Catching Up

Wow I suck at keeping this blog updated, for those that still care to read, here's an update of what's been going on the past year an a half of our lives!

We moved out of first apartment

My brother came home from his mission in Alabama!

We went camping for Spring Break and it was freezing cold!

Ellie met her cousin Bradley

And Auntie Jenna!

Someone turned a year old!

Ellie and I went to Seattle with my parents and brother for my sister's wedding.

We went to the Gilbert Temple open house

I left my job at Petsmart (after 6 years!) and got a new job working for a chiropractor! 

Had a nice Christmas together as a family. Although we had all spent the days leading up to Christmas with the stomach flu. Ewww.

So that's a little picture update. This past year and a half has flown by and sometimes I think I didn't get to stop and enjoy the moments. Things I have noticed lately are that I don't take enough pictures. My Instagram would say otherwise, but  I feel like I don't have enough pictures to look back on! So that is something I am going to work on. Another huge thing that happened that I don't have a picture of is that Jacob started ASU! So exciting, things are moving along for his education. Although, ASU is not my favorite school right now (and I don't even go there!) ASU is extremely expensive and they charge for everything. Jacob got financial aid but it is still super expensive. The past 2 semesters have been very hard with juggling work and school (for Jake) and parenthood. Poor Jacob has been so stressed. We know it will all be worth it but we have many years to go before we can really settle down. We have had many trials such as car problems, IRS issues, sickness, and medical expenses to go along with that. It has been very tough but I keep telling myself that someone out there has it worse than us and we should be grateful to have what we have, including our trials. Our trials will make us stronger even though at the moment it doesn't feel like it. We just have to keep our heads above water and we will make it! 

A little about our munchkin Ellie, she has grown so much! Literally! She is very tall for her age! Haha she is very smart too. She loves to talk and explore. She keeps us and her Grandparents running! She learned to walk at 9 months, started saying actual words around 10 months, and started testing her boundaries at 11 months! She is a trouble maker for sure and with advanced learning come pre terrible two tantrums haha. She already is a feisty one but is also a big love bug. She will get into trouble and when we scold her, she comes and gives us a kiss. She is not a very picky eater (she loves meat!) and she loves the water, I want to get her into swim lessons! Jacob and I have learned a lot from becoming parents, like patience. That is a big one lol. We love being parents though and we adore our little girl more than anything. 

Thanks for reading our little update!