Thursday, August 23, 2012

…and breathe

As stressful and overwhelming as this summer has been, it is equally as overwhelming to sit down and try to express in words what we experienced. To say the least, this summer was a blur. I don’t know how we handled having a baby, deciding to apply for a new job, interviewing for the job, getting the job, blessing Lucy, throwing a party to celebrate her blessing, going to many family parties, preparing our house to move out of state, finding and place to live in CA, talking in church, selling our house, selling our car, selling our furniture, getting rid of our junk, packing our stuff, Stephen working full-time and all the time, trying to properly take care of three active girls, going to doctor appointments, going to dentist appointments, living temporarily at Grandma’s, traveling to CA, unpacking, settling in a “new” area, registering for elementary, starting a new job, joining a “new” ward… I guess I do know how we did it all. With help from God. Although it was hard, really hard, I know we received so many miracles and blessings. With God’s help everything just fell into place.

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I had a wonderful delivery. Induced. Absolutely no pain. She was born healthy and beautiful.

Lucy's birth annoucement 6x7

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Her sisters love her.IMG_7174 IMG_7218

Lucy’s baby blessingIMG_7360

For Sale by owner. We listed our house on KSL classifieds and it sold in 1 day! A true miracle. IMG_7471

Look what we unpacked.

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Lucy has become a very happy baby.

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Check out how California cool she is. IMG_7819

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The “Home” Tour

I am happy to report we have only one more cardboard box to unpack from our move. It’s full of pictures, and there just isn’t wall space for it. We have been in the Bay Area 12 days and are slowly settling in. We have an apartment, we’ve gone to our “new” Ward, Mally is registered for school and Stephen and I got our CA drivers licenses today. So, I think that means we are officially CA residents.

Here are pictures of our apartment. It’s 950 square feet, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It’s definitely not as large or as nice as our UT home. But, it’s home for now and we are liking it just fine. Hey, it’s bigger than our apartment last summer and this time around we even have our furniture.

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The kitchen and girls’ room

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The family/living/office/dining room.

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The master bedroom.

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The bathrooms.

That’s all folks.

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