It's FINALLY Official!

Yes folks, its true! Its official! We are 100% going to Arizona! Steve signed his contract last week to work for a medical group in Phoenix called Abrazo.

Here he is, signing his life away

We'll be moving July 10 and are so looking forward to the 30 hour drive with an 18 month old. One bright spot though is that we are having movers come, pack us up, drive it there and unpack it! Steve starts work July 31, the day after the family reunion. We are so excited!

Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad

Last Saturday we went to Crossroads Village which is an 'old-time' village just north of Flint. It kind or reminded me of Nauvoo. They had a farm, shops, a hotel with a fiddle player, old fashioned rides and a train. They were also doing games, storytelling, face painting and balloon tying.

We got to pet a cow and see it being milked.

(aren't we nerds...we're wearing matching shirts)

The Huckleberry Railroad

Miranda making the choo-choo noise as we ride the train.

Our Child Prodigy

So, I was getting worried that when Miranda goes into nursery in a month that she would be the only kid to CRAWL into the classroom. She has definitely taken her own sweet time, but she has finally decided that its time to WALK!

She has been cruising for months and walking holding onto our hands forever, but she just wouldn't take the plunge and do it on her own. Now that she is walking, she keeps surprising me. For one, walking is much quicker and quieter than crawling so she can 'sneak' up behind me. Also, when I see her walk into a room, I just start lauging because I'm so used to seeing her crawl.

Of course I thought that my child would be one of those kids who walk by 9 months and I hadn't even heard of kids walking as late as 17 months, but we're still pretty excited for her!

New Car!

Its not quite as exciting as it sounds...its a actually a USED car and its just Miranda's size. We were over at some friends house the other night and Miranda fell in love with a little car that their boys had outgrown. They ended up giving it to us...as if we have room in our apartment for one more toy...especially one of this size.

So, now instead of the stroller, we've been going on walks everyday in the new car. When its time to get OUT of the car, there is usually some yelling involved. Maybe some day Steve and I will get a new car for ourselves!

Nihonjin no Tomodachi

Miranda has a cute little Japanese friend named Hasane who is exactly her age. Miranda and Hasane don't do too much playing together, they just kind of look at each other and then do their own thing (they did feed each other Cheerios...does that count as playing?). When we get together I get to practice my very rusty Japanese, but not too much though because Hasane's mom likes to practice her English so we end up speaking English most of the time. Anyway, they are a family from Japan and the husband is doing his residency with Steve. Just love Japanese people!

Picture Tag

It's a "PICTURE TAG" and this is how it goes. Go to your pictures and go to the 5th folder. Then open up the 5th picture and post it. Then tag 5 people when you are done. Have fun! I tag whoever hasn't done this yet and wants to play!!!

This is our little couch potato...she actually is not technically a "couch" potato because she doesn't sit on the couch. She usually stands RIGHT in front of the TV. Anyway, here she is watching her favorite show--Vegie Tales Sing-Along!

Phoenix here we come, we hope!

Easter weekend our family made a quick trip to Phoenix where Steve had his second job interview with Abrazo Medical Group and where we hope to be moving in July! Things have gone well so far and now we're just waiting for them do draw up the contract which they say could take a couple of weeks. The thing is, its not official until everyone (including Steve) signs the contract, so its kind of nerve-racking waiting and waiting, but I'm trying to be patient and positive!

We had a fun weekend and stayed one night at Suzie & Michael's...thanks for letting us come last minute and the same weekend as your new counter tops were being installed.

Here are Catherine and Miranda doing lunch!

We also stayed a night at the Wigwam Resort which is a fun Native American/Southwest looking hotel...see our cute room in the background!