Changes

Yesterday I noticed that Leah's incessant "No, no, Nooo-ing" has been replaced by some very cute, more polite words. Her vocabulary has expanded to include words like eyes, nose, ears, head, and mouth. Words like snack, milk and drink. Even some animal words like dog, duck, and cat. Of course she says Mama and Dada, but she also says Lainy (Nee) and baby. She says stop and go, and hi and bye. And my favorite word, thank you - pronounced "day-doo" and said in the sweetest high pitched little voice ever. So cute. So fun. So hard to believe!

Also, remember this?

Lainy's self-inflicted mullet?

I am happy to announce that her head is now mullet free! Not only is it free of a mullet, but it is growing too! It dries in cute, springy curls which I totally love. I have been waiting for this day since October (when the previously mentioned hair-cutting fiasco took place).

In other good news, Brad finished his Internal Medicine rotation yesterday. It was his last rotation of his 3rd year of Medical School. That means once he takes Step II of his boards in two weeks, he'll officially be a 4th year medical student. Hard to believe that we only have a year left!

So change is coming to our house. I knew it would. Doesn't it always? Some are welcome changes, some are bittersweet, and some are incredibly exciting! Still, I can't help but wish I could slow everything down for a little while. Life is so beautiful right now. I hope your life is beautiful too!

Update

The girls and I just returned from a little trip to Rexburg. It was so fun to spend time with family and get away from the city for a while. Even though it was FREEZING in Rexburg, we still had fun. Hopefully someday we'll be able to live a little closer. Our family is awesome.

Yes, that's snow. We wanted to go on a little hike but had to turn around because of the snow on the road.

Though we had a great trip, it is nice to be home. I like being here for Brad when he comes home from the 36-hour shifts he's been working every three days lately.

Brad had the day off on Saturday and the weather was gorgeous, so we spent the day outside. We went on a hike, had a picnic, and played on the beach.

The tide was out at Carkeek Beach, so we walked out and explored the tide pools. We found some cool stuff!

Sunflower Sea Star

Purple Star Fish wedged between two rocks

Red Sea Cucumbers

That world is so foreign to me (the sea world, I mean). I admit, I find some sea creatures quite disgusting. But still, it was pretty cool to see some of them up close and in their natural habitat.

And who doesn't love a day on the beach? We sure do!