Catching up

This is going to be a brief update of our life so I can catch everyone up to where we are now! Jeff and I decided to save some money by moving into the basement of his parent's home. It has been great! Chloe is getting to know her Aunt Chels, Uncle Dallin, Nana and Papa so much and she is absolutely loving it. We moved in on the first of January and we are planning on staying here until Jeff starts working at Ernst and Young (which we hope is in July)! Chloe turned 1 on January 2nd and was finally able to meet her Uncle Todd the day before that. We celebrated Chloe's birthday and Todd's homecoming together and it was a blast! Chloe didn't like her birthday cake...which was quite shocking! She is a big eater! She knows how to sign 'more' and does it whenever someone starts walking to the kitchen! Other than that, I life is basically the same from day to day. But, be excited because I am just about ready to post pictures of my amazing finished scrapbooking desk!!!

So, Yesterday was a pretty eventful day! Jeff and I were called to teach the 16 year old Sunday School class. I am very nervous because I remember being 16 and how much I loved going to church. Not to mention we are teaching the Old Testament...But we really are excited! Jeff is an amazing teacher so I am grateful to have him. I told him I would provide the treats and he could do the rest! He didn't think that was a very good idea. Jeff's brother, Dallin, is in that class and he is super excited that we are now his teacher. I will let you know how the first week goes!

As for Chloe's big day Yesterday, she finally stood up on her own. She has always been a little slow in the development stages of life. Not that she is 'slow' but I think she's more stubborn (like me). So, it took her longer to start sitting up on her own, crawling, talking, etc. Now that she is almost 14 months old, she has decided to start walking. She is getting better at walking while holding my hand and she even ventures out to use her toys to stand up. It was so exciting to see her stand all alone. It's not big, but it is to us! Thanks for sharing in my pride and joy!!!

Our Favorite Presents

The first noise Chloe learned to make was that of a monkey (Ah! Ah!) so I searched high and low for the perfect stuffed monkey. I dare say it was her favorite Christmas present. But, she also really loved the See 'N Say from Grammy and Pampa! She is simply the cutest! I can't speak for Jeff, but My favorite present was the scrapbooking desk he designed and built all by himself. I didn't know he was so talented! I will post pictures of the finished product soon!!! Isn't my family amazing?

Merry Chirstmas!

This was Chloe's first Christmas and our first Christmas morning just as a little family. The last couple of years have been spent sleeping over at our families' homes, but we decided this year to do our own thing. It was so great! Chloe, of course, had no idea what was going on, but she seemed to have fun once she learned how to rip wrapping paper. I had to literally keep Jeff from going to wake Chloe up at 6:00 a.m. and from going to open his presents with Chloe. It was like having two kids instead of the one. After we had our morning, we headed over to Jeff's parent's house to find everyone still in their PJ's and all presents still under the tree. So we were able to participate in their Christmas morning as well. After that, we went to my parent's home and hung out there for a while. Spending holidays with family is the best!