New Beginnings

Well since we don't have our computer hooked up yet I guess tying this entry from my phone will have to do. We have officially moved into our new house. We love everything about it. Saying goodbye to all our old neighbors was hard. They have watched us grow and were wonderful neighbors for an amazing 10 years. They watched my kids grow up and were like grandparents to them. One of the hardest thing for me as a mother was Emma having to leave her best friend. They are only 2 weeks apart in age so they have grown up together only 2 houses down. Another hard thing for me was really just leaving our old house. That house was where I brought both my babies home and had Christmas, birthdays and many more memories were shared there.
As far as our new neighborhood we absolutely love it. One of the most exciting things for me was watching Emma ride her bike freely down the road and not have to worry (in our old neighborhood people would fly down our road and I wouldn't let her ride her bike without me). So she is excited about that. She gets on her bike and rides and rides. The girls love their rooms and love their playroom. Eric and I love all the space we have in this house. We doubled in size so that is amazing to us. We are very blessed in many ways.
On another note since we have been moving and packing my summer is almost over. BOOO!! I will post pics as soon as we get out computer together and I can download them. Until then God bless!!

Falling Down on my Job!

WOW, it has been 2 years since I have updated my blog.  Last time I wrote on my blog Emma was turning 6 and Avery was having her heart surgery.  Now Emma is 8 years old and Avery will be 3 at the end of July.  BUT the most exciting news is we had another baby, Ali, yes I said another little girl.  I feel awful because Ali is 19 months old now and I didn't blog about being pregnant with her or anything.  BOOO on my part.  But my goal is to start keeping everyone up to date on the fam again.  So in a nutshell we now have 2 healthy BEE-autiful girls, Emma 8 and Ali 19 months. 

To sum up the last year of our lives would take forever so here it goes in a brief description.....Emma is now going into the 3rd grade and Ali is still going to a babysitter.  Emma had an awesome time in 2nd grade as she always does in school.  She made the A honor roll all year long.  She has continued to play soccer and softball every season.  She did play basketball this past winter and ummm I don't know if it was her thing as she says but she did great.  Emma really loves soccer and softball the most.  Ali on the other hand is growing like a weed and is (for the most part) a sweet baby.  She loves to play outside and loves anything Elmo.  We have also bought a new house in another housing edition here in Paris.  We put our house up for sale but didn't think it would sell so quickly and to our surprise it sold in 2 days.  Sooo.. the Layton's are moving and starting a new chapter in our lives.  It is such a bitter-sweet time because we love our neighbors and our girls have grown up with them.  As I was packing the girls' room up the other day I just sat and cried because this house is where I brought both of my babies home.  I am so glad they both got to come home, have holidays, open Christmas presents and much more in this one house on Ridgeview.  Well it is time to continue packing up the house as we are moving next Tuesday.  Good-Bye for now and I am making a promise to myself to blog often.


Emma waiting on her sister to arrive



Such a proud BIG sister