Do we ever make up our minds? Maybe!

Our family has made a lot of hard decisions lately. 

May not seem hard to some families but to ours deciding where to live and when to move has been

pretty crazy. 

It's official! Well, sort of...

This is what is the plan as of today,

We are moving to arizona.

We are hoping to move into a house different from the one previously posted on instagram

We are planning on now moving the 15th of January. 

(Not this upcoming Wednesday as planned before)

This new plan will save us money and we feel right about it.

We have been praying where to live for awhile. 

And recently we found a place that is not only affordable but in a safe location.

We know we were guided to find this place to live. 

The tender mercies of the Lord are everywhere. 

So grateful Adam was able to notice all the things that helped guide us in our decisions. 

We are so excited for our new adventure in sun and hot. 

We feel a bit like olaf asking for summer. 

Adam doesn't start school till August but we didn't want to wait till then.

Hopefully  by moving in January we will be able to prepare better for the Arizona heat!

This year has been a crazy year full of life changing events we are so grateful for our new opportunities and that Adam found a career he will enjoy before starting vet school. 

Thayne is fast as can be and while we were away searching for housing and jobs, he ran a mile and half with my mom! He is so smart and loves all things mechanical. 

Joslyn is growing so fast and is only 1 shoe size different from her older brother. She loves all things princess despite my best efforts. She loves singing and dancing to frozen.

I am still trying to wrap my head around being a mom. I love being home with the kids. It's a feeling I can't really describe. Its something that brings you the greatest sorrow and the most joy. All at once.

Really the only way to experience it is to try it. I feel so blessed I am able to do this.

I had a part time job cleaning apartments but I am still undecided if that will continue in Arizona. 

As of right now packing and decluttering is my job! 

Dear high school you were so 2007

We are having to down size again. We will be living in a 2 bedroom apartment with 2 kids for 2 years. Which isn't too crazy and we certainly aren't the only people doing this. But somehow it's surprisingly difficult to get rid of things in order to make it possible to fit into a two bedroom. I've started to go through sentimental things and create some very small boundaries there. 

One big thing I got rid of was my year books... I was in one picture in 2 years in a row. And then my senior picture didn't turn out in my last year book and check out this picture...

I'm in the middle crease. I'm not even by anyone I know. I went through my year book with feelings that I never wanted to feel again. Hurt, uncertainty, and feelings of low self-esteem among some of them. Sure high school happened and it wasn't my favorite. But I can save the pieces I do like and teach that to my kids. I saved two pages that I wanted out of my whole year books. I don't feel any remorse letting them go. However I do have personal pictures that I took of my favorite times. They take up way less space and bring back happy memories. 

My husband on the other hand was very involved in his school and had a great experience. I will keep his year books probably forever. And I actually want to attend his 10 year reunion. Mine is still up in the air. 

Have you kept your year books? Do people even buy them anymore?