Happiness

As most of you know, I've had a chronic headache since Declan was 6 weeks old. After Dr. visits, an MRI, a diagnosis of NDPH and trying many different solutions, we made it a matter of prayer and have decided to move to Utah to be closer to family at the end of November.  We're all excited, nervous, sad,  happy, etc. We really felt that Arizona was to be our home for quite a while so finding out that it isn't has been somewhat of a surprise.  It may have been for a reason that our home in Maryland didn't sell with our very first offer. If we owned a home here, it would be definitely more difficult for us to move, at least for me. A home is my nest and I tend to make lots of plans and dreams and invest time and energy into it. And so..we are leaving. Arizona, you have been wonderful to us. We have enjoyed the warmth, up until the middle of October (and then not so much). We've enjoyed having a pool in our backyard. The people here are very friendly and ...

  Scooting Backwards!   At the Park with Elizabeth   Happy to go on an Outing! Such a happy baby!   Trying out the sink for a bath! Out to Lunch! And just like that, Declan turns 6 months old! At 6 months Declan:           -Rolls over from front to back and back to front and then scoots backwards! No          freeplay on the bed anymore!            -Loves Sadie the Dog. He'll grab her fur and laugh when she tries to lick his face. I don't let that happen too often!           -Loves his sisters and brothers! Elizabeth holds him, changes him, feeds him a bottle, has babysat him for over a half an hour. Each brother has different games they like to play with him. Jonah takes a pillow and tackles him with it and Declan just laughs and laughs! Ethan like pretend to eat him. Asher will tickle him on his ticklish spots (his thigh...

 Birthday Lunch!   Elizabeth's birthday heart attack- she loved it!   The Highlight of September this year was Elizabeth's 12th birthday! She has been looking forward to turning 12 this whole year! When she turned 11, she said "I'm almost 12!" In our Church the youth begin attending Youth classes and activities when they turn 12. The class of 12 and 13 year old girls were so sweet! They made hearts and I put them all over her room for her to see when she got home. Then, they kidnapped her on Mutual night which was also her birthday and had cake and ice cream and games. That was a little hard since we knew they coming to get her and we couldn't do cake and ice cream as well. Luckily, we celebrated her birthday the Sunday before with the family. She requested a pink swirly cake with hot pink and teal cake mix. It was fun! For her birthday she got a new jewelry box (hers was getting old), a necklace with the Gilbert Temple on it,another necklace, a ...