Temporary Life

We have been so blessed to be put up in temporary housing while we find a place to call home for our little family. The first couple weeks here in Boston has been very hard on me. It is hard to imagine living in anything other than a brand new apartment complex, in a nice area, with nice neighbors. The realization of knowing I could not have this was, and, is hard!  Being cooped up in an apartment all day is hard, so we tried to get out when the weather was warm.

We spent a lot of time in the car driving around areas in Massachusetts. After lots of searching and many tears, I felt pushed to start looking for a home to buy, something I was sure we would NOT do until we lived here a year and got a feel for different areas and what we liked. Buying a home is a HUGE commitment and it only makes sense to take your time and really think it through..... Well....we're BUYING A HOUSE!! Yep! We looked at every home in our price range and there was only one that really stood out and as we are going through the process of buying, everything has really been falling into place. Heavenly father has had his hand in helping us find this home and we feel extremely blessed!  It is in Hull, MA in a town with the most amazing beach, the minute we saw the beach it felt a little more like home.

For the past month I have been taking care of all the paperwork and getting things going so we can close as soon as possible! I am ready to get into this home and get my life back! Temporary housing has been very hard. Kailah watches TV all day long, or we are in the car all day long running errands, and my kids have not been getting the attention that they need. I'm hoping once we are in our new home I can get back on a schedule and be a better mother. It will be nice to have all our things back. Kailah talks about her toys she misses and her pink bed and dolly, and it makes me sad that she does not have those things she loves and knows.
 While being in temporary housing we have gone to several wards In the area and although every ward we've attended has been a great ward, we are over the top about the ward we will be moving into. There are many young couples and lots of opportunity to serve and make this ward our family. Already we have met several people that we love and know we will be lifetime friends with.

Goodbye California...for now.

My hopes of staying in California til the end of May and enjoying my last few months with friends had been cut short. Jason needed to start work right away so within 3weeks of accepting the job with Puma we had to pack up our stuff and our family and catch a flight to the east coast. Packing up my life and my memories was really hard. I have had the best past 4 years of my life living in California. It's where Jason and I started our family. I will always have fond memories of my children's births and watching them hit milestones in our apartment in Dos Vientos. I'm going to miss all our park days, our beach play time, and all our playdates with friends and parties with the adults. I've grown to love our ward family and have made friendships that will last a lifetime. It will be hard to not feel the suns warmth all year round, and I will miss not taking my kids to casting calls and all the fun I had with that!  I can still remember pulling into our apartments parking lot for the first time It was a cool breezy June day.  Walking into our new apartment and saying "ok, this is home" I was happy, and loved the view and how new everything was.
This, on top of all the stress of moving has brought me to tears many times.
I try to stay positive and happy and I feel sad. It was hard to say goodbye to friends and felt easier to just leave without saying goodbye, because to me it doesn't feel like a goodbye but only a "see ya later".

Disneyland!

Kailah 3 years

 Our little princess....where do i even begin?!

 We celebrated Kailah's birthday early this year since we moved over her actual birthday.
I wanted to do something special for her 3rd birthday and be able to take photos of her and her friends so she would have pictures in her room to remember her favorite California buddies by, so i set up a fun photo shoot with her best little friend Addison, and our friends dog Fifi who Kailah just loves!

Later that night we had a small celebration at our house with just us and our friends Brad and Mandy, who are like an uncle and aunt to Kailah. we had cupcakes and opened presents. Kailah got a tinker bell dress up and strawberry shortcake car and Rapunzel doll.

 The following week we went to Disneyland, which we have been talking about for a while. Kailah was soo excited! We spent the morning meeting princesses and dancing with them in their ball room. Kailah loved all rides that were fast and roller coaster like that gave you a thrill. Teacups were her (and my) favorite! Any ride that was dark, inside, or sudden, she would cry over and were too scary for her.

 We love Kailah so much and are so happy she is apart of this family and is such a great big sister. However the terrible twos and threes are in full swing at our house!! Every day is filled with tantrums and wanting things perfectly how she requests them. Kailah loves to dress up and wants to wear a tutu everyday. She loves to dance and is quite the little ballerina! She has learned several moves from Angelina ballerina and is pretty good to follow and remember certain moves.

Every night we we lay down to sleep Kailah says a happy prayer. They are getting longer and longer as time goes on but she usually always thanks heavenly father for "this day",grandpa and grandma, and baby kruz-ie.