Fall 2009

THE week after we got back we met our good friends the Wahlquists at MacQueen's apple orchard. We went every year to Mac Queens when we lived in Toledo, so it was fun to relive the tradition and having our good friends there made it even more fun.




as soon as we returned from Washington DC the kids started school at their new school called, Harlan. They were very welcoming to us. It was inspiring to me all the parent involvement and how they have created such a good educational environment for their children. So a week into school we went to say farewell to mom and dad, they left Tokyo on a mission. i am so proud of Mom and Dad but I miss them. We had a fun girl's night out. We went to Gardner village and to THE WORLD OF DANCE.


We took a trip to Washington DC. The Low point was when we found a cockroach in our lasagna at the Embassy Suites hotel's Italian restaurant. The high point was when we visited our good friends The Marrs. We had a great time and it was so good to see them again. I miss being able to see them on a daily basis.

Summertime 2009

Emily is learning to eat and she likes to take baths in the sink.


I told Sam to stop picking his nose the other day because it's yucky. He snapped back, "No it's not! It's creamy!





Seth lost his first tooth. Seth shared with me a sure fire way to know if you are a robot or not. He was wondering if grandpa mitch was a robot because he had such a firm stomach. So he said that by having gramdpa mitch drink a bunch of water it proved he was not a robot! I asked how did he know? seth replied that if he drank the water and he were a robot he would have electrocuted himself.


Hailey had quite a few chigger bites while running throught the tall grass on the farm in Missouri.

New Home in Michigan

A lot has happened! I miss my friends in Tennessee, I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks y'all for your help. It was funny the other day, here in Michigan, the librarian said she could detect my southern accent. June has flown by,we took a trip to Louisville, KY the first of June, while Aaron took the boards the kids and I went to the Kentucky Derby Museum. Aaron Passed! He is now a board certified Radiologist. Then we drove to Michigan and found a house. The next week we spent packing up our rental home in Tennessee. The last night in Tennessee a Tornado blew through and knocked out our power for 12 hours.









We took off the next day for Missouri, we stopped off at the St. Louis zoo, the highlights of our visit to the zoo were the rhinos mating and petting the sting rays. We then went to Aaron's parents home in Macon Mo. We stayed in a 2 story cabin in southern Missouri. Sam tripped over the balcony on the second floor and fell two stories down. Thank goodness Aunt Charity caught him! It was a miracle! Charity is our hero this year, last year Rob saved Sam.

Our moving truck was delayed 2 days in driving up to Michigan so we stayed a couple extra days with Aaron's family. We went and visited grandpa and grandma Ware on the farm. The kids had fun fishing, playing with cousins, picking berries roasting hot dogs on a fire and pulling out ticks.

We have finally arrived in Michigan safe but not quite sound, we are recovering from a few injuries hopefully we will get insurance soon. The Elders quorum and Becky came and rescued us and helped us unload. The church has been nothing but a blessing in my life. I didn't know anyone in Detroit yet we had so many people who were willing to help us.

I love our cute little house, it is tidy and lots of cupboards and custom cabinents and places to organize things. I also love our community, it is one of the top 20 most walkable cities in America. Birmingham is really a cute town, our neighbors as well as the people at church have been very friendly and helpful.

emily's baby blessing

we blessed Emily on Easter Sunday. April 12, 2009. It seemed appropriate celebrating a new birth on the day we celebrate the resurrection. It meant a lot to us that Aaron's parents could come and help bless the baby. I also kept thinking of mom and grandma during the day because Emily wore the baby dress that mom made the lace for and she wore the tatted booties from grandma Cheryl. It was a happy day for our family. Although it was raining outside, it felt warm on the inside :)

Sorry it took so long getting these pictures on!

Craziness

Emily was born Jan. 14,

2 weeks later we put our house on the market,

2 weeks later we sold our home,

2 weeks later we drove to Amarillo, TX for a job interview





Amarillo has a 16 mile canyon the second largest in the US. Seth liked looking for arrowheads. It was really cowboy country.

Goodbye House! We had so many good memories here! It's the end of an era.

Hailey put herself and Emily too sleep.

During all the craziness Emily is growing and getting chubbier!

She is very ticklish and is learning to smile!

I just love this picture!

Emily's Announcement

Announcing the birth of Emily Vicki Elliott

Mom and Dad came and visited, they are spoiling me. It was nice to not have to worry about where to send my kids when I went to the hospital.

Aaron took really good care of me and Emily. He is so thoughtful and I am thankful he was there.

Emily Vicki Elliott was born on Jan. 14th at 10:13 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. She has very dark hair. Hailey has red hair, Seth has brown hair, Sam has blonde and Emily has almost black.

Hailey loves Emily

Sam did not know what to think about Emily. He came into the hospital room and hid behind a chair. He wouldn't come near me or the baby until we came home.

Seth was nervous to hold her but he thinks, "she is so cute and little."

I feel very blessed and I am so thankful for so many friends and family who have done so much for me.