It's Official...

So Joel and I have spent a lot of time praying and talking with family, and here is our decision:
We are moving to Post Falls!

We are withdrawing from the University this semester--we leave April 4th.

I am enrolling in the Nursing Program in CDA in the fall.
Joel will be working full time.

God is moving in our lives and it is so exciting.

Olivia's Latest

She calls me ba ba...pretty close to ma ma!
She is starting to stand by herself...only for seconds.
She eats SO MUCH!
She crawls fast.
Laughs a lot
waves (and knows what she's doing)

Olivia's Dedication

Great day.

major changes

Big things are happening. Huge.
Lots of prayer.
Must decide by April 3.

sweet girl

So Olivia has another tooth coming in, and today has not been a good day for her. She's had a fever all day and hasn't been her normal self..including pooping like 4 times. This afternoon for like two hours she was just sprawled out on me an didn't move. It was nice to cuddle...but sad.
I just checked her temp and it was like 103. Teething sucks.

spring

I am so so so glad it is spring break.

Olivia is nine months old.

Last week, I honestly debated dropping out of school.

I really could care less right now if I get a college degree.
The only reason I'm staying is that we can't afford for me not to be in school.

Even after watching 11 seasons...I still like America's Next Top Model.
And I still like Survivor.


I got a pressure canner for my birthday from my parents.
I really want to can stuff...but I have no idea where to start.


Olivia can say DaDa and Uh Oh!!

AND...she understands "no!" She even shakes her head!! It so sooo cute. I'll try to get video.
She also smacks her lips. So cute.

also...

Our washer is broken.
It won't spin or do the cycles correctly.
The motor still runs like its trying to spin...but it just doesn't do anything.
It stopped at the end of the washing cycle...full of water.
I somehow got it to drain, but the clothes hadn't been rinsed.
We are going to PF this weekend...it looks like we are going to be bringing a lot of dirty clothes with us.


I sometimes really wonder what God is up to. Why must so much hard stuff have to be thrown at us at a time in our life that we are already dealing with so much stuff?

As more and more stuff goes wrong, it becomes more and more clear how abundantly God blessed us with Olivia's temperament. She's the best baby that we could have ever asked for and God has just made everything (as far as OLIVIA'S mood and schedule is concerned) so easy.