So, it has been a while since we recorded anything, and July and August have been insane months. Well, the first part of July wasn't too bad; I worked a lot on getting ready for preschool. I figured out where I would do everything, did a lot of advertising, enrolled a few students, did a lot of preparation as far as paperwork, newsletters etc go. Then I decided to start thinking about moving. Our goal was to move on August 1st. We were moving to Grandma and Grandpa Skousen’s basement. I figured if I moved the first of August then I could have a week or so to get functional in my house and a couple weeks to return Grandma and Grandpa Johnson’s house to the way it was before they left. Their release date was the 18th and they planned to return the 21st. But then a whirlwind started and I think it is finally slowing down. One of my aunts had a family crisis and needed a place to go- so plans and preparation for them to move to Grandma and Grandpa Johnson’s began. Grandparents’ release date moved up a week so time table shrunk. In the process, my parents offered for us to move to their basement (seeing as how the preschool is there anyway). We decided that this would be the best move for us both financially and physically. BUT, that meant we needed to get the apartment part of the basement turned into an apartment. Enough kids have moved out that my parents were able to do this, but it entailed a TON of work from all of them and me, and Adam any spare minute that he had away from school and work. We moved them out, repaired holes (lots of holes) and painted the entire apartment. Then we packed, moved and hustled to get the preschool parts back to functioning again, to be able to show parents etc. Then we put Grandma and Grandpa Johnson’s house back together and cleaned it and helped my aunt’s family move in and the next day my grandparents returned from their mission and we helped them. There have since been several trips to swap stuff- things we left for things we accidentally took. My guess is that those trips are not yet finished. Then Adam and I had a 4 day get away to St. George for our th Anniversary. We returned on Friday afternoon and today- Monday I had my preschool open house and Wednesday is our first day of school. Wow. In addition to all that chaos, regular life still happens. Bryant is crawling now also. Caitlyn climbs up on furniture and occasionally creeps along it. She plays with magnets on the fridge every day. Bryant is a music lover. He spends tons of time pressing the music button on one of his toys, dances up and down while it plays the song then pushes the button when it stops. He also will wave his arms to the music. Both LOVE pat-a-cake, clap your hands, and many other little songs. They love to play the piano, and sometimes when we sing together they seem to sing too. They are absolutely a blast and darling and hilarious. We are constantly entertained and we both missed our two kiddies a ton while we were gone. I will post a bunch of pictures tomorrow. So check again!
Catherine
