Our little talker

In literally the last month Avery has really taken off with talking. We were starting to get worried when she wasn't really communicating with us, but now she is doing great! I ran out of time on my camera, but she says a lot more too! Her favorite is "no, no!" and "dog". Every animal that isn't a bird or a cat is a dog. Even when we see cows she will "moo" but then point and say "it's dog" and anytime we even walk past the bathroom, she runs for her stool and says "teeth" so she can brush. It's so fun to hear her chatter. I love her little voice

Time flies when you're having fun!

Life has just flown by these past months. I can't believe November was the last time I posted.
There's too much to cover - so here's a few pictures to sum it up! Hope everyone is well. And I promise to do better at keeping up!

Avery was so fun this year at Christmas...She didn't really know what was going on, but tore right into all her presents.

Sid was pretty proud of this one. All ready grooming her to be a snow boarder.

Her new thing is walking around in my shoes. I think it's the cutest thing ever.

We had the chance to see Brad wrestle this year. He did awesome! Made it to state and he's only a sophomore! Avery loved running around and copying the cheer leaders.

What a baby!

So this week has all ready been a long one and it's only Tuesday!
Avery has been so good with everything going on...and I am so thankful for her. A couple of friends are helping me out with her this week while I'm in training, and she has just gone right along with it. Today when I went to get her from Kim's she didn't even look excited to see me. (ouch) I thought about her all day wondering what she was doing, bragged about her to all my new coworkers and it seems she didn't even notice I wasn't there. Hm.
But. On the flip side, I am very greatful for a child that is so easy going. I hope it stays this way!

Thanks Kim and Angie!! Couldn't have done this without you!

Elections and Christmas Carols

Avery and I have been bopping around the house listening to Christmas Music the past couple days. Usually I am seriously annoyed about Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but I think kids change all of that.
Avery LOVES to dance. Never on command mind you, but she really does love it - especially when no one is looking.

After staying up until all hours of the night last night watching all the hustle bustle of the election, I thought that I must say something about the turn out last night - if anything, for my Bush loving friend Angie :)

Sid and I watched last night, not knowing what to expect. I had been so sick of all the back and forth the past months, (I absolutely HATE that kind of behavior) that I have kind of tuned out everyone else's opinion and made up my mind on my own. I can't say that I wasn't slightly disappointed - I mean a woman in the white house?! But at the same time, I also couldn't ignore the sense of accomplishment - vicariously of course - of what last night means for a lot of people in this country.
Who knows - she could be your president some day!!

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S O L D

Our days of juggling two houses has finally come to an end. What a relief! Although we are VERY thankful that the house finally sold in the market that it did - it is a bittersweet feeling.

When Sid called to tell me that everything went through as it should and it was done - and then he followed that with "it's a little sad that we don't have that connection with Boise anymore" at first I thought he was crazy - but I have to agree. Boise was a really special place for us. And looking back on the short three years that we were there (all the while, wishing we could be closer to family here in Utah) we did a lot of neat things, met some people that have touched our lives forever, and we will miss it. Here's just a few things that we will miss about Boise:

Floating the Boise River.

Ok, so some of you have heard some crazy stories about us floating the river - stories that include cannon balls, boats capsizing, losing shoes, and having to run about a mile barefoot on hot pavement in 100+ weather. But it was all worth it.

BSU Football:

When Sid and I were first married, we rented a house just a block down from BSU. We were too poor to have cable TV and instead hooked up our bunny ears and watched the fuzzy games while we listened to the crowd cheer just a block down the street. We were hooked. And rightly so! Boise has an amazing football team and we loved all the blue and orange during those fall months. And who could forget the Fiesta Bowl? What a game!!

McCall Idaho

Sid's position in Boise was a lot different than it is here for work. He used to spend a lot of time traveling to different cities on sales calls. One trip that he made frequently was to McCall, Idaho. It was just a quick hour or so drive from home and it was beautiful. Sepeate from work - we would drive up once in a while for dinner or to walk around or watch a hockey game from the street. It seems like everytime we did go there it was fall/winter time. I think what I liked most was the drive there and back. Unbelieveable scenery.

Idaho City

Another little town that we would visit on weekends was Idaho City. We loved all the antique shops and history there. And the Cemetery is pretty interesting too...Seems like everyone that visited us in Boise made a trip to Idaho City! This is Sid's grandpa posing with one of the ladies he met along the way.

Shoshone Falls

Outside of Twin Falls, ID is one of the most amazing sites to be seen. It's so unexpected, because anyone who has seen the Twin Falls area, knows it's pretty flat and desolate looking...Sid, Beth and I made the drive to see what all the hype was about. It was so cool! If you are ever going through, it really is worth the stop and not far from the freeway.

Boise Parks & Green belts

I don't think it will be possible for Sid and I to not compare ANY parks to those in Boise. Then again, it's hard for us to not compare lots of things to that in Boise. This is the park that was behind our house and down the bend a little. We miss it so much! And we miss all our friends there. We hope to see you all soon - don't forget us!

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