Updates

Every month my family sends out a newsletter and each person that wants to, writes their family's monthly news:

Here are some of them: 

August: (sent out first sunday in august so mostly news of July)
This month was busy!   We moved which meant packing and unpacking (bleh),  registering kids in new schools,  which their first day was July 28!  So early.   They were ready for school to start though.  For Pioneer Day we went to bill and beckys for the celebration.  Friday was a rodeo (which we missed ) followed by a family dance.  Bill has got some line dancing moves!  He taught us a couple dances.  It was fun.  Saturday morning we ran the races.  Fun run (1 mile for Deacon, Colson and me) and the 5K for the rest. Except of course Hudson,  whom Becky cuddled.  Relaxing and visiting was the agenda for the middle of the day and then off to the dinner and fireworks at EA in the evening.  They have amazing fireworks for the event!  


September:
 

Driving, driving and more driving!  That is all I feel like I do all the time these days.  

Good news!  Our house for sale is pending.  We know it isn't over till it's over, but it's nice that it's a possibility it will sale.  Selling our house will help with the driving dilemma- I won't have to go all the time to brush the pool.

Denver went camping with Garrett for a 4 stake EYO campout.  They had a good time.

Sterling had a bday last month.  

Huddy buddy (aka Hudson) is so much fun.  He's smiling and laughing now which the whole family loves. 

Colson started piano lessons by mom (he's very motivated to learn).  

Maelie got contacts.  

Deacon loves preschool and cries on days he doesn't get to go and says his teacher will be sad if he's not there.  :)

October:

Our stake had all of the ward boundaries changed and a new ward was added to the stake.  We were put in the new ward.    We haven't met yet because of general conference so this Sunday will be our first day in our new ward.    

 

We sold our house!  A bittersweet feeling.  We're glad to not have two mortgages and we love our new home, but it was our first home we ever bought.  A good first home, too.  

 

Maelie and Garrett have been running for cross country for school and really enjoying it. We didn't realize that for 5 of the 7 meets we'd be traveling to queen creek,  Mesa or phx .  

 

A sister missionary in my ward came up to me and said she's related to me.  Her ancestors are from NC.  We didn't have much time to discuss as we were just passing by each other so I'll have to make the correlations later.  Sounds like mom's side?  (her name is Sister VanColn and she's my mom's cousin's granddaughter.