Autumn is Here!

...Isn't it beautiful!

Our Anniversary...

I can hardly believe it's been 4 years! These, I can honestly say, have been the HAPPIEST 4 years of my life! I feel SO grateful to have such a loving and devoted husband. He is my PERFECT match and we have been SO happy together!!! Happy Anniversary Babe!

The Aquarium (as a family), the Temple for Sealings and a wonderful dinner alone....

Our New Ward and Temple Square...

We started attending our new ward in West Jordan to help Estin adjust a bit before moving in. It's a small ward but it has a variety of ages. There are a lot of young families with small children Estin and Eli's age. In fact, there are 2 other baby boys that were born within 2 days of Eli! Everyone is VERY nice! Although we miss the 84th ward A LOT... I think we'll adjust just fine. Last Sunday morning before church we had the opportunity to walk around Temple Square for awhile. It was a great family activity...

Keeping Occupied...

Justin started his CNA training just a week after arriving and has been gone everyday from 7am-7pm. Estin, Eli and I have spent a lot of time finding fun things to do...

Mom and Tot class at The Little Gym

Farm Country-Thanksgiving Point

The Aquarium

Living Arrangements....

Justin's sister, Amy, and brother in law, Clayton, (and their 4 children) have been nice enough to offer their home to us while we're waiting for our apartment to open up. Our space is comfortable but it will be nice to get into our own place! I can only live out of boxes and suitcases for so long. We were SUPPOSED to be moving into our apt. this week, however, the apt. manager decided to retract the eviction notice she had given and let the woman stay...meaning it will be another 4-8 weeks, at least, in this lovely basement. :(

The Big Move...

Wow! What a lot of work! I never realized just how much stuff we had or how hard it would be to load it all up with a 2 year old and a newborn... not to mention they were both sick at the time. Thanks to ALL the help from friends, family and ward members...we NEVER would have gotten everything done without them. The day before we left Rexburg we loaded our stuff on the truck only to find that 1/2 of it didn't fit! (I told you we had a lot of stuff!) Luckily for us, Justin's wonderful brother, Tim, and his wife (Heather) and daughter (Josie) drove up from Utah at a moments notice arriving 5am on moving day with an additional truck and trailer! What a generous thing to do! It was a LOT of work, but we finally made it!

Moving...

2 weeks until the big move! Didn't realize how much time it takes to pack with a newborn and a toddler. I'll keep you posted just as soon as we get settled!!!

Elijah's Blessing

Elijah Wendell Oswald was blessed by his dad on Sunday, Aug. 16th in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a beautiful blessing with a promise of good health, righteousness and a happy life. It was so special to have many of our family and friends participate. We know it was a sacrifice for some to travel such great distances.

Me and Eli (Yes.. that's me!) 4 Generations... Me, Mom, Grandma Nelson, Eli

Eli with Grandma and Grandpa Meier (left) and Grandma and Grandpa Oswald (right)

Eli with Great Grandma Nelson (My Grandma) and Great Grandma Casper (Justin's Grandma) How special this was!!!

Kelli's Family (all except Dad Hover)

Saturday (the day before) in Idaho Falls with Staci, Michael, Nicole and Mylie

Oswald Family Reunion...

2 weeks after Eli joined our family we were off to Schofield, UT. for the Oswald family reunion. My father-in-law, Bob, was asked to oversee the Boy Scout camp there this summer and was able to arrange a weekend for all of us to have the place to ourselves. Because Elijah is so new, we were able to stay in the only cabin they had on the grounds. It was quite nice to have hot running water, a bed and toilets. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to camp the "real" way... but with a newborn and a toddler this was the way to go. We spent the weekend eating, fishing, eating, boating, eating, playing games, eating etc. What a FUN bunch the Oswalds are!!!

Each family wore matching shirts Saturday. We chose to do camo :)

A Few of Our Favorites...

Our friend, and amazing photographer, Brendi, took these adorable pics of Eli and Estin. (Eli didn't feel like being naked for most of 'em) Eli is only a few days old. These are a few of our favorites... it's hard to choose!

Brothers...

Zoo

Can you believe it! This was Justin's first trip to the zoo... and let me tell you the Idaho Falls zoo is one to see if you've never been. :) It actually was better than I thought. I was expecting deer, birds and reptiles, but surprisingly there was a lot more to see! Estin had a blast! I love that he's at an age to appreciate this kind of thing... Eli on the other hand, I think we wore him out!