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We have quite a bit going on in life right now, or so it feels.  Back in December Kade applied for an ROB which is an unpaid transfer and we were suppose to find out if he got an offer within 60 days.  Well obviously those 60 days are long since past and still no official word.  He put in for Douglas, Sonoita, and Lordsburg. We are sure Lordsburg is our best chance due to his seniority level.  But we would be more than happy with it, it would actually be our first choice if it were up to us.  So we are still waiting for word on that, I had really hoped we would know if we got it before we go to AZ so that I can get some things packed up.  

Blakely and I are leaving to Arizona this coming weekend so that I can have the baby there and have lots of family around to help.  Which I really should be packing right now but.... I've always been sort of a procrastinator.  It's been 4 months since we were home last and we really miss all our family.  We hope this little girl arrives soon so that Kade can come too! He is really going to miss his little Blake and I know 100% that she will miss him.  She LOVES when he comes home, wakes up, or even just showers and comes back out, and she goes running up to him screaming "DAD!!".  I can't wait for her to be able to play with cousins and get to know grandparents and great grandparents.  Kade and I are both blessed with amazing families and we want our children to be able to know them and have good relationships with all of them.

I have loved being Primary President. Not necessarily the President part, but I have amazingly helpful councilors, and the children are so incredibly awesome and sweet.  Just a couple weeks ago one of my councilors was suppose to teach sharing time but woke up that morning with two very sick children. So I scrambled to get a lesson ready that would by some miracle last the 15 minutes and then the music teacher didn't show up for music during senior primary so I got to do that as well. Luckily the children aren't judgmental of my singing and just sang louder to drown me out.  Anyways, I don't say this to brag but to say that during music time as we were talking about the songs and what they can teach us and ways that we can apply them to our lives I think it was helping my testimony grow more than me helping them.  I was just filled with such deep love for what we were talking about that I wanted them to be able to feel it, hold on to it, and never forget.  So many of the kids come to church with grandparents or aunts and uncles and rarely do they come every week but when they do come all I hope is that we can teach them to know they are loved, that they have a Savior who lives, and that we hope the very best for their future so that they want to come back each week.  I have just been amazed at how much I have learned from their humble testimonies. Of course, they have the best jokes too!

Blakely and I love getting to spend time with Kade on his days off.  We found a little nature park that we have gone to a few times, that we really enjoy.  We learned there of Blake's fear of Rolly Pollies.

Lately it has been really windy, cloudy, cold, and rainy.  Which makes it not so fun to go out.  I like to open the blinds in the morning and let some sunshine in and it's like a sudden spark of motivation so of course the days I should be cleaning and packing it's cloudy and sad outside.  Good thing I have Blake who livens up the days with her great dance moves.  

Blakely sign language vocabulary has grown so much.  I'll sit with her and go over what she knows how to sign and one I'm astounded by what she remembers when I know she hasn't signed that word in a while and two I can't even remember all the words that she knows we get done and gradually i can think of 10 more signs that I forgot she knows.  It is awesome to see how much easier it is to communicate with her.  Her talking is coming along but 80% of the time I don't know what the heck she is jabbering about.

Here are some recent pictures

 We love Uncle Virgil and his root beer.  Hmm.. maybe we should buy it first.