Sunday, December 14, 2008

Moving.

We have sucessfully moved out of our house. We ended up being there almost exactly a year. What a blessing it was to find buyers so fast!!

Moving day was incredible. About a dozen guys from our ward showed up to help. I left to go drop my kids off at my friend Mandy's house so that moving would go a little faster. By the time I got back the truck was loaded and my cute little house was empty. The ward then went with Noah to the storage unit and unloaded the truck. We loved our ward in Roxborough and the many friendships that we made there. We are so sad to leave.

Noah's family came a little later and helped load up the furniture that was going to Noah's parents house. And did one last good will run. By 3:30 the house was empty, and clean, and we pulled out of the garage for the last time.

Leaving our house was a really hard decision for us. We loved the house, the yard, the beautiful area, the church. At the same time we are so excited for Noah to be able to go to school full time. We are also so blessed that Noah's job with the City and County of Denver is being so understanding and flexible with his schedule so that he can work full time also.

Noah's parents have also been so wonderful in welcoming us into their home, again. They have made countless sacrifices to make us comfortable and keep us close to our kids.

Ruby is to young to understand what is happening, but Levi has been a trooper for the whole thing. At first he thought that he was getting another room at Gram;s house and that Ruby was getting another room. Then he thought that he and Ruby were sharing a room, but that he was keeping his room at his house. Then on moving day he understood, and just kept saying that Levi's house was really sad. Ironically I am grateful that we bought our van a couple of months ago. It was hard for Levi to say goodbye to the cruiser, and it was hard for him to say goodbye to the house. It has been a good lesson for him about changes coming in our lives.

Heavenly Father's hand has been watching over us these past few months while we have made these big decisions. Our testimonies have been strengthened and our little family has grown closer together.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

A lot has happened to the beals clan in the last month. We are a bit crazy as usual. So here is the update.

In preparation for Noah starting school we put our house on the market the last week of October. In this crazy market, our beautitul house sold in 2 weeks. So we have been making preparations for the move back into Noah's parents house this weekend. Closing is on Monday,, and we just feel so blessed that we were able to sell our house so quickly.

In case you have been living in a hole, there is a movie called Twilight that came out earlier this month. The sister-in-laws and Ashley and I went out at midnight to see it. Ashley and Meghan and I even made matching shirts. I have to say that I really enjoyed the movie. The only thing I was disappointed in was the sparkling. I am excited for the next movie, which should have a much larger budget.
In November we had a short visit from my mom and my oldest (and wisest) sister Janette and my nephew Max. Aside from a bloody nose and some throw up we had a delightful weekend. On Sunday we made an early Thanksgiving dinner, which was so nice for me. Ashley was also with us for the weekend before she went home to suprise her mom for Thanksgiving.
Levi and Ruby loved having baby max here. Ruby is into calling almost everything with a face baby. This was the first time that they had met him. He is so cut and happy!
Noah is pretty serious about caring his first turkey. Actually he is just posing for the picture. What would Thanksgiving be without olives on someones fingers. Levi loves olives. I always get nervous when we eats a lot of them because of an unpleasant experience that happend with Levi, olives, and a Mexican retaurant.Our Thanksgiving feast. Yummy Yummy!

On Sunday night we played a mad game of Monopoly, accomplishing something not many people who play Monopoly do....we played until the very end. Janette ended with all the porperty and money. This picture in to prove her victory for years to come!

Thanksgiving day for us was fun. Levi was so excited to Santa during the Macy's parade. He also got excited for a few of the balloons. We had dinner around 2 and then had a fun day playing games with the family.

Well that is the highlights. We are packing for the next few days an moving on Saturday. We love you all and hope that you are having a very Happy Christmas.