Our Cedar City Trip

So our family finally got the opportunity to take some time away from work and school and get a family outing in. We were able to go see Brian and Audrey down in Cedar City. It was so nice to get away and yet not quite long enough. We had a great time spending Saturday with Brian, Audrey, and Katelyn. They were great host and we hope to get out and see them again.

While there we spent most of our time at the park or in the pool. The pool wasn't quite as warm as we were hoping for, but it was so nice to enjoy the water again. We stayed in the Abby Inn which was a great place for us. The first night wasn't so restful, but the next night was much better. I think we were all tired from the days events and full from the yummy Ice Cream the Brian and fam treated us to.

It was a nice warm weekend and the travel went well. The boys enjoyed their movies while Justin and I got to actually engage in some adult conversation. We don't get that opportunity to often. So over all we had a nice time and hope to take some more time off together as a family.

On a side note. Justin and I have been put to work in our new ward. Justin is the second counselor in the Sunday School Presidency and will do a great job there. I have been put in the Young Women's Presidency as the First Counselor. I am scared and excited all at the same time. It is already taking up a lot of family time, but the kids and Justin have been a great support. I'm excited to get to know the girls and take on the challenges of fellowshipping some other girls as well. Hopefully all will go well.

Where did our summer go?

Summer has come and gone and so has our family. We were finally able to move from our home in Eagle Mountain and get closer to Justin's work in Provo. We found a nice home in a great neighborhood in Orem and are loving it.

The best part is that Quentin can walk right out the back gate to school each day. He seems to love being able to do that. Quentin started school on August 25th and has enjoyed every minute of it. Yes he does complain at times of being bored, but has since made friends and doesnt' care about boredum as much. Quentin is learning how to read and doing well. When he puts his mind to it he really takes off with any new task he is given.
Quentin is also very creative and loves building things. His new passion is playing a game called Spore. He loves building the creatures and homes that they live in and then playing them in the game. Of course he doesn't actually play the game much, he would rather build the creatures and homes for them.

He also loves playing Mario Kart on the WII. He is getting pretty good at it and loves to play with his mom, because in his terms "Mom you suck, play on the other team" I think he really enjoys beating the pants off of me. In fact, we just played for Family Night and I was voted off the red team and put on the blue team so that they could have a better chance of winning the race.

Cyrus is also enjoying and hating Quentin being at school. He loves his time with just mom and all of the toys to himself. But he also gets bored of mom and looks forward to Quentin being home to run around with.

Cyrus to is growing in many ways. I can't believe how skinny he has gotten and tall. I'm afraid both of my boys are going to out grow me quicker then I thought possible. Cyrus loves to read and build stuff like his older brother. However, Cyrus is still my boy who loves balls. He can spot a ball out of no where. He also loves being out doors, which has helped out a lot in our new home. Even though the inside was completely remodeled, the outside needs quite a bit of work. There are many things needing to be ripped out and trimmed back and the boys have loved helping out. Cyrus also loves to jump on the trampoline and play in the sand box. We have a rule before we go inside. After playing in the sand you have to jump on the trampoline and get all of sand off of your body and clothes.

It has definitely been fun being a mom even through the many challenges that I am faced with each and every day.

Justin is loving his new job and the fact that we are so close. The people at his work seem to be treating him well and appreciate him and all that he does for them. In many ways it has been a great move for him.

I am keeping busy as a first time soccer mom, a first time mother of a child in school, a son heading into his 3 year old stage, yard work, and trying to stay in shape and eat well. Don't know how I do the last one. It is definitely easy to eat poorly on the go. Hopefully life will slow up a bit as we head into the Winter months and we will get back into a more homely routine.