weeks before we left Utah we took

some family pictures.

And now that we are all situated 

here in Washington,

I can share them with all of you!

          

I really want to make this one black and white but keep his eyes blue, but the 

program on my computer can't do that :( 

                 

         

It's Old, But It's New To Us!

Greetings from Ellensburg, WA!!!

We got here safe and sound at about 5:00 on Monday.

What a drive that was. Kale was a champion!

We made a few stops so he could get his wiggles out but it only

ended up adding on about 20 minutes to the trip overall.

The wonderful Shane and Doug Patterson were

kind enough to drive our moving truck up

which was the BIGGEST help.

When we got here we were able to get in contact

with the Elders Quorum President for 

some extra hands to unload. 

We made quick work of it and tried not to

think about how we had to

UNPACK everything now.

Sidenote: I think I'd rather pack everything up than unpack it.

But now everything is unpacked and we

are really enjoying our new place.

It's WAY better than our old one :)

Here are some pictures of it:

 

So this is our master bedroom. 

It is much roomier than our last one and the window brings in a lot of light which is great.

       

We have TWO closets in our master!

One of which is a walk-in; I can barely believe it myself.

And it's got super rad green shag carpet in it :)   

           Here is Kale's room. His closet is so big   that we've decided to put
      everything in it so that he can have the whole room to play in. I think he likes
       it a lot, only time will tell, right?

That was the upstairs....let's head on down and 

check out the rest. 

(Can you tell that I'm super pumped that I have an upstairs and a downstairs now?)

Here is our lovely living room with my boys ;)

Right next to the living room is our dining room

and then out that door is where we have 

covered parking for our car.

Score!

Say hi to Kale. He always

knows when he's on camera.

And here's the kitchen. I think pictures

make it look a lot smaller than it is.

I think that the cupboard

space is more than what we had at

our previous apartment and because of that

we can have a lot more counter space cleared. 

Also notice the amazing contraption known to us as a dishwasher.

I never want to be without one again.

A few days before we left for Washington my awesome niece, Addison, was

baptized. She asked me to speak on the Holy Ghost,

which I was really nervous for, but I'm 

really glad she did. The whole baptism was

a wonderful and special experience and I'm 

glad we got to participate before leaving. 

Well that about sums it all up.

We met our ward today and everyone seems

very friendly. 

I'm excited to get involved and make 

the most of being here in Ellensburg.

It's a really interesting little town.

There are plenty of places to go and things to 

do but it's still a small community

which feels safe to me. 

Thank you to all who have

helped us on our journey up here wether

it was with your physical efforts

or simply your prayers.

              

Another post will be coming soon. 

I promise!

So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu....

Well, we have reached our last few days in Provo. 

Tomorrow we will be loading up the truck and then come early Monday morning we'll be rolling out of this town. 

I am really excited to get to Washington because I think that it's going to be fun, but I am sad to be leaving Tyler's family. 

They are all so great and I know that it will take some getting used to not to have any family nearby.

But that's life and I'm ready for it!

Although I must say that I am truly not looking forward to the drive.

Mostly because of Kale; he's normally a good boy in the car,

but when he gets mad, watch out!

Hopefully we can keep him distracted with treats :)

Speaking of Kale, let's give an update on his doings.

He turned 10 months old yesterday!

He started walking just about a week and a half ago and he's getting

better at it all the time. 

He eats all kinds of food now and actually prefers

real food to baby food.

He can say mama and dad, which is absolutely adorable.

One of his top teeth has come down and the other

one is just behind it! 

He looks pretty silly when he smiles right now.

The other day we went to the pool for the last time in Provo,

and it was the BEST pool day ever.

We were there for almost 3 hours!

Kale discovered the stairs and was pretty obsessed with going up and down them

for a while.

Then, he discovered that he could walk around in the deeper end

if he held on to my hand.

And so, I spent the better part of an hour walking

around with him while he watched the bigger

kids play and I watched

him squeal with delight.

He does this thing now where he picks things up 

off the ground and then holds

them high above his head

for me to see.

What an adorable little boy!

I call him Kale-Bear now :)

Kale and I were sitting in front of our apartment when a storm suddenly blew in.

We decided to run around in the 

rain for a bit.

He was fascinated by it all.

He's always happy after a nice bath!

Look at him walk!!!

He is even more adorable when he sleeps.

We went to visit Marlee and ended up going to the little

park area right next to her apartment.

We just can't say no to an opportunity to swing!

Well, that's about all the update I have.

Tomorrow we will be picking up our truck and then

heading to my niece, Addison's, baptism.

Then, it will be time to load 

the truck up and clean the apartment.

Hopefully we can relax tomorrow night and all

day Sunday to prepare for the long trip.

Farewell Provo!

Next post will be coming at you from Washington :)