Indiana Here We Come!!

Our family is about to make a big change! We are moving to Indiana! Matt got a new job out there and is so excited about it. We are really happy that we are going to get to live pretty close to our family back there. For our 8 years of marriage, we have always been far away from them and it will be wonderful to be able to be so close! The kids are excited that they will get to see Grandpa and famous Uncle Ed any time they want. They keep talking about all the cousins and family that they usually only see once a year.

I don't think that they understand though, that it means they won't be seeing my family who they are so used to seeing whenever they want! I think it will be a real shock for them once we get out there. My kids have been blessed with Oma and Papa nearby and have very strong relationships that I know the kids rely on. Taite and my Mom especially have a really strong connection. I've never seen anything like it, Taite loves her Oma more than any kid I've ever seen love a grandma.

We feel really good about this move though and feel impressed that this is the right thing for our family. I guess that is how it is supposed to go, making hard decisions and relying on faith make you stronger. I believe it will be great for us!

I love my family so much and it will be hard for me too to be so far away. My parents and I are very close and I get so sad just thinking about the distance. I have never really lived outside of Utah, except briefly at the beginning of our marriage, so I guess this might be a shock for me too! I love change though and I am still excited for this new experience heading our way.
There is one very, very ugly part about this new adventure... we are going to be living in the Fighting Irish territory!! That's right, my children will grow up surrounded by Notre Dame fans. We will have to make a trip to the BYU bookstore and load up on clothes and hats I guess!

Here are some of our fun summer pictures so far!

Ellery came up to me yesterday and asked me, "Mom, after Indiana, where do you want to move?"
I said, "Moving is hard so I hope we stay put a while, but someday I want to come back here to Utah! I bet you kids will go to College here."
She looked at me and said "Maybe we could think about China!"


Bailey- "Mom, I have another stinkin' Kangaroo sore in my mouth!!"
You mean Canker sore Bailey!!



We had dinner over at our friend's house the other day, the Olsen fam. Taite became a little obsessed with Hans, Matt's teammate. We have hung out at their house before, but for some reason she was glued to Hans. She was playing with the kids, but every time they passed through the room, she had to come and give him a hug and sit on his lap for a minute. It was cute, her first crush I guess.