new horizons

cheesy title...i know.  before i start

another gem of a picture that  i recently came across....

 

 haha. love it.  she still makes that blank stare face. all. the. time.

what a busy week.  a lot has happened.  cody has been looking for the past few months for a new job.  he turned in lots of resumes, and had some interviews, but nothing was happening.  it was hard to see him struggle in trying to find what he wanted to do, and where his career should go.  we've prayed and fasted a lot to have direction, and it seemed like nothing was happening.  the whole time, i had this feeling that something that we didn't expect was going to be the answer.  then last week two companies that he hadn't applied to, reached out to him for interviews.  he wasn't really excited about either one, but going for the interview never hurts.  so he went.  within a day, one of the companies made him an offer.  we still weren't sure about accepting it.  on saturday we headed to the temple, and literally on our way, the other company called to make an offer.  in the temple, we both had the feeling that this was the offer he needed to take.  i know that Heavenly Father hears our prayers, and answers them.  not always in the way we want, or think.  but He does answer them.

we're excited for cody to start this new experience.  it will challenge him and help him to grow.  and overall we know it is what is best for our little family right now.

this week, i decided to tackle taking mae to the gym. she does not like it.  she cries the whole time.  they've had to come get me during my workout because she's crying so hard.  so, i'm still debating what to do.  do i keep going, and hope that she'll get over it?  or, do i just stick with my routine of working out at home?  i'll keep you posted.

caught her in action trying to climb onto her little scooter

 her new favorite thing is to pull up to the end table and read/play with her books.

this week bre, joseph, and lucy are coming into town for thanksgiving!  we're so excited to see them, and to meet our little niece.  we're letting them use our infant car seat, and cody got it down from the attic the other day.  mae loved playing in that thing.  it's so nice when something occupies more than 2 seconds of their time so you can get things done!