I finally have a calm quiet minute to update the blog. Things have been so crazy ever since we found out that Wayne is being transferred to Boise, ID.
A couple years ago while we were finishing up Wayne's Masters Degree we were also applying for jobs all over the country. One of the places that we were most interested in was Boise. We took a quick little trip up to visit and check things out, and we absolutely fell in love with it. We thought for sure that we would end up there. Well we took a job in Richfield and then another job in Sacramento a few months later. We were excited about the government job in Sac because we found out that it was in the same region as Boise and thought that it might be easy to transfer later on. Things were going well here and it was nice to be close to family, but we knew that we did not want to raise our kids here. Wayne found out that the boise office had some openings, so he put in for a transfer a few weeks ago. We found out last week that his transfer was accepted and that we need to be there by the end of this month.
We've been stressing over trying to find a place to live. Do we rent or do we buy? Friday afternoon we decided to pack up and take a quick weekend trip up to Boise to find a home. We spent all day Saturday looking for a place but we couldn't decide. Finally Sunday morning we were able to find a place online. We weren't able to walk through it but we are super excited about it. We put an offer in this morning and are hoping they will accept soon, so that we can be in right after Thanksgiving.
Here is a picture of the kids after our late night of driving, all ready to go house hunting. They were amazing the whole trip.
I have to tell a quick story about the kids, before I forget. So Saturday night we were able to sleep at my cousin's home. She was sweet enough to let us all have one of her boy's bedroom. Wayne and I were extremely tired since we drove through the prior night. We were laying in bed half asleep in the dark when I here Presleigh throw her sippy cup on the floor. Immediately Noah starts asking for a baba. Presleigh gets up and says "I'll give it to him." We hear Noah grab the sippy and start taking a huge drink of water. Presleigh then starts saying "Noah say thank you" while he was still drinking. She said it like three times to him and then says to me "Mommy, Noah not say thank you." I then said "Noah you need to say thank you to sissy." Then Presleigh says "Say thank you!" Right after that we hear noah gasp for air, he had just finished taking a big drink of water and was finally coming up for air. As soon as he catches his breath we then hear a very sweet "daydu (thank you)" from Noah. It was a sweet little moment after a extremely stressful day.
Presleigh and Isobel Painting. Presleigh loves to paint and color.
Here are some of Presleigh's projects from Joy School.
I have to tell a quick story about the kids, before I forget. So Saturday night we were able to sleep at my cousin's home. She was sweet enough to let us all have one of her boy's bedroom. Wayne and I were extremely tired since we drove through the prior night. We were laying in bed half asleep in the dark when I here Presleigh throw her sippy cup on the floor. Immediately Noah starts asking for a baba. Presleigh gets up and says "I'll give it to him." We hear Noah grab the sippy and start taking a huge drink of water. Presleigh then starts saying "Noah say thank you" while he was still drinking. She said it like three times to him and then says to me "Mommy, Noah not say thank you." I then said "Noah you need to say thank you to sissy." Then Presleigh says "Say thank you!" Right after that we hear noah gasp for air, he had just finished taking a big drink of water and was finally coming up for air. As soon as he catches his breath we then hear a very sweet "daydu (thank you)" from Noah. It was a sweet little moment after a extremely stressful day.
Noah is growing up fast too. He is our Mr. Independent. He has started wanting to feed himself. He actually refuses to eat until you let him have the spoon and bowl. He makes a huge mess, but I'm starting to get over it. I'm sure it's because he watches his sister feed herself. He loves to follow that girl and copy everything she does. He is also talking so much. He calls all food cereal and all circular things balloons. He is starting to notice when he goes potty in his diaper and sometimes will tell us when he has poopoo (thank you cloth diapers). He calls Liz (sister-in-law that lives with us) and Me Mommy, and Darren and Wayne, Daddy. It's got to be a little confusing with all the adults around, but that just means extra love and attention. He also does this silly thing when he gets nervous. I will try to catch it in a picture, but he freezes and stares down at the floor with his eyes to one side looking away from whatever scared him. It's adorable. 
These two little ones decided to play with my material. Presleigh called them pillows. They were laying them out on the floor and then laying on them and pretending like they were taking naps. That would have been nice.
Papa came to town last Monday and spent the whole week with us. I have such a great father, he is the best. I love when he comes to visit!! He struggles with Parkinson's Disease which makes it hard for him to move, but he still manages to play with the grandkids,which i'm so grateful for. He shuffles around and plays tag with them, and teases them, and enjoys them. I am so glad that they have gotten to spend some quality time with him. Watching him play with my kids brought back so many fun memories that I have as a kid. He still plays the same games now that he did when I was younger, I love it. 
This picture was taken right before we took him to the airport:(
Presleigh, Noah, and Hadley all playing horsey on Wayne's back. Every night when Wayne gets home from work Presleigh immediately asks to ride a horsey. It's turning in to quite the nightly tradition.
Friday night was our trunk or treat. The kids were pretty much beat by the time we got there, but we had a fun time. Noah and Wayne were Newsies and Presleigh and I were Annie and Miss Hannigan. 
Noah spent most of the night on papa's lap
Wayne and Darren trying to win the cupcake eating contest. 
Presleigh getting ready to start her cupcake eating contest. She didn't get it and just licked the frosting off instead.
I decided to go ahead and dye my hair since it went with my costume so perfectly!! Just kidding it's a wig. This wig actually helped me realize that my eyebrows are a little too dark for the orange red thing. Maybe a little darker shade would work.
