Moving to the Gila Valley

Well, It's official.
Ou family is moving away from Globe and into the Gila Valley area. Matt has a job as a substitute teacher at Safford district, Thatcher district and Pima District, so he should have pretty steady work. We're moving into a rental home for a few months, until we can moove into a house, which we are dilligently working on. We'll be closer to sooooo many friends and family and we are so excited to be moving to the town qwe have always wanted to raise our family. When Matt and I met there 8 years ago, we always said we wanted to move back someday and now it's finally happening. The new temple is so close and The town is just so dear to us. So, June 26th, we're making the dream come true!!! Gila Valley, her we come!!!

Third Trimester, Here we go!

So, This Tuesday marked the end of the second trimester and now we are entering the last three months. It is exciting, but frightening at the same time. Ethan is soooo excited and sweet when we talk about Talia being born. He's started hugging and kissing other people's babies in church for practice and he's started giving my belly kisses too. He says he wants to help me give Talia Baths and sing her to sleep at night. I just hope this keeps up AFTER the baby is born and he doesn't completely freak out. Matt and I picked out some SUPER cute fabric online for the nursery. It has fairies on it, but it's neither pink nor purple, so it's feminie without being overly girly, which makes both of us happy. It's got light green and yellow dots on it and lots of fairies with white flowers, It really is perfect. Now I just need to get my mind and body ready to go into labor again(It was horrible last time) and just keep holding onto those happy excited feelings until the end of the summer!

Talia Grace Leavitt

We found out in the ultrasound place that we are having a little girl. So, I guess Ethan was right this whole time. Matt was soooo excited to find out the news. he's been secretly wanting a girl this whole time, but didn't want to say anything out loud to me about it. Today he was so sweet and gave me a big hug and said, "I'm holding BOTH of my girls". He is just so happy that we'll get to experience raising both a boy and a girl. Her name will be Talia Grace and we're so excited she's coming to our family!

Feeling the Stress

So, we're 3 weeks away from the end of the school year. Matt has to teach a mini poetry unit and then he has to do the final test of the year. The good news is that Matt's stress level about his job will go down, but the bad news is that we still havn't heard from ANY of the places we've applied for jobs. We really need to know what we're doing and where we're going. Matt and I just feel like we REALLY need to move away from Globe, but until we get another job, we're kind of stuck.
I've also heard that my current OB has lost Hospital privilages, which means HE CAN"T DELIVER OUR BABY. I'm super scared about that. I just want a good OB I can trust to deliver my baby.
We've also decided to go to a 3D ultrasound place this weekend to see if we can determine what gender the baby is. It will cost about $65 Dollars, but with everything that has been going on, we just feel like we need to celebrate about something. Hopefully I'll be posting the good new soon!

Grrrrrr

So, we went to our ultra sound appointment and the baby was VERY uncooperative. We just could not see whether it is a boy or girl. It kept rolling over and balling up so there was NO WAY to see what it is. The good new is that it is very healthy and It is measuring bigger than we thought, so our due date has been bumoed up to August 31, instead of Sept. 7. This Probably means that it will still be born on Sept. 7, we'll just consider it late instead of ontime.
We've alos decised that if it is possible, we would like to move to a slightly more....uh..moral environment than the the one we currently live in. It's also getting very difficult for us financially here. It's getting almost impossible for us to make enough to meet all of our needs and with a baby an the way, that is pretty frightening.
We've applied for english job openings in about 6 different places, but no word back yet, so we just have to wait and see.
It would be great if everypne couls remember us in your prayers, we would be EVER so grateful.
LOve you all!!

Boy or Girl?

We have an appointment on Friday to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I think it's a boy, but Ethan INSISTS it is a girl. He tells me every day that he is having a baby sister and if I try to suggest it might be a boy, he gets really mad at me. So, I guess we'll find out this Friday which one of us is right.
If it is a boy, his name will be Logan Jay Leavitt. If it is a girl, her name will be Talia Grace Leavitt. We're super excited and it really doesn't matter what it is. We'll be so happy to welcome a new baby into our home no matter what it is!

Update

Hey there everybody,
So, Sorry it's been so incredibly long since I've posted anything. I guess Things have just been so unreal and busy that I don't have much time for stuff like this anymore. So, Matt and I have Moved to Globe Arizona. Matt is working as an English teacher at the HIghschool here. It's been a hard job for him and he would like to try teaching somewhere else, but we'll see if we get to move or not. I'm hoping that if we get a job offer somewhere else, it comes early in the summer becuase we are expecting baby #2 in September and I don't want to move when I'm too far along.
We are thrilled that we are going to have a new member in our family. We don't know if it is a boy or a girl yet. I think it's a boy, but Ethan INSISTS it's a girl. He even gets mad at me if I suggest it's a boy. He tells me every day that he's having a little sister. I guess we'll see who wins this one in about a week and a half.
We really love the Ward here in Globe. It's nice being needed. MAtt is serving as the Sunday School President an I'm teaching the sunbeam class in the primary. It's not easy teaching the kids that have just barely come out of Nursery. They're used to playing and running around and now suddenly, I want them to sit down and listen. I consider it an accomplishment if they can remember what the lesson was about at the end of class.
Ethan is growing up sooooooooo much. He knows how to count, he knows all of his upper and lower case letters and he is learning how to sound out words and how to write. His favorite letter to write is the letter H right now. We went out and coloored the sidwalk a few days ago and half of the driveway was covered in squiggly letter H's. It's pretty great. He can alos write the letter A, and T pretty well, so we just need to help him with the letters E and N and he'll be able to write his name! It's exciting, but sad to watch my baby boy growing up so fast.
So, I guess that's us in a nutshell right now. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can!

