Change

So I am a little late on this post because Kaia is already one!  Those pictures to come soon!  I can't believe how much she has grown and changed in just one SHORT year.  These were taken at eleven months.  I love the goofy little facial expressions I captured during this shoot.  

Giving kisses.

Ok so you may be wondering why Kaia had her picture taken with a Detroit Tiger.  And maybe not.  Dave bought this little tiger for her when he went to Michigan for an interview for graduate school.  Applying for graduate school has been quite the process and left us wondering many times where we would end up.  First we found out Dave was accepted to Midwestern University in Arizona.  We were not too excited about living in Arizona and with some guidance from our Father in Heaven Dave turned down the offer.  Next we found out that Dave had been placed number five on an alternate list at a school in Oakland, California.  Last year all fourteen of the alternates got in so we thought for sure this is where we would end up and we felt pretty good about it.  Unfortunately this year was not like last year and only one alternate was accepted.  Dave applied and interviewed at Michigan State University and didn't think he would be accepted there because they only accept ten students and have pretty strict requirements.  It turned out he was accepted!  Sometimes it's funny in life how and where you are led.  In the next couple of months our life is going to change a ton but we are so happy to take this next step in our lives and that Dave will be on his way to becoming a Nurse Anesthetist!  We are going to miss our family, friends, and Utah so much but are excited to explore Michigan(thankfully not Detroit) and to have this adventure together.

                 This blog will most likely have some changes too as we know some of those at home will be missing us.  We hope :)  We certainly will miss everyone!  Let us know if you still read our blog and still want to in the future.