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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Crazy Busy

I thought I'd better post something since I've gotten a few emails wondering if we are all OK. It's been almost a month since my last post. All I can say is that I am crazy busy. We went to Disneyland two weeks ago (which I still need to post pictures of) and the second day while we were there waiting for the Pixar parade to start Shawn got a call from BD Medical Systems and they offered him a job in Utah. We were in shock that they called. Of all the companies in Utah this is the one Shawn has always wanted to work for. He had applied about a month before and they had flown him out, but it was always just a dream to work for them. Luckily we didn't have to make a decision at Disneyland. When we got home we looked at every possible situation and prayed and prayed and prayed to see if this would be a good decision for our family. A week ago we decided that this career oppoutunity would be great for our family, and we decided to take the plunge and move back to Utah. I say plunge, because the job is great, but the time to move couldn't be worse, but we just couldn't pass up this opportunity to work for BD. Of course moving to Utah and being with all of our family will be awesome too! So, we are busily trying to get our home in tip top shape to sell and trying to pack things along the way too. We will be moving the first week of November (just a few days after Halloween). We are excited, but will miss Washington so much. We have a great ward and amazing friends. This has been our home for 7 years, and it will hurt to leave it. Claire is having the hardest time with all of this, but we are trying to make the best of it and make it as fun as possible for the kids. Any suggestions on how to make a move easier for kids? We should be listing our home tomorrow! Wish us luck.

4 comments:

SarahOctober 15, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Moving back home will be lots of fun for you guys. that is so exciting.

have a fun and safe move back home.
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26th Ward Young WomenOctober 15, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Okay, so I am excited to have some WA friends a little closer, but I sooo know what you guys are going through leaving WA. I still have WA homesickness every once in a while (and I am Utah born and raised!). Do you know where you will be living? As far as Claire having a hard time, so did Jacob last year when we moved. It was a hard adjustment on him. We let him pick out what room he wanted in the new house and what color for his walls. I think that helped a little. Plus the neighborhood had plenty of boys near his age...that eased the adjustment a bit. Good luck with the move and new job! Hope to see you when you get settled.

love,
Angie Perry
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KatrinaOctober 16, 2008 at 9:04 AM
That is exciting for you guys! I know it will be fun to have family close by again. One thing we did for the kids when we made the move from NY is mad a "social story." It was basically a little book with picutres, etc. That told about our move, how it was going to happen, what was going to happen, etc. so the kids would know what to expect. They loved "reading" it.
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the Wilcox FamilyOctober 17, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Where to????? We are very excited to have you guys in the same state! I'll put in a plug for Saratoga Springs here and there, so beware! Let us know and we can help you move in! Yea!
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Out Of The Mouth of My Kids

On Easter this year Will had his easter basket full of the little plastic eggs when he accidentally tripped and dropped his basket. When he dropped his basket the plastic egss broke open to reveal the candy inside. Will, in the most excited voice I've ever heard him use said "The eggs open!!!!!!" He couldn't believe there was candy inside- it was the coolest thing to him!
(Easter 2009)

I asked Will one day where the new baby was going to sleep. He said: " in a cage". I guess we now know what he thought of his crib.
(Winter 2009)

I was playing with Will one day. He was pretending to be a robot, so I decided to be a robot too, but he said:
"no you can't be a robot you are a princess"
I said:
"what do princesses do?"
He said:
"they just dance"
(Winter 2009)

We drove by a horse pasture the other day and Claire said:
"I really want a horse. If you don't get me a horse mom I will fire you... ... I mean I will fire Daddy!"
(Winter 2009)

We were talking about where we should go out for dinner one night and Shawn mentioned a new Terriakyi Sushi place. Claire got very excited and said, "Yes! Sushi! Shushi! Please! Please! Please! I love Sushi!" We soon found out she meant a Slushee (like a fruit drink) not Sushi. She does not like Sushi.

Claire: "Mom, I can't make my bed. Will is making me have too much fun." (July 2008)

Will's newest fixation is robots. Yes, we saw WALLE, and that's about when it started. Will can't quite say ROBOT though, so he says "Beebot" instead. It took us awhile to figure out what he meant, but now it's very cute - beebot! (Summer 2008)

William at age 2 still doesn't say too much, but some times he gets on a kick and repeats things over and over, and recently he has found bird poo very interesting. I don't know why, but when we go on walks lately he stops at every white spot on the side walk and says "bird poo- ewwww yuck" this happens over and over and over and over on our walks. I never realized there was so much bird poo in the world! (Summer 2008)

I recently walked in on Claire singing a song she made up to her brother. This is a rare occurance, so I thought I'd better write it here to remember that even though they fight they still love each other. Here is the gist of the song imagine in a very high drawn out soprano:
"I love youuuuuuuuu. You are my frieeeeend because you love to play with meeeeeee and you love to go outside with meeee. I love YOUUUUUU!"
She repeated this over and over and Will just sat there listening seeming to know the song was just for him. I will have to show her this when she is mad at her brother for playing with her "stuff". (Summer 2008)

Claire: "Mom, when I stretch my nose up my nostrils look like bunny ears." (Spring 2008)

Claire had a cough one morning. When she woke up she said:
"My voice is crooked" (Winter 2008)

Claire toes aren't just toes. They are "Weeny Toes" because they are so small compared to everything else. (Winter 2008)

Claire: "Mom, don't step on the cracks or you will get boy slime." (Spring 2008)

Claire (in disgust after we had a carpenter ant problem): "Why did Heavenly Father have to make ants on the Earth?" (Summer 2008)

Claire: "I want to be a cowgirl and a mama when I grow up, and I will have 6 babies and they will all be girls." (2008)

Claire (smiling): "Mom, I can't stand it, I'm so NERVOUS for Christmas" I asked why she was "nervous" and she explains how she can't wait to see what Santa brings for her. I finally figured out that she meant excited not nervous and couldn't wait for Chritmas . (Winter 2007)