Great News!!

After Christmas, Ben decided that he was only having phone interviews, which can be done from anywhere. So, he moved to Arizona the end of January so we could be together as a family again! After moving to AZ, job prospects starting opening up more.

Ben and I went to rainy Los Angeles, CA for an interview. The interview went well and he ended up getting offered the job, but we didn't feel good about moving to LA.

Here are some pictures of the Chinese Theater that we took while we were there.

We went to Utah a week later for two interviews in Salt Lake.
This video was taken in the car and it is of Gavin singing My name is Plex, Plex--from Yo Gabba Gabba. He has started adding in everyone's names now: Aubrey, Livi, Baby (Lucy), Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Eliz (Elizabeth) and, of course, Gavin. I love it!



Here are some pictures that we took at my Aunt Rachel's house. Gavin had a great fall and his head swelled up!

Ben tried getting a picture of Drew. Apparently Drew is his father's child and had a hard time getting a good shot in.

Here is the winning shot!

During the drive up to Utah, Ben had a phone interview with a company in Cincinnati, OH. All the interviews seemed to go well. After we got back from Utah, the Cincinnati firm flew him out for another interview. He ended up getting offered one of the jobs in Salt Lake and the job in Cincinnati. After much prayer, we decided that we would move to Cincinnati, Ohio! We are very grateful for all that the Lord has done for us. We know that we wouldn't have made it through this experience without His help. We are truly grateful that Ben's unemployment only lasted for 6 months. Thank you to all of you who prayed and faster for us and showed us support during this time. We are excited about our new adventure!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We went to the ward Christmas party and Gavin seemed excited to see Santa, but once we got up there, he got shy.

Olivia loves cupcakes, but this night, she was bawling while eating her cupcake.

We went to Virginia to celebrate Christmas.  We were there during one of the first snowstorms that hit the east coast this year.  Gavin loved being outside, but he didn't like touching the snow.  He also got super cold and started freaking out, so we had to go inside.

Gavin loved lounging and watching TV at Grandma and Grandpa Mullins'.

Gavin didn't really know what was going on Christmas morning.  All he knew is that he had a bunch of new Yo Gabba Gabba toys.  We made the mistake of opening those first, and he didn't care much about anything else.  But, he loves them all now, after the fact.

Gavin loved the YGG characters and that is a snow globe with Mickey Mouse in it that he is also holding.  Sadly it didn't last the day, but we still have the figurine and he loves playing with it.  

We celebrated my birthday while we were there.

This is a crazy squirrel that kept trying to get something above this window.

We were grateful to be able to spend three weeks together in Virginia.  It was hard to say goodbye because Ben was going to Seattle and Gavin and I were going to Phoenix.  Thanks G & G Mullins for such a wonderful Christmas and Birthday!!