More B-Day Pictures!

OF COURSE, PEYTON IS 3!!!

I just realized I hadn't blogged about Peyton's Birthday. I guess it was because I had spoken with most of you about how it went! 

She had an amazing weekend of celebration! My Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa came down for the special occasion! It was so nice to have them there to get excited about Peyton with. We took pictures and did Peyton's cake in the morning of her birthday! Nope, she didn't have to wait for cake that day! lol, I'm sure she is going to wish it was her birthday everyday because she gets cake for breakfast! :o) Well, she did have pancakes earlier? ;o)

Then, we went into Vernal and had a really nice day enjoying each other's company. We took Peyton to the Remember the Maine Park, and she loved it. She was a little perplexed because of the OTHER little girl having a birthday party! We drove up, and she said, "oh, my PARTY." lol, but we explained that her party with her friends would be the next day. She understood and played at the park!

We went home to open her special present! She got a moon bounce for her birthday. She, of course, loved it! She begged the little girl next door to come and play with her. It was really cute how she tried to help her up. "Oh, you want up little baby? Ok, I'll help you. C'mon, stand up." :o) I loved it.

She bounced in the bouncer until it was dark! 

The next day, we got everything ready for her party! All of her little friends from her playgroup came with their families. She absolutely loved having everyone over to HER house. It doesn't happen very often, since we live so far out for everyone. Hopefully, that will change soon;o)

All the kids bounced their hearts out! This thing is going to be great for more playgroups! It already made a second appearance and Ethan and Isaac's 3rd Birthday! 

Peyton got flooded with Tinkerbell stuff. She got a Tinkerbell costume and shoes. She put them on immediately. She then told me quietly, "You have to help me fly, Mommy." I picked her up and swung her around the room to fly. Then, Joe took over. We were surprised that she wanted to do that. She normally doesn't like people staring at her. It was great to see her so happy, safe, and secure!!!! 

It really was the best weekend!!! 

Ahhh, Peyton is 3!!!!!

Addison 9 months!

It's always hard to believe the ages of our children. However, Addison is now 9 months. She had her appointment today. She is doing really well. She is hitting the milestones that she needs to be hitting. She is waving, imitating sounds, crawling, pulling to stand, using her hands to feed herself, claps, and many other great things for her age group! She says Momma and Da-da, too. It's fun to hear her say those words. She just really started saying Momma so you could tell this week. It's fun. Especially, when she accompanies the word with her light up the sky smile!!!

Dr. Beales did say that I need to fatten her up. Our little one is 16lbs. They think she's a little underweight. However, I don't think they can grasp just how active this bundle is! She's eating really well. We will move to eating table foods 3 times a day, now. We were doing 1-2, because that is all she would do, with the occasional graham cracker or cheerios etc. We will try harder to get that third feeding in there. 

Time for me to get back in the kitchen to make some more baby food! I have some exciting recipes to try with her. One of them, is chicken with apples or something like that? It should be neat to see if she likes the different combinations! 

Just wanted to update y'all on little Addie!

Katie is going back to School!!!

I have officially enrolled with Ashford University Online. I am thoroughly excited to begin this long awaited journey! They are 5 week classes, and I plan to do one at a time. I hope to finish 8 within a year! I will be working towards a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education. I can change in my Junior or Senior year to make it oriented towards Administration. I think I will stick with the first until we finally settle somewhere I can start an established business!

I am extremely excited about this!!! I can't wait to begin learning!

The Ballard Home is For Sale!!

Our house is officially listed with Nathan Snow of Century 21, in Roosevelt, Utah!

We are very excited to see what the future holds for our family! We hope to eventually be on the East Coast, but until then we are hoping it will work out for us to move to Vernal, Utah. Joe works about 10 minutes past Vernal, which means it is usually a 45 minute drive each way to work. After two years, of doing this faithfully. It's finally hit its toll! 

We are hoping the oilfield will start to pick up once again, and will allow us to stay longer in the area. There are many saying that it will, so it will be better for us to be in a home closer to that job!

Everyone pray for us as we are selling our home! We need that special buyer who would love it like we have for the past 2 years!