Oh my, so with work and being sick and taking care of Brooke who has reached a stage where she has very little patience, I have had no time to sit down and blog (or respond to anyone who has made a post, sorry). But here are some updates: Brooke had her very first cold and had to go to her first sick-baby doctor's visit. It was very pathetic but I'm glad she is almost 100% now. I hope the crying and screaming had more to do with her being sick than with me going to work or with her development. Mostly, I hope it's temporary.
I finally started my new calling: Sunbeam B teacher. Yes, there are so many sunbeams in our ward that they are split up into two classes with about 8 kids each. They are hilarious and teaching them has really helped me appreciate having a girl (not that I will never have boys, though). The girls are always so attentive and the boys, no matter what, want to talk about death and violence. The Holy Ghost protects us from dying in tornadoes that could swoop us up, we are thankful for the water because that's where the sharks live who can eat people, and we are thankful for the flowers and the bees because they sting people and kill people. These are just a few examples. At least for the most part they try to tie it into the lesson.
Brooke had her first Easter! And as bad as it sounds, I did not take a single picture, but there is good reason and I'm pretty sure my mom did so I will find some and post them. I worked Saturday night and had to speak in church on Sunday (I was so exhausted going straight from work to church and of course we had to speak on the one day when EVERYONE comes to church! It was very crowded). Afterward, we went to my parents house for an egg hunt and dinner and family activities, but I was getting very sick and crashed and slept all day, so I pretty much missed the whole thing. I guess it is ok though, because Brooke mostly just liked to crush the eggs in her hands anyway.
Andrew started his new job at Nevada Ready Mix. After we realized that no matter how hard we tried, it was a bad time to get hired in a dental lab, Andrew went with the best paying/best hours job he could get to help us save up some money. What we decided to do is save up as much money as possible and move BACK to Utah and attend a 9-10 month program so that he can learn to run his own dental lab and hopefully start up his own after that (which was the plan the whole time, we were just hoping we weren't going to have to pay for the program). So it will be sad to pick up and move again, but we are no strangers to moving after only living in a place a few months.
About Me
- Nicole & Andrew Maples
- We have been married for 3.5 years now and Brooke is so tasty that we often discuss nibbling her a little at a time. We just moved to Las Vegas after finishing BYU and decided that with a new year comes a new blog since facebook will probably not be our primary outlet anymore!
5 comments:
I can't believe you are moving back. That's so crazy. Don't feel bad about not knowing we moved, it was a very quick thing.
I also can't believe that Brooke just now had her first sick visit to the doctor. How lucky is that!
Your sunbeams sound so hilarious. As a mother of a sunbeam I appreciate all the love and patience teachers of this age group have. We feel so blessed to be able to go to a class wihtout our 3 year old constantly talking through the lesson. So even though you aren't teaching my daughter, thanks for being willing to teach others children.
I would love to do Brooke's pictures, just let me know when you want, and I'll come down. The only thing I have right now is we are going up to Conference, and then the weekend of the 19th, my sister's coming to visit me. Other than that I can do her pictures. We don't even have to do a weekend if a weekday works better for you. Just let me know. You can always email me too, gracerolfe@hotmail.com
Have a great day, and thanks for the update!!!
Hey Nicole! That is crazy about everything that has been going on with you guys, but when you move back maybe we can finally start hanging out every once and a while!
I did go to Chelsea's baby shower the other night. She looked so cute with her belly!
Cohen had a fever for a few days a couple weeks ago and he was so whiny and unfortunately with starting solids we have had another battle with him having a hard time going potty. I thought about stuffing cotton balls in my ears several times over the last few weeks. Also he is frustrated with crawling and walking and not being able to get around as much as he wants and he hurts himself a lot so with all of this combined, I am going to be happy when this stage has passed! So know you aren't alone...
Teaching primary can be so entertaining! I love their remarks, that is hilarious!
Are you going to miss your job down there? Are you going to get another one when you move back?
Good luck with feeling better and the screaming!
Nicole, it sounds like you need a vacation! Sorry to hear about the move, sickness, and your busy schedule & easter. Hopefully life will slow down a bit now! We will have to get together when you move back up here.
I love your Primary stories- how fun!! I was so excited to see a little gift from you- cutest outfits ever!! I am so excited to dress him up in them. Thank you so much- you are so thoughtful!! We miss you guys so much and are excited you are coming back in the fall!! Blake and Brooke need to get to know each other early especially since they are getting married!! Hopefully we can see you soon- that would be great if you were coming out in April!! How is work?? HOpefully it's going well- Talk to you soon!!
Nicole my dear, how are you doing these days? How is life treating ya? I am sure you crazy busy!! I hope all is well with you! Keep in touch!
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