The last few months..

Wow, it has been six months since my last post! Well, we love being back in Logan. Life is a little busier here, but it's great being so close to family. Cosette has turned into a full blown kid! How does that happen so quickly?

Back in October we went to Colorado springs so Mitcheal could get eye surgery at the Air Force Academy. He had PRK (kind of like lasik) and we spent nearly two weeks of fun! (except for the whole scraping off the outer layer of your cornea part....but no more contacts! yay)


We went to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and spent quite a bit of time with the giraffes.
We took a cog train to the top of Pikes Peak (the mountain that inspired the song, America the Beautiful)
Cosette wasn't so sure about the Giraffes.

We had a great Christmas with family and just got back from a week in Georgia.
Cosette dressed up as an angel

I have a lot of catching up to do in the next few weeks, but soon to come...pictures of our 108 year old house! Finally.

Cosette is one!

Well, Cosette is one! I can't believe it has been a year. Wow, life changes when you have a baby, but it is so worth it. She is such a character, with a big personality. We had our family over for a great party, great food and most importantly, lots of toys! Cosette had a great time, although she wasn't quite sure what to do with her cake. We love being back in Logan, but I'll post more about that later!

Goodbye, Florida. We'll miss you.

Well, last week we said goodbye to the beautiful Gulf Coast and made our 36 hour trek across the country. Now we're back in Utah! We are so happy to be closer to family and friends and the wonderful mountains. However, this joyous move is tinged with a bit of sadness. We will miss our first home, we will miss the Waste Management system (it is the best thing that has ever happened to garbage!!), we will miss Publix (the world's most friendly grocery store), we will miss the most beautiful beaches in the world (especially knowing they will never be the same, with the ever increasing amount of crude oil encroaching daily on our Emerald Coast), but most of all, we will miss the people. We made so many great friends and will miss the southern hospitality and openness. Even strangers at the grocery store seem like old friends. The Gulf Coast of Florida will always be such a special place to me. It's where Mitcheal and I started our lives together, where we got our first 'real jobs', and where our beautiful baby was born. I feel like I really learned to be a grown up, a very independent person and most importantly, a Mother. We are so excited for the new adventures ahead. Logan, here we come...Again.

We took some family photos on the beach before we left. I'm so glad we had the chance to take these priceless pictures. The beaches on the Gulf Coast are amazing. We are praying every day that the crisis in the Gulf will, at some point, get under control and that when Cosette is older she will be able to enjoy these beautiful beaches.

Smiles

It's starting to feel a little like springtime here in Florida, and we're loving it. Cosette is now seven months old! How did that happen so fast? We'll be in Utah next week and can't wait to see everyone. In the meantime, we will be enjoying having this smiley little girl all to ourselves.

Snowpocalypse!

Snowpaocalypse, Snowmageddon! The crazy snow storms that have been sweeping the country have come to Florida! They said it was coming, but I didn't believe it... snow in Florida? No way. We had an actual snow storm here on the Gulf Coast. It only lasted about an hour and nothing stuck to the ground, but it sure caused a lot of commotion. School was canceled, a few stores closed, everyone was terrified of the dangerous snowy roads. But, after about an hour of flurry, the sun came out and we were back in Florida.

Happy Valentines Day!

Everything is so much more fun when you have a cute little baby girl... especially holidays centered around love, hearts, and the colors pink and red. I know my posts have been a little heavy on photos and a little light on words. The photos are for adoring Nana, Papa, aunts, uncles and friends who are heartbroken to be so far away from Cosette. Hopefully soon I can add a few more thoughts to all the photos. Hope everyone had a great Valentines Day.

Back to the Blog

After a little hiatus, I'm back to the blog. So, we've been doing a lot the last few months.

We went to Washington D.C. and visited Georgetown, The Smithsonian Museum of American History and got a private tour of the capital building!

We went to Utah for Christmas and had a blast going to Bear Lake and visiting family and friends.
Cosette is getting cuter by the day.



Also, BIG NEWS BIG NEWS, we are moving back to Utah the beginning of June! Yay! Mitcheal is going to be teaching ROTC at Utah State. We'll miss Florida, but we can't wait to be back a little closer to family and friends!