Can I just say...

that I absolutely LOVE my new camera??? Although, it does capture my messy house more. Ignore the crumbs on the carpet or I am never posting pictures again (Ruthie!).

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Ainsley & Hannah wrestling. Ainsley thought it was hilarious when Hannah caught her and tackled her.

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Yes, Ainsley put the "hat" on her own head. She is just the silliest little baby in the world. I have no idea where she gets her crazy ideas! But she sure makes us laugh. Hannah loves to sit and laugh at Ainsley! And then Ainsley starts laughing. It's fun! Ignore the snotty noses, we were all sick.

Hannah is doing ballet for us.

And then Ainsley decided to join in. Her favorite part is yelling "BALLET" at the top of her lungs and then bowing! Hannah's ballet is quite beautiful. And hopefully we'll get her in dance lessons soon.

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Ainsley's new favorite place to sleep is on Hannah's top bunk. It doesn't matter where we put her to sleep or even if we move her after she falls asleep, she always ends up back on Hannah's bed. They are so cute together! It's so fun to watch them play together and how much Ainsley loves her big sister. Hannah is such a good sport. Even when she gets frustrated she always says, "Mom, I'm a CTR now so I'll let her play with my toys." My Hannah is so sweet!

This is the house we didn't get. It's cute, huh?! Darn seller's agent didn't bother telling us that there were other people interested in the house... Not impressed with that guy.

This is another of the houses we are looking at. It's soooooo cute! Jim went with us to look at the house. It doesn't have any appliances and it has an unfinished basement. But it has a huge master suite and it has blinds. BIG plus right there!

This is the upstairs.

This is the kitchen/family room area.

These are my cute girlies having fun running and playing in the empty house. They love house hunting. They have four times the house to run and play!

Thomas tried to get Ainsley to jump on the trampoline in the backyard. She wasn't too excited about it. She was excited to jump back in her dad's arms! I promise, I put a bow in her hair everyday. She pulls it right out. AND the kid hit a growth spurt and outgrew all her shoes. I have to get the next size out of the basement tomorrow.

I really love my camera! It's so much fun to use. I love the sound of the motor. Just snapping a photo makes me smile! AND I have a cute camera strap cover thanks to Dottie! Thanks, DottieLou! :) I have to figure out how to get a picture of it without taking it off.

little house update...

We were outbid on our house in Eagle Mountain. :( BUT, we went and looked at another house out there that we really like. I actually prefer it to the house we didn't get. It's just 8 minutes further out. BUT we came home and looked at a bunch more houses online and sent our realtor about 15 more houses... sorry, Kim! :) Thomas wants to look at some fixer-upper houses in Sandy, too. They're not pretty. At all. But they're close. So we'll see if anything come of these. Our poor realtor, she's completely amazing and extremely patient! So, if anyone is looking for a house in Utah let me know and I'll send you her email!

I am getting ready to move my photos to computer from my camera... I'll post some pics in a bit.

Life update...

Yep, still in school. I should be studying right now, but I wanted to update my blog with the Living For Eden benefit. Scroll down to the next post to see it. Kids are still kids. They are absolutely adorable and they absolutely make me want to pull my hair out on a daily basis! :) Ainsley is almost two and is climbing everywhere. She climbs up on Hannah's top bunk every night and sleeps up there. Hannah hates it because Ainsley kicks her and is all over the place. So we tried moving her after she fell asleep. Well, she woke up in the middle of the night and just climbed up there anyway. Little stinker! Hannah is almost five... yep, five! She is doing fine. She is being stubborn about not wanting to read. We're working on it, though. She will be starting school in the fall and she is really excited. She got the deferment to go to a different school in our school district, but hopefully she won't need it!

We put an offer in on a house in Eagle Mountain earlier this week. It's absolutely adorable and it's HUGE. Perfect for our family! For those of you who know us, you know that Thomas complains on a daily basis that we have too much stuff and he hates it. Well, in that house, we would have at least three empty rooms... completely empty rooms! NICE! Hopefully we will find out sometime this week if the bank accepts our offer.

Not much else going on other than that. If anyone wants to help us pack or move tons of stuff to a new house, any and all help will be welcomed! Anyone have a good carpet cleaner or air duct cleaner that they want to recommend? I better go study...

Living for Eden

If you are a lover of local music and you live in the Utah area, be sure to check out the Living For Eden musical benefit. The proceeds from the silent auction and benefit concert go to benefit Paul Cardall (my cousin-in-law) and his family. I have a link to the benefit on my sidebar. You can go there to purchase tickets and to read his story. Keep Paul & his family in your prayers. I know it makes me proud to hear Hannah ask Heavenly Father to bless "Cousin Paul" in every prayer she says. She's never met Paul. But she understands how important it is to ask Heavenly Father to help Paul get a new heart.