Our new HOME!

Let me take you on a tour... (pictures taken April 25th)

Laundry room/mud room. Door leading to the garage. (I didn't take pictures of the garage. Justin has been very hard at work in our yard doing the sprinklers and prepping for a fence and our garage is a mess! But, it is a very nice and big, 3 car garage. Justin loves it!)

Aisley's room.

Keaton and Rich's room.

I caught Rich right at nap time. Love me a sleeping baby!

The main bathroom/kids bathroom.

Master bedroom/our bedroom. (Rich is sleeping in his own room now, but I've left the pack-n-play up in our room for now in case he needs it during the day for nap time. Or sometimes, if Rich wakes up early in the morning I nurse him and then put him back in the pack-n-play instead of in his room so that he doesn't wake up Keaton. Fun fact: Rich is a very noisy baby- especially when he wakes up in the morning! Lots of happy, "I'm awake!" noises!)

Master bathroom.

 Master closet. Yay for plenty of closet space connected right to our bathroom!

The basement. (Unfinished.)

Makeshift playroom.

Empty space/storage space.

Now, back upstairs and outside in our backyard.

Yay for being absolutely in love with our new home! It is perfect for us. Living in West Point, right down the street from both of our parents, has been lots of fun for us and the kids. We live in a wonderful neighborhood with lots of great neighbors. We are slowly, but surely getting to know our new ward and we are enjoying our new callings. (I'm teaching Valiant 9 and Justin is once again the Young Men's President!) Keaton's school is literally less than a 5 minute walk from our house and he loves his school and is excited to start playing t-ball this next week at a newly redone park (the park Justin and I both grew up playing at) which is just a few blocks from our house. It is strange to be settling down without a move coming in our future. It's weird to know that this house and this neighborhood will be the place where we will raise the 3 kids we have now and any others that may join our family in the future. It is exciting! Our home is a happy place to be. Within the next couple of months Justin will have the yard all done! (He has been working his tail off on our yard and I'm so grateful for all he's done and continues to do!!!) When it is finished I'll have to take more pictures of the outside of our house.

The 2nd half of March 2016

March 16th- Happy half birthday Rich! This big boy weighed in at 14 lbs. 3 oz.- 2nd percentile!!! Our biggest baby at this age. Our first baby to ever by on the curve! Rich is starting to eat solid foods (he's not in love yet!), he is always happy as can be, and he loves to talk and tell stories to us!

All 3 of our babies at 6 months old!

Rich and Keaton both at 6 months old!

Another picture of all 3 of our babies on their half birthdays!


March 17th- "The people on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down..." And Aisley had to find a spot for each and every person- Flounder behind Mickey Mouse... Prince Charming driving the tow truck. She just kept saying she needed more cars and more people, all the while singing all about the bus.

March 20th- A couple of days before Brooklyn's cheer tryouts, I dug out my old cheer outfit and had Brooklyn try it on! (Congrats Brookie for making the cheer team!!!)

March 21st- "He is risen!"

March 22nd- Don't worry, I didn't let Aisley go far with Rich in her doll stroller... but you have to admit they look pretty cute playing together. Rich looks HUGE in her stroller!

March 23rd-

Keaton talking Aisley down after quite the tantrum. He really is a good brother. And, most of the time, they really are the best of friends.

Taking a ride on Shuffles the turtle a few minutes later.

March 25th- Aisley thinks she's a big girl lately and likes to put her little backpack on and pretend she is heading to preschool with a book to read, or work to look for cool rocks (one day Justin brought home an awesome rock for the kids that he found at work), or that she's heading to Grandma's or BreAnne's. She always tells me that she loves me and that she'll be back soon!

March 26th-

My parents with all 10 of their grandchildren!!!


March 27th- Easter Sunday.

Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Craythorne's.

March 31st- A quick visit to Grandma and Grandpa Norman's. Me and the kids didn't get to stay for long, but our time there was very well spent. The kids all loved talking with Grandma and Grandpa. Rich was quite happy and comfortable in Grandma's arm, and Keaton and Aisley loved playing with Grandpa's tractors. I'm so happy I was able to get several pictures. We sure love our sweetest Grandma and Grandpa Norman.