New Year

So I realize that it has been quite a while since I've posted. I guess I'm not quite as good at this whole blogging things as I'd hoped. Anyway it is the beginning of a new year and looking back at 2015 I can't believe we've made it this far. A year ago I was still pregnant and anxiously awaiting our little boy. In April we welcomed Michael Ray into our little family and Tyler started classes to become a CNA. Toward the end of the year we told everyone that we had been prompted to move to Hawaii. And if there is anything this trio knows about promptings, it's that you listen to them. So we started the process of looking for a place to live and moving. December 2015 we moved from Logan to Hilo Hawaii. Two towns that are about the same size... actually kinda funny really. We were blessed with a member family that graciously let us rent their O'hana. We spent Christmas here, small but full of love. And celebrated the new year. Tyler and I are currently looking for jobs while our little boy grows before our eyes. He has officially started to crawl! He has four teeth and constantly likes to show them off to mommy, usually by biting while nursing. We can walk from our little home to multiple stores and are within a short walk from the ocean. It is winter which means more rain, not actually a bad thing. I will take rain over snow any day, and the rain helps cool things down. I am not looking forward to the humidity that is a Hawaiian summer! We are making friends slowly but surely and are staring to understand what it means to live away from family. You definitely have to rely on each other for strength. No, things haven't been easy, nor did we really expect them to be. We don't really have money or worldly possessions that might make life a little easier. But we have love... and I think that will be enough. You have to work for the things you want, but as long as you have what you need you'll be alright. Tyler starts school in a week, which might make things a little harder but we are willing to work at it. I am currently still in classes through University of Phoenix and praying that I'll make it through this next class alive. (Personal finance... yay?) Anyway, that's us... hopefully as the years progresses I'll be better at this whole blogging thing.