Saying goodbye

The day before we left California we had a little get together at the park with our friends from our ward. It was really hot but everyone came to say goodbye. The kids had popsicles and ran around having fun and the fun eventually turned into a water fight. I got emotional doing this post, it made me miss everyone so much and its hard seeing the boys with their friends for the last time. We miss you all and appreciate your friendships!

Nicolas is such a little ladies man!

Party

Last year I won a free birthday party for The Little Gym, so before the big move we had a fun, early birthday party for Nicolas. 8 of his little buddies from church came and they ran around doing gymnastics, playing games, and having fun for an hour and a half. They all had a great time and Nicolas is still talking about it and missing his friends.

Big Spoon

Nicolas' yummy yogurt creation

Kaden's yogurt creation(there is yogurt in there somewhere).
Before we left California we had to visit all of our favorite places. One of our favorites was Big Spoon. It is a really fun yogurt place where you can choose your flavor of yogurt then put all the toppings on it you want. The boys went all out on our last trip and really enjoyed it. We sure miss Big Spoon.

The Fountains

One of our favorite places to walk around was The Fountains. It is such a fun place. There is a big fountain that shoots water and plays music, a water play area for the kids, and a fun park in the middle of the shops. The kids loved walking around and finding dogs to visit with.

Park Days!

We enjoyed the last park day with our ward in California a few days before we left. The kids enjoyed running through the water and playing at the park with their friends. Kaden had a great time with his friend Laurel, they've been friends since we moved in and he is missing her!

Kaden's going away party

Kaden's sweet primary teacher had a fun swimming/going away party for him. The kids all came to her house for a couple hours of swimming and she made him a cute cake. He loved having her for a teacher and she always said how much she enjoyed having him in her class and loved how funny he was.

Goodbye!

As most of you already know we are moving to Utah next week. I'm surprising myself and everyone else because I am so sad about it. I really struggled coming out here and have been homesick til about 8 months ago. I think I finally gave in and accepted that this is where we were supposed to be and really put forth an effort to be a better person and friend. But as with all of my pregnancies big life changes have to happen. I did this exact same thing while pregnant with Nicolas 3 years ago. I would love to be getting excited and ready for the baby, instead we are stressing out about whats going to happen with our house and trying to pack and everything else that is going on. We have made some amazing friends here, we love the weather, and we've just grown to love it here. We always new we would be going back to Utah someday, we just didn't know when and definitely didn't expect to do it now. But things have happened that are out of our control and we have no other choice at this point other than to go back and start over. Jorge starts working on July 1st for another group of Costa Vida franchise owners and he is getting excited to get there and get that going. He is such a hard worker and we are so grateful for the new opportunity he will have there. For the next while we will be living with my parents until we can get our lives figured out and get back on our feet. They are the most amazing parents and have been there for us as we feel our lives have been turned upside down. We are also so grateful for the opportunities we have been given here and for the great people that have supported us along the way. Thank you for your friendships, love, and concern for us through our trials.