2011!?

Where did the time go? I can't believe that it is already 2011! I realized the other day that I hadn't blogged in some time and decided I should catch up. Only I didn't realize that I hadn't blogged since August! REALLY!?!? And so much has happened since then. So lets get started with this catch up.

In August Justin was able to go to Maryland for some training. I, of course, was totally jealous cause it pretty much was a paid vacation for him. He got to go see all the historical things around Washington D.C. while I got to stay home and take care of the kids. But I am glad that he had that opportunity to go.

The end of September my mom and my Aunt Renee flew out to see us. Unfortunately, my Aunt Renee only got to stay a few days. But my mom got to stay for about a week. It was nice to see her and show her around the island. There were just so many things to see and do. It is hard to fit everything in. Especially since we were getting ready to move. Two weeks after that, my brother, Nate, flew out to spend some time with us before we left. It actually worked out perfectly that we flew out the same day he did. Justin took leave and we were able to have a real vacation in Hawaii with Nate. We even went and stayed out at Bellows Air Force Station. They have beach houses there and we stayed just off the beach. It was so beautiful there.

October was a big month for us. We moved from Hawaii, got to visit Justin's family in Las Vegas and got moved into our new house in Monterey, CA. It is so nice being back in Monterey again. It is such a great area and close enough to family that we can go and visit often. We have made plenty of trips to Vegas to see Justin's family and I am already planning on at least 2 (maybe three) long trips to see my family in Salt Lake. If we were living in Hawaii still, this wouldn't be possible at all!

Of course there was Halloween in October and that was great fun. On Saturday (the day before Halloween for all those who forgot) we went to the church for the annual Ward Trunk-or-Treat. The kids had a blast and got lots of candy (Amelia even got a marinade sauce...I guess that was a trick lol).

In November not a whole lot was going on. We made a trip to Las Vegas over Veteran's Day weekend so Justin could work on his car (I'll post about that monster later). For Thanksgiving, we were able to make it for the Adams' Family Reunion. It was so much fun to see everyone and to catch up with them.

December brought more of the same...school, kids, work, housework. Justin was able to take some time off so we headed down to Las Vegas again and had a family Christmas party with his family. We unfortunately weren't able to get enough time off to make it to Salt Lake, but we'll be using Spring Break for that. ;) Plus, I didn't want to risk driving through Donner Pass in December again. Once was enough for me. And we wanted to be home for Lily's birthday and Christmas. Both went great too. It is so nice to be home for Christmas and to have your own family and traditions.

Now here we are, January 2011! I still can't believe 2010 has already passed us by. Hopefully 2011 will be a little bit slower and we will be able to enjoy the time we have in Monterey. As of now, we are only going to be here until November of this year. But we are hoping to change that. ;)