Thursday, September 13, 2012

Well, Matt got a new job working for a company called Berry Aviation. They have a military contract, flying Navy personnel out of Coronado Island. He had to go to a month of training in TX before starting his new job, so Skylar and I went and stayed with my family in Colorado. When we got there, she was saying a lot of words, but was only linking two-three words together. By the time we left there a month later, she was saying crazy things like "Don't you get it, Papa?" and, "that was a big moose, I'm going to say it again, BIG!" It has been so fun to see her learn so quickly and be so proud of herself :) Some of the other words/things she learned while there were: Cydote (Coyote), Antedope (Antelope), Calf, Dobby (my sister's horse), C.B. (my brothers horse), Brodda (Little brother - My mom's horse), Kratch (My Dad's horse - Scratch), "G.G" (Great Grandma/Grandpa), Mance or Manta (Samantha - Bryce's girlfriend)...etc. While we were there we had the pleasure of having my Great Grandma Jan and Grandpa Don come visit us from Minnesota. It was so great to have them there and see my Grandpa Don meet Skylar for the first time. :) Jan met Skylar last summer when she came to visit us in Camarillo. We were also able to spend time with a lot of old friends, made new friends, helped my mom and brother feed animals at the barn they've been managing, put up some hay, drove tractors, went swimming at the Rec center in town, went to Tot Gymnastics ("Ticks" - as Skylar says), met up with the girls from my old Bible study, and got to spend lots of time together! I didn't bring a camera with me, only my iphone. Somehow when I uploaded the photos off my iphone something happened with the file properties and it won't let me change anything about the pictures. Won't let me rotate them or anything. So, until I get that sorted out, no pictures for now. Please let me know if you know how to fix that issue! We are home now, Matt started his job on Monday and has loved his first week. :) We only have one car and since Matt starts so early in the morning, Skylar and I have been carless all week. We are trying to make the most of it by walking to our nearby park (1.5 miles away), playing in the grass around our apartment complex, going swimming in the pool and taking stroller and wagon rides all over. Its not ideal, but it'll work for a while. We are so excited that Matt has a normal schedule with weekends OFF. Now he will be able to come to church with us and meet all of the cool people we've been hanging out with for the past 8 months. :) Not only that, but we are so excited that he is climbing the ladder in aviation and we couldn't be more proud of him!