I know this is old news, but Matt DID graduate from BYU witha degree in Theatre education in April. It was awsome having both sets of our presents and it was extra special having Matt's Grandma Leavitt there. We're all so proud of him!!!

Cooking

So, everyone knows that cooking is one of my favortie things ever. Well,I've discovered that cooking with little kids is ten times better!

Superman costume!!!!!!!!

It really shouldn't be any surprisethat Ethan wanted to go as Superman for Halloween this year. I mean, all you have to do is step into his bedroom to see what his favorite thing is right now. Any way, I was really nervous about the costume, but in the end I think I did ok. He just loved it and was running around the house all night screaming, "I'm superman!!!!" he was so excited.

Trick or treat

Here's Ethan having a blast at the Stake building's trick or treat. The first one is of Ethan and his buddy, William. William told his mommy that he wanted to be an astronaut. He's trying to look at Matt and eat a lollipop at the same time, so it's hard to see his face through the helmet. The other one was too cute for me to resist. Ethan was a little shy about holding hands with a little girl he didn't know, but it's just sooooo cute!!!

Ethan's cakes

Ethan had alot of fun with his cakes this year. For his birthday party, he had cupcakes that looked like soccer balls, basket balls, and baseballs. The kids loved them(Especially the frosting). For his at home party, I used all the cake skills I had and managed to make a Superman cake. My Sister-in-laws Sara and Amanda could have done WAY better, but I tried.

Ethan's mother load

You never really realize how spoiled you child is until they have a birthday. Ethan got books, movies and A LOT of toys. Here he is displaying a play piano he got from his grandma Leavitt, an Indiana Jones hat from my mom and Dad, and A LIGHTSABER!!!!

Ethan's Birthday Party

So, Ethan had his 2nd Birthdya while we were living in Los Alamos. This was GREAT for me because I had my parents there to help with the party. It was at the church( which was right next door to our house) so I didn't have to make a mess in the house we were staying in. The kids had a blast and it was sooooo much fun to watch them! The theme was "Ethan is throwing a Ball". Basically, we just had a ton of ball related games the all of the kids coulod play with freely. We had a basket ball hoop, crocket, bowling, a ball pit, a soccer goal, and a pinata shaped like a basketball. I was particularly proud of the invitations.

FINALLY BLOGGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everybody! It's been just a bout forever since I've been able to blog, so I need to catch everyone up to speed. Since I blogged last, Matt graduated from BYU with a degree in Theatre Education. Go Matt!!!!
After BYU, we moved to Los Alamos to house sit for my old Middle school Drama teacher, Justine Jones. I was a huge house and we loved living there. Thanks a million Justine! Matt was able to get a long term sub job at the Highschool in Los Alamos teaching drama because the regular teacher was on maternity leave. It was a great first teaching experience for him.
While we were in Los Alamos, Matt turned 26 and Ethan turned 2. I'll be sure to post pictures of the parties and Matt's graduation later.
After a VERY long search and a lot of prayers, Matt got hired on as a highschool english teacher in Globe Arizona. So now we are living in Globe, trying to settle in and trying to get back into some kind of a routine. So, that's us for now. I'll be sure to blog a lot more often now that we have better internet(Thanks Mom&Dad)

Now I know my ABC's !!!!

Lately, Ethan's favorite thing is to sit at the computer and practice his ABC's. In fact, if he sees letters Any where, he wants to sit down and read them. His Nursery leaders were stunned that he knew them, but he and I do do this A LOT.

Couldn't you wear a REAL hat?

Lately, since it's been a lot colder, I've really been trying to get Ethan to wear a hat when we go outside. He's better about it than he used to be, but he always takes the hat off before we're done outside. It's kind of frustrating. The other day Ethan founf a package of his swimming diapers and he wore one on his head FOREVER. He thought it was the coolest thing. Why won't he wear a regular hat, but is thrilled with a diaper?

Tired family

We've all benn pretty tired out what with Matt's student teaching and trying to get everytihg ready for our move. I noticed that it was a little too quiet in Ethan's room the other day while I was packing things up. I walked in to find this.

Hey, What happened to Autumn?

Iguess this is what comes of living in Utah. You get snow really early.

Happy Anniversary!

Today Matt and I celebrate our 4th Wedding anniversary! We've been through so much together. I love my husband so much and I am so blessed to have him in my life. He's such an amazing and loving person and I love him with all of my heart. Eternity is going to be so wonderful as long as we're together.