A New Chapter

For the first time ever, Taylor and I are both out of school and working full time. It's been such a fun transition for us both. Coming home is exciting because the night is totally open. Once we're home from work it's time to play. The idea that there isn't a homework assignment, a test to study for, or a group project is a strange idea but pretty easy to get used to. 

Taylor accepted a job with Edge Homes as an estimator. He goes through each of their floor plans and prices out every single detail. Who knew that a house has so many small pieces and every piece costs something. Taylor loves going to work. He loves who he works with and what he does. 

I accepted a job at a charter school for kids with Autism called Spectrum Academy. They are in their second year at the Pleasant Grove campus and it has been quite the experience. I am working in the middle/high school. It's been quite the experience. Imagine a middle school and all the awkwardness of transitioning but add Autism on top of it. We have goals covering articulation, social language, voicing, resonance, and grammar. They are incredible students and I have learned SO much. 

We are loving this new chapter in our lives!

Photo Dump

It's been FAR too long since I've blogged last so I just want to post some of my favorite pictures.

One of my favorite things about Taylor is that he has adopted my nieces and nephews as his own. They love him! One day as I was driving to work my phone started to explode with texts between Carolyn and Taylor. The following pictures were included...

We spent our last summer in Logan. It was bitter sweet. We absolutely love Logan and we soaked it up for all it's worth. Here are some of my favorite adventures from that summer. 

We did a roommate camp out! What great people!

Our Sarager Reunion at Tober was definitely a highlight. It was a great opportunity to get to know cousins and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. 

  

Salt Lake Bees game (I had to represent my Rockies!) 

Hannah came to visit... 

Deer Valley Concert series with Anne...


This was a summer filled with great friends. We are so grateful for such amazing friends!









Overall, it was an incredible ending to our Logan experience. 

Visit to Vegas

Some of Taylor's mission friends decided to have a weekend get together and I wanted to see Corie so we made a compromise and had their get together in Vegas. We had an absolute blast and it turned out to be an exciting time because Corie was looking at a new home. I don't think seeing them will ever get old. 

Corie was out with Taylor looking at the house and moving furniture so the girls and I decided to have a Pancake Picnic Party.

Peter was nice enough to join us. 

That night Corie was nice enough to highlight my hair. 

One night we got all the pillows in the house and made a super sweet fort. 

It is amazing that Carolyn has grown up so much within the last year or so. She completed her homework of writing her name six times all on her own and she read me a few books. I've always viewed her as a little girl but she's growing up so fast! It's exciting to see everything that these kids are capable of and how quickly they learn new things. 

Hannah Comes to Town

Hannah got back from her mission in February. We had such a blast visiting her in Denver but were even more excited for her to come visit us in Utah. She was in the state for over a week before she came and spent the night with us. We wanted to show her all the good parts of Ogden. I have to admit that there were more than I thought there would be, although most of them were restaurants. 

So it was restaurant week in Ogden and they were doing a great lunch special. Instead of just choosing one type of food, we decided it would be that much more fun if we ordered small portions and hit multiple restaurants. It was a great decision but one that also lead to way too much food. 

After eating at two different places,we gave up and were going to give Hannah a driving tour of the city. Neither Hannah or I remember much because we fell into a food comatose within just a few minutes. Taylor held strong and drove us home just in time for an afternoon nap. 

 

Before Hannah drove much more she needed to get a current driver's license. (She had been using her Canadian license up to this point.) Because she would be headed up to Rexburg and registering her car, she needed to get an Idaho license. So we drove up to the great city of Malad, Idaho. The driver's license department was in the basement of city hall and we were the only ones to come in for over three hours. Which was a blessing because Hannah had to take a written exam and needed the time to study. By the faith for a miracle she passed the test and became legal to drive again! 

Taylor's company was holding an "end of tax season" party at the local bowling alley and was kind enough to invite the family members. We were so blessed that Taylor worked for such an amazing company with such great coworkers. He was able to learn so much while being in a great environment.  

Hannah eventually had to head up to Rexburg. We offered to ride up with her and get her settled into her apartment but she refused. As soon as she left, Taylor and I turned to each other and immediately decided to follow her up and surprise her. We stopped at Walmart and got the essentials for a new college apartment. We made pretty good time and met her just as she was finishing putting her suitcases in her room. I could't imagine a sister of mine going up to college without any family to help with the strange transition. She gave us a tour of campus and we were able to meet her roommates. She is going to do so great. I'm so excited for her and all the adventures she has coming up in her life.