Well Robbie this is for you! JK. We are starting our very own blog. Matthew laughs at the thought. Never imagined that we would have a blog he says, who wants to read about us? Well, a lot has changed for us in the past couple months.
But it all started in January when Matthew starting the academy for the Highway Patrol. Now, I TOLD Matthew I would NEVER NEVER marry a cop. So he decided to sneak around that and marry me first, then become a cop! Not that there is anything wrong with cops, just as a wife didn't want to have to handle those hours! But he is my hubby, so supportive I will be. And now that he doing it, I can't really imagine him doing anything else. He LOVES it, like it's in his blood. This is what he should be doing. 
So after months of the academy came graduation and then his calling, Duchesne County, Utah. Now coming from California, Utah County was a whole other world, but Duchesne county? well it's an entire different universe! We had a hard time finding a home and Matthew had to live out here without me and the kids for awhile. But we finally found a brand new home, and then had to wait for it to be finished and now, long overdue, we are all together again as a family.
So after months of the academy came graduation and then his calling, Duchesne County, Utah. Now coming from California, Utah County was a whole other world, but Duchesne county? well it's an entire different universe! We had a hard time finding a home and Matthew had to live out here without me and the kids for awhile. But we finally found a brand new home, and then had to wait for it to be finished and now, long overdue, we are all together again as a family. So now we live in Roosevelt, Utah. We have finally settled in, as all of our boxes are unpacked. It is great having a garage, considering this house is smaller than our last, our "office" is out here, as well as all my craft supplies and half the kitchen. Matthew has jumped right into being a trooper out here, as well as joining as a reserve officer for the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office and the Roosevelt Police Department. Can you tell he loves being a cop?
Hailey has started preschool and goes 4 days a week. She rides the big girl bus! I didn't think I would have to worry about my baby going to school until kindergarten! But at 3 years old she puts on her backpack and heads to the bus stop (with mom of course!) She is doing great, absolutely loves it! And she has only had one tantrum thus far! The teacher was completely shocked when it happened, she said, "I never knew something could come out of such a happy sweet little girl." LOL Welcome to my world! I think there was definately a reason she was born so cute! She is completely potty trained during the day, now we just gotta work on staying dry through the night!
Luke is busy being 2! As a typical 2 year old boy he LOVES making messes, cars, balls, throwing things, wrestling, and getting into any trouble possible! It is a new world for Matthew since Hailey didn't go through this stage! He absolutely loves the movies CARS (for obvious reasons) and MULAN of all things! He loves the fighting and takes out Hailey's recorder and pretends it is a sword!
Hailey sure misses horse riding and they both miss playing outside, but it's already too cold for that, plus no fences, and we only one house from state street, so we stay inside all our days! Talk about CABIN FEVER!!!! Every night these two LOVE to watch Disney's Princess Sing-A-Long and at the very end when every one is dancing these two grab each other and dance around the room laughing the whole time! It is absolutely ADORABLE!
Hunter is growing by leaps and bounds! At 5 months old, he already had 2 teeth! At 6 months old, he is crawling everywhere and even gets his tummy off the floor most of the time, the rest its more of the army crawl he has down packed! He is loving solids and for the most part sleeps the entire night! However, he has decided he is old enough to only need one nap a day! Insane! Apparently my kids aren't nappers cause Luke and Hailey don't nap at all by 2yo. He still refuses to sit up and if you try and make him he folds himself completely in half so his tummy is still touching the floor, or rolls immediately to the side. He loves to chew on anything he shoulding, especially cords, and loves pulling the door stoppers out and gnawing on the caps. Obviously, I've had to remove all these from the walls! He hates being in a room alone, and if you leave, he is right behind you scooting as fast as he can!
So what about me? Well, I'm busy being a mom, working part-time as a 911 dispatcher in Vernal, which is about 40 min away. And as always, I LOVe baking and entertaining! We have already had 3 bbq's and probably 2 dinner parties, and now that it's the holidays a lot more are coming! I bake as often as I can and share with all the guys matthew works with, I don't think they mind, and I need someone to test my goodies. I am thinking I will start baking and decorating cakes from home and hope to quit completely and devote my time at home!
Everyone always asks if we are insane for having our babies so close together, but we wouldn't have it ANY OTHER WAY! It is so great having them at the same stage, doing the same things together & being so close! The second question is always, if we are done, and nope, we are not even close! We love being mommy & daddy and want to do it more! There is nothing greater than these beautiful blessings that HeavenlyFather has given us! Sorry it's so long, but that's the jist. Will try to keep updated and add more as we can!
