Jubilee in July

You'd better sit down for this blog. There's something there... in the distance... can you see it? What is that? What th'.... It looks like a house! The Moore4 is buying a house??!! Hoolllyyy Cooowww. Alright, so we aren't actually jubileeing until we are actually IN the house and we are calling it ours, (y'know how home buying goes...or so we've heard). But I must say we also feel a reverence for this home and for this opportunity because we weren't sure if having a home to this extent would ever come to pass for us and so we view it as a tremendous blessing from the Lord. We found a new development Richmond American Homes is building in Farmington, Utah. The location is easy for Rick to commute downtown, there is a brand new elementary school in the neighborhood that the girls will attend and well, the home is new, new, new! (C'mon people, we had mold and dryrot in the condo, we ain't goin' down that crooked path again.) We are being told a February 2008 move-in, but whatev...our lease isn't done until the end of April, so a few slow hammer thumps won't bother us in the least. And we get to spend $15k at the design center to pick out our flooring, cabinets, etc. This is so awesome. But what we have been jubileeing over is the fact that Rick attended a meeting at work and found out his work schedule isn't as ridgid as we have been making it. This explains why he was given a Blackberry and a laptop...he is to be accessable, attend his meetings and get his project(s) completed, whether at home or in the office. Whew...what a relief. It sure has opened up a little more flexiblitly in our home life, albeit, weird at first. I wake up and he's here!! But I like it, I like it! :)
Carice has taken command of her walking toy. She now knows how to manuver it around and get it out of jams, but she is not walking independantly yet. All in good time, I guess. If you say the word 'sanitize' to her, she rubs her little hands together! How cute is that?! She has a love of baby dolls already and fleece! She touches fleece (and one time it seemed, she just saw fleece) and the little thumb goes straight into the mouth.... Blankie + Thumb = Comfort. She is pointing to things and we are naming them for her. One night at the dinner table it sounded like she was trying to say lasagna; although it sounded like, "ahnya". I think she may be an early talker although from the back seat of the car we over hear her cute baby babble and big sis teasing her, "We don't have any CheeriO's, Tilly, so keep it down."

Cali got to ride her bike in a parade the ward/church had on July 24, Pioneer Day. I decorated her bike with purple and green streamers and flowers. Everyone met at the park after for yummy muffins and fresh fruit. We've also been trying to have her out and about playing more. Even 4 year olds need a social life :) She is signed up for swimming lessons twice a week at the outdoor Draper pool. Her first class was the last day of the month. She was a little nervous at first but ended up loving it! She was so cute in her striped tankini, pink Strawberry Shortcake shades and her long beautiful blonde ponytail; a true bathing beauty - and the mommy forgot her camera! Rats. She's still doing some vision therapy excersices at home but there's only so much time in one day and only one mommy! But we do the best we can...she has another check up in September. I think she is holding her own pretty well, thankfully. Now if the rest of us can find a way to hold it all altogether! See ya :)

Juggling June

Wwwhhhaaaaaahhhh!! Daddy's new work commute to downtown is killing us all! Whaaahh *sob, sob* {blow nose, wipe tears}. Uh, huh, huh. Okay.... (sniff, sniff) I feel better now. Actually, it was mostly the first day or so. He went in at 9:00am the first day and I think it was that day that I remember calling him around 5:30pm asking something like this, "Are you remotely close to home?" Crimanittly. There has been the equation of the drive: car+ train or car - train dilemma. As the month wore on we got a pretty good schedule going. He was home just after 5:00pm with the train and about 4:30pm sans train. But when you are used to Relief...er, uh....the Daddy, walking in at 3:50pm, that last hour or so is pathetically hard. Somehow the Mommy completely peders out at 4pm on the dot. However, the new job is going good. Rick actually has to work...ha ha...and not just design yellow page ads while finding out whose Jack Bauer's nemisis "...is working for!!" on the TV show "24". Now what was that about him doing his former job in his sleep?? Rick was (and is) a great multi-tasker.

A baby's paper work is never done. Well, unless she eats it, of course. No worries...she hasn't, but this little cutie loves to 'learn' through that baby mouth of hers! So, we watch. And watch. And watch some more making sure she is safe. She is growing up so fast :) I have been keeping track of how old she is in 'weeks'. In the beginning of a baby's life, this is usually how they are scheduled for check-ups and vaccinations. Well, apparently, I've been reporting her age wrong here in the ol' blog. It's actually kind of been a little experiment, but I guess I put to much stock in to it. She was 44 weeks on June 20 so technically, she should be 11 months old, right? (11mo X 4wks=44) Well, her birthday isn't until Aug 16, so she still has 2 more months to go, making her 10 months in June. Weird how that is, huh??!! :) Are we all older than we really are? I dunno.
But Carice is also busy pulling herself up and 'cruisin' a little too. She even walks a little behind her 'walking toy'. And she tried her first piece of pizza. (I told you, she's adventurous). And to top it all off, she has outgrown her blue baby tub and has found a seat next to big sister in the big tub! We have to admit, its such a cute sight :)


Cali seems to like that little sis is getting more mobile and more able to play. I think. A built in friend, what could be better? But then there's the little pat on the head she gives her and says, "Your're a pet!". Well, a playmate or a puppy we still are juggling sharing toys. She's 4, right? So, we have set up 5 special toys she doesn't have to share of her choosing. It helps, sometimes.(?) :) She had a check up with Dr. Price, her eye doctor. She is still holding her progress. She has been doing her eye excercises, her work at home. He gave me a few more gross motor skills for her to try. Developing these is important too just as fine motor skills are, which vision is. So, she will continue to work on stuff with mommy at home for now. We checked into a few different preschools for Cali to attend this fall. She just needs something! I think we found one she might be a good fit with. We will see. She took a ride on the rails (TRAX) this month. We went all the way to each end of the line. I forgot how that train can be so bumpy! It was fun, but hot and tireing too. And Cali got to hold her newest little cousin, Benjamin at his baby blessing. She loves playing with cousin, Abby, too. If Cali's busy, Cali's happy. ;)


The mommy is still, i repeat, still trying to get her business, sole.sak up and running. It's a slow go, but hopefully one day it will come to fruition. And my music calling at church is going pretty well. I have decided to not complain this time around! I have been blessed so much and especially within the last year that it's the very least I can do for the Lord. Rick and I celebrated 11 years of marriage on June 22! Wow...where has the time gone? Oh, yeah...first apartments, a moldy condo, losing thousands of $$$, more apartments, morning sickness(s), heavenly scented and tasty babies, jobs, school, church callings, family spats and make-ups, toddler foibles and scrapes and lots of love, laughter and plenty of juggling all this madness! Here's to many, many more.... ;)