Arizona to California Randomness

So, ya, I know. I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy moving and helping Mikey adjust and I am now just thinking about letting everyone in on what we've been doing.

This is Mikey at his messiest right before we moved. He was eating beans and rice and in a matter of seconds he ended up looking like this.

For the last few months that we were in Arizona, I have been running with some girls in my ward. It was seriously one of the hi-lights of my day. They are the best women and I am SO glad to know them. Some of them had kids close to Mikey's age and they were so cute when they played together. This is my friend Amy's son Ruger. He would get so excited to have someone to play with that he would end up pushing Mikey down (which is what he is doing in this picture). He is a real sweetheart though.

These are four boys that Mikey is friends with. My friend called them the blonde terrors and I couldn't agree more at times : )

(Nathan, Ruger, Mikey, Lance)

This is Mikey's older friend Andrew. He makes Mikey laugh SO hard!

Aren't these the CUTEST boys ever!?! These are my friend Tiffany's sons Isaac and Cameron. Tiffany was my first friend in the ward and she is one of the best friends I've had. Michael and her husband Tyler got along as well so it was a pretty fun situation. We really should have done more together. Mikey REALLY misses his friends and I REALLY REALLY miss mine! (tear...)

For those of you who don't know why we moved back to California, Michael got transfered to the Lancaster campus of UOP. These are Michael's co-workers at a going away party for him on his last day. He was really sad to leave them. They were really good to him.

Since we have been here it has already been SO nice to have my sister nearby again. Mikey loves Elizabeth. He is always going up to her and smiling and giving her kisses. They are so cute together. This is Mikey in Elizabeth's swimming pool. He LOVES it!

Elizabeth...not so much. He splashed a little too much for her liking.

Mikey was happy regardless. He's not so sensitive to other people's needs yet : )

Elizabeth forgave him though and they played and watched Baby Beethoven together. I think that is Mikey's new favorite movie.

Just looking at them you can't tell they are cousins. It's pretty funny that they are so opposite.

So now we are living with Michael's parents and looking for a house. Mikey is FINALLY getting used to being somewhere new and he is his usual smiling self. We were lucky enough to have my parents visit for almost a week a couple days after we got here. I will post pictures of that trip later. Mikey had fun being with his grandparents. I love seeing that he warms up to them so fast. Family ties are strong. Thanks for coming all the way here mom and dad!