7/30/18 - Time Flies

I can't believe it's already almost August. We've been in Arizona for a year now (as of yesterday), and now we are going back to Utah soon. We have pretty much decided we are going back. We went to the temple on Thursday afternoon and we felt good about the decision to move back up there for Austin to be successful with his new business. He and Jeremiah have been working together a bit more now to get things rolling. Austin talked to 100 potential/past home buyers. Now he's working on talking to 20 real estate agents, finding a developer and designer to hire, and find investors. And then things will really get rolling.

Now we have to decide when we will move to Utah. My parents are leaving on their mission in early October. Don't remember if I mentioned that. They are serving in the new Chile Concepcion Temple (my dad served in that city). They give their farewell talk on September 16, their 40th wedding anniversary!!! What a big day to celebrate! And they report to SLC on October 7th I believe and then leave to Chile like a week after.

We hope to buy a house once we get to Utah. That's another thing we have to decide--when to buy. So many big decisions again! It's like last year all over again haha.

William is basically crawling. He's not full on crawling, but he can kind of crawl haha. And he can get where he wants to go with his kind of crawl mixed with rolling all over. He's growing up! He's too cute! I can't believe he's almost 8 months old! Where did my tiny baby go?! I love and adore him!

So I've had some stomach issues ever since William was a few months old. They have come and gone over several months. I'm finally gonna get me throat, esophagus, stomach, and small intestines scoped to try and figure out what's going on. Hopefully I can get some answers! That won't be until August 17th. I have to get put under. I'm kinda scared. I've been put under three times before for oral surgeries, but for some reason those times didn't scare me. And getting a C-section didn't scare me. But this does.

We are babysitting Ben's kids for three weeks in August while Jan takes a class to get her real estate license. It'll be Monday-Thursday, so we can come home for the weekends.

Lots to Catch Up On! - 7/3/18

William is sick for the first time. :( He has had a tiny cold the last few days, but last night he threw up. And then he threw up again this morning. He's still super happy though, even right after he threw up. I'm not sure what it is.

In June we went to Utah for almost two weeks. It was a lot of fun! It was also exhausting and we were ready to come home by the end. We saw lots of family and friends! We had a Been and June family reunion the first weekend up at Heber Valley Camp and then we had a Hans and Julie Hayden reunion at Britton's house the next week. We stayed all over the place before, between, and after each reunion. We stayed with Sydney and Dallas Bruce before. Between we stayed at Arlin and Cathy Hayden's house and up in Arbon at Austin's parents' house. And then after the last reunion, we stayed with Matt and Chelsie Morrell in Spanish Fork. I was able to hang out with Kamakea between the reunions too, which was really good! She and Nate and their kids are living at her parents' house. She's also pregnant with another boy!!!

I'm doing a swim class with William at Kino pool. He loves splashing in the water, but he doesn't love being held on his back in the water.

There is a chance we may have to move back to Utah. Austin is working on starting another company. He has found someone (Jeremiah Maughan, our old landlord) who may be a cofounder. Jeremiah has his own company in Utah so he wouldn't be able to move down here. So if they come to an agreement, we may have to move up there. I have mixed feelings about it. I LOVE being close to my family here in Mesa. And I've finally found some new friends and reconnected with some old friends to where I feel like I've found a place where I belong. Last summer I didn't feel that. But I also miss our friends and family in Utah. I did NOT miss Utah's winter one bit though. That is the biggest thing I'd have a hard time with if we do move back.

William is 7 months old as of yesterday. He's finally starting to kind of find an interest in crawling/moving around. He's making small steps of progress. I can't believe he's growing up so fast!!! He's so sweet and so fun! His personality comes out more and more every day. He LOVES to laugh and play!