So much to say...

And so little time! I get the award for the worst blogger...I definitely fell off the blogging bandwagon. There has been lots of exciting things happening lately in our family! To keep this short, I'll list them off, so here it goes!

-I flew down to NC and helped Richie pack up and drive the U-Haul north. It was sad...another chapter in our lives closed...

Our "little house", as Isaac likes to call it, that we rented in NC. The 3rd place we called home since starting our family.
After not seeing my husband for a few weeks, I found him in a full beard when I flew down there. What a manly man!

-We finally made the to move to New Jersey and got all our stuff out of storage! Yay! (kind of) Our things are now in storage at my mom's house, so kind of a step ahead!

-Christmas! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It was so nice to be able to be close to family during this special time of year. The kids were spoiled rotten, but we had a wonderful time!

Abby in all her glory on Christmas Day!

Brother and Sister

-Happy New Year! This year my mom decided to go all out and decorate our dining room for the event. We had my aunt and uncle and their kids over and my cousin Becky was visiting us from Cali for a couple of weeks. We even danced! It was a fun night, and Isaac stayed up til 1am...crazy! Then on New Year's Day some of us headed out to the city for the afternoon and evening (sans kids of course!) It was COLD. The temperature was 25 but it felt like 15 with the wind chill. Still fun though, and you can say we were in Times Square for New Year's!

If my face looks funny it's because I probably had frostbite...it was THAT cold...what were we thinking??

-And the most exciting event...Our little boy turned 4 on January 3rd! Happy Birthday Isaac! We had a fun party for him at Chuck E. Cheese's. He had a blast and he can't stop talking about how he's 4 now and how grown-up he is. He also started Sunbeams on Sunday...where does the time go!

Abby was in heaven when she saw this ride...she was on it for a LONG time. Notice the cheese face!

Isaac and cousin Gabriel

Isaac and grandpa

Grandma and the kids

The birthday boy telling us he's 4!

We are having a blast living close to family. We love our ward and are hoping to make some friends soon. Richie started work on Monday and he likes it a lot, which is great! We are starting to look for a place to live and hopefully we'll have some luck without breaking the bank. Thank you to everyone who has kept our family in their prayers lately, we love you all so much! 2008 was a bumpy year for us but we know 2009 will give us a fresh start and we're excited to see what lies ahead for us! Miss you all!