I know it has been quite a while since I last posted. Since the summer, many things have happened for our family. Matt started a new job in Phoenix. He is really enjoying it and it has been better in almost every way. Needless to say, we've moved to PHX. It is strange to be back, but we are used to it now. We are living with family right now while we save and look for a house. Our house in Colorado sold within 24 hours of the listing for the full price! It was a huge blessing! Lucy, Grant and I went back a few weeks ago to meet the movers and make the final arrangements for the closing. We loved seeing our friends and spending a bit more time out on the front porch with the neighborhood kids playing on the grass. I will really miss that. Maybe some kids will enjoy our gravel yard? Or maybe we will find a house with crunchy, stiff grass, ha ha. The kids are doing well. Lucy and Carmen started school at Mercury Mine elementary. I went to MME. I would be lying if I didn't say it's totally weird to send my children to a school so full of memories for me. Not all good memories either. But who has all good memories of elementary school? Eden started preschool, also at the school I went to. She is really enjoying her time there. Grant is growing up. He is such a precious part of our lives. We love his enthusiasm for life. He growls like a lion and pats you on the shoulder when you pick him up. He loves to pull Eden's hair, and stroke my face. He is trying to crawl. Lucy crawled at 10 months and I think Grant is on that track. It's so interesting to see the differences in my children. Carmen and Eden crawled at 6 months. All the girls walked at 12. Grant is also walking if there is something he can push on, but he can't pull himself up to standing yet. He is a strong little guy. He babbles and can say, "ma ma, da da, ba ba." I swear he says "MA MAAM!" when he is needing me. He sure hears his sisters do it all day. He is clapping, waving and feeding himself. My heart is full of love for these sweet little children and I am grateful every day they are mine. Lucy was baptized the first weekend of Sept. She is such a wonderful girl. I don't know what I would do without her example and help.
