WE’RE MOVING…again! If you’re subscribed to my newsletter, you all found out about the new house/move yesterday!! If not at the bottom of every newsletter I spill a bit more “GIRL TALK” about my personal life than I do here or even on IG stories. It just feels like such a safe place. But for those of you aren’t subscribed have I got an update for you!!!

similar top + jumpsuit + shoes

MOVING UPDATE

A few months ago, we were really feeling a pull to find a house that would fit our family better (at least for the next 3 years) because we’ve put our build on hold. The current house we’re in we were only planning on being here a year and a half while our dream home got built. Well change of plans! Haha.

We really didn’t want to leave our neighborhood, especially because we live down the street from my parent and Joe’s. AND we didn’t want one more big change for the kids. Lucky enough there was a house being built across the street!! So we put an offer in, confident they would take it, and they didn’t take it. We were pretty bummed. Well, 3-4 months later we put in another offer and GOT IT!! So we are moving AGAIN…just across the street!!

The house fits our family perfectly. It’s not huge but the way it’s laid out with rooms + an extra laundry room I truly feel it was made for us!! And the interior of the house is super modern with cement floors in the basement! Which if you know me this is such a sweet cheery on top.  It should be done the end of January, and I honestly can hardly wait!! The kids are over the moon excited that we are just going across the street and that they ALL don’t have to share ONE bathroom anymore!! It’s been such a rollercoaster, but such a blessing and I can’t wait to share more as things unfold.

The last year of our lives have been completely chaotic and in limbo and we really felt like we’ve been listening to what God’s plan for us. And it’s never been what we expected or planned for. But somehow, it’s always worked out. Of course, not in the timing we would have thought. But in God’s time. So if you’re in a place of limbo and uncertainty, just remember God’s plan is always better.

Thank you for all your prayers over this past year. We have felt them deeply. Thank you for being here on this crazy ride called life. We love you and can’t wait to share more.

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love, kailee

Time for another life update! Life is flashing before my eyes. Every day is busy, but my heart is oh so full. The weather in St. George has been lovely. It doesn’t feel like fall here yet. We definitely love the warmer weather, but it’s so different to not be surrounded by the beautiful mountains. We miss those drives up the canyon! But anyways, I just wanted to give you all an update on Joe, the kids, our house situation, and more!

hayden’s top + pants + bike || my similar top + jeans

OUR LIFE UPDATE

: JOE’S UPDATE

A life update we are really excited about is Joe officially starts his job at the hospital on January 1st! He’s been working at the surgery center a couple days a month, but he’s excited to start his routine at the hospital and get that going.

Update on his weight loss shot: A few weeks ago, I shared about the shot Joe is taking for weight loss. If you missed that blog post, here’s all the details. He’s still taking the shot once a week, but he skipped it twice. He didn’t take the shot the week of his race, just because he doesn’t have as much energy or eat as much as he should when he’s on the shot. He also didn’t take the shot on the week of our trip with Hayden. He’s at the same weight, but now he’s just focusing on gaining his muscle back and doesn’t care to lose any more weight. We have this scale that measures body mass, so now he’s focusing on fat and muscle percentage. So we’ll do another update in 4 weeks and let you guys know how everything is going!

: KIDS UPDATE

The picture above is from the Color Run that Houston and Harper waited months for!!!!

Hunter’s soccer season officially ended which is sad. We made a same-day trip up to Logan and back for her soccer playoffs! Her team lost 3-2, but they played so good. It was a great first year of soccer at her new school!

Hudson is in the middle of football season. I don’t even recognize myself because I’ve totally turned into a football mom! I learned all the positions and just absolutely love watching it. He hasn’t played for 6 years because he got a concussion when he was 8. But he decided to start it up again this year and he’s thriving!

Poor Houston hasn’t been up to much. We missed the soccer sign-up date, but he starts flag football and basketball in 2 weeks! He’s so excited, so I can’t wait to watch him. Hayden’s first cheer competition is next month so we are all looking forward to that! She’s loving her team. Harper is doing cheer also and loves it!

: HOUSE UPDATE

We put everything on hold so we could completely enjoy summer and Hunter’s soccer season. So now that’s all over, we’re starting everything back up. We’re analyzing where we can cut back (since we were a million and a half over budget). We’re just really trying to decide if we should just wait it out longer or if we should downsize. So many thoughts going through our head. Hopefully in the next 2 months we’ll have a game plan. We’re still crossing our fingers that we can buy the house across the street in the meantime, just to have more room for our family.

: UPCOMING CRUISE

Joe and I are going on our first ever cruise! Once a year we always try to do a trip, just the two of us. After moving so many times and trying to figure out everything, we haven’t had time to get away. So, we’re going on a quick 3-day cruise! We’ve never been before, so we’re excited to see what it’s all about! I’m excited to just have time together to reconnect.

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Thank you for reading! I hope everyone’s doing well!

HAYDEN’S SOLO TRIP

When our kids turn 12, they get to go on a trip with Joe and I! You can read all about our 12-year-old trips here. We let the kids choose anywhere they want to go in the United States (besides Hawaii). Hayden chose California, kind of similar to what Hunter chose. Hudson chose Boston and that was really fun too! It’s my favorite tradition! I got asked about where we went, where we stayed, where we ate, so today I’m sharing all the details from Hayden’s solo trip!

my top + overalls + belt bag + sunglasses || hayden’s sweatshirt + shoes + similar belt bag

: WHERE WE WENT + WHAT WE DID for Hayden’s Solo Trip

Friday morning, we drove to Santa Monica, CA! When we got there, Hayden just wanted to shop! Honestly, she’s the middle child and she’s in-between sizes so I feel guilty because she’s been a little neglected in the clothing department. The 2 older kids order their own clothes, and the 2 younger kids wear hand-me-downs. But, we went to Zara Kids (her favorite) and got her a bunch of good basics!

On Saturday. we went to the Santa Monica pier, and she got to ride a few rides there! We walked down the beach and rented some bikes too! We rented bikes from Bikes Joyride rentals and it was so much fun. Every night, we rented a movie and watched it together in the hotel room! She got to stay up late so that was fun for her.

Sunday we spent the day at Six Flags and then ate PF Chang’s for her birthday dinner!

Monday morning we came home. The drive was good because we could just talk to her for so long! It was perfect!

my top + bottoms + shoes + workout band || hayden’s shorts + shoes

: WHERE WE STAYED

We stayed in Santa Monica a block from the beach. It was Hilton Santa Monica hotel and suites. Where we stayed, everything was walking distance which is so nice because you don’t have to worry about parking. We literally scootered everywhere!!!

my similar top + jeans + shoes + belt bag + sunglasses || hayden’s pants + shoes + similar belt bag

: WHERE WE ATE

We had SO much good food!! We hit all our favorite spots!

Brus wiffle – breakfast. Their churro waffle is to die for. We went here twice!

Fritto Misto – Italian. Little place we’ve gone to for over 10 years. Soooo good.

Duck Donuts – specialty donuts. I’m not a donut fan and these are literally incredible.

BJs – American. just a favorite of ours when we lived in California. The chicken tortilla soup and Pazooki’s cannot be beat.

North Italia – Italian. One of my favorite restaurants. Everything here is so yummy!

McConnels Ice Cream – a new ice cream place we found on third Promenade

hayden’s shoes + similar belt bag

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Overall, these trips are about having one-on-one time with our kids. Hayden didn’t care to do anything extravagant, she just wanted to be with us. And I’m so thankful for the quality time and memories I had with Hayden this past weekend!