Life in Utah

Eric starts his first day of class tomorrow. We are back in UT, where it all began :) Eric is going to the MBA program at BYU. We are excited to be here and for the adventure this will be for our little family. Adalea is 2 years old 8 months and Avanna is 8.5 month. The girls are doing great and are having fun exploring Utah. We live in on campus housing which is really proving to be a lot of fun.

Hot Utah day...thought we would introduce Adalea to a slip n slide. She wasn't super crazy about it, the idea sounded a lot more fun than actually doing it.

They tackle Daddy when he comes home. These girls love their Daddy and oh how he loves them. He's doomed. Living in a house with 3 girls he's totally smitten by. How will he ever survive? :)

We found the coolest (free may I add) splash pad park in Alpine. Went there last Saturday and had a blast.

 Adalea just had to get a big girl bike so she could keep up with the rest of the kids in the neighborhood.

 Happy 4 year anniversary to me and Eric. My dear friend Cortney watched the girls for us so we could go out to celebrate.

 Our dear Adalea. She was suppose to be taking a nap, I found her walking around her room in her hat and boots :) She's so cute. Love this girl!

Sisters...Friends

We have entered a new phase and this is a phase I like. The girls play together...without me there to referee or entertain. It's great. I love most of all seeing them becoming not only sisters but friends. They love each other so much. Avanna's face lights up when Adalea enters the room. No one can make Avanna laugh the way her big sister can. Adalea use to run to me after waking up from naps, but now the first person she greets and kisses is her little sister. I love it!!!

It's been a while since I have posted or even read others posts. Tonight, I finally decided to catch up. I have LOVED reading all about those I care about. I forgot how great blogs are at helping you feel close to those you may not talk to on a regular basis or in my case those people that live so far away. It has inspired me to do a better job blogging. I'm hopeful that as I post little glimpses of our life it can help all of my family in North Carolina feel close to us even though we are miles away.

Just to catch up a little. Avanna was born December 3rd 2011 and has been the sweetest baby. We love her! Most of all I love to see her and Adalea together. I'll have to say transitioning to 2 kids has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. I finally feel like I'm getting the hang of it though. We are getting into our routine...Adalea is learning that she can't ride on her sister's back like she does her Dady's and lots of other important things to keep Avanna safe :) She is actually a huge help now. She loves helping with diaper changes and as you'll see in the picture she likes to feed Avanna. I'm suprised at how well she does it.

I feel so blessed. I love my family so much. It doesn't really matter what we are doing. Most recently we went to the zoo. Another fun thing we did was go to IHop. Every time Eric see's an IHOP he always wants to go, so finally a couple of weekend ago we went. We were amazed. Toys for kids to play with, the fastest service ever, and kids eat free.

Avanna just a week ago. She is 6 months old.

Potty Power!

Potty training Adalea has been a work in progress for quite some time. We are very proud to say that she is doing great...as we say, "we've got Potty Power". She worked very hard to fill her star chart. Once she recieved 14 stars (2 weeks without accidents) she was able to go shopping for her very own back pack. Even more motivating than the back pack was what she was able to put in her back pack....FRUIT SNACKS, Adalea's favorite.

It was a lot of fun to go out together at the end of the two weeks as a family for Adalea to pick out her back pack. She felt pretty special and quite proud of herself. As you can see in the picture she raised her arms up high and declared "POTTY POWER"! :)

There are days we still have accidents, but our star chart is always a nice reminder that she can do it!