Moving on up

So we are moving to Oklahoma. Next week. We have been contemplating making this move for 2 years and a little over a week ago we decided to quit waiting around and just do it. I would be lying if I said that we aren't having second and third and fourth thoughts about this move, but we think that it is the best long-term decision for our family. So we load up the moving van next Thursday and head to Utah for a few days on Friday. We will probably stop half-way between Utah and Oklahoma as well because I don't think the kids or us can make that far of a drive without stopping.

Other than getting ready to move, things have been fairly normal for us the past few weeks. Benson has gone over a week now without having a pee pee accident, and he is wearing underwear all the time even during naps and at night. Our last potty training hurdle is going #2 - and we have no idea what to do about it. We're hoping that this move doesn't cause regression since Benson has made so much progress. Last week Benson had an accident and Mike told him that he was disappointed in him. So when Benson's friend Dalton came over to play and did something that Benson didn't like he said "I'm so disappointed in you Dalton." Kids say the darnedest things.

Sabrina is full on crawling now and seems to be enjoying having more control of her location. Her siblings are not quite as excited about it. I've heard lots of "Take the baby away, Mom" from Benson the past week. It is exciting to see her progress. She has already become pretty adventurous, crawling down the hall into different rooms and she has even started crawling up on things. There have been a few panicked moments of looking around for her and finding her in the bathroom or a closet.

Below are some pictures from the last week and a half.

Sabrina in her pretty Sunday dress


Gracie swinging


Benson swinging


Rub-a-dub-dub, 3 kids in the tub. Taking a
warm bath after swimming in the cold pool.