Life in Arizona so far is great. It is so good to be back with Casey. We missed him so much. The first 2 weeks were hard. I am so lucky to have a husband who works so hard to provide for us. We never saw him. He would go to school from 2 pm to 8pm than work form 10pm to 6am and than once a month he would have guard duty on Saturday and Sunday so he wouldn't even get to sleep. I knew he had been doing this for the past 6 months but to see it first hand was so hard. As of last week he has now pulled back on work and has gone to part time. He so needed a break and I so glad he was able to do that. I am trying to get a job so he can stop work completely and just concentrate on School.
As far as Arizona goes, I love it. The weather right now is great, I was so ready to get out of the cold and it is the perfect time of year here, mid to high 70's. It is also great to have family by us again. Jody and Lena have been wonderful and having Micheal and Lalya close has helped Maddy adjust a little easier. She still misses her family back in UT like crazy and talks about them all the time.
Our Apartment is great. It is a HUGE complex. It has a security gate around the entire complex which makes me feel a little safer especially when Casey is working nights. The apartment itself is small but homey, I like it. It is in a perfect location for all our little wants and needs.
In other news I have started the Potty training madness and boy am I in for it. Maddy has been so so good with everything else I just thought this was going to be a walk in the park, boy was I wrong. We have been trying for 3 weeks now and are 2 for 29 not good. Some fun stories have came out of it though.. The first week I tried to train her cold turkey and it was not working someone suggested to get a some type of surprise or goody and put it in the bathroom and when she goes potty she gets a treat. A little bribery never hurt hu?.. So as usual every time I go to the bathroom I take her with me and see if she has to go, well like always she didn't. I finished up, flushed my toilet and washed my hands and headed out the the bathroom, she with all her might said "TOP mommy! Don't fordet your tweet for going potty, you a good girl mommy, I proud"... She is constantly praising Casey and I now for going potty. All I can do is laugh.
Another Maddy story that at the time was not as funny but now quit entertaining happened when she was suppose to be sleeping. The night before she had a bad rash so I had but some cream on her and my bad, forgot to take it out of her room, well she of course found it and had to put it all over her body. Not only her body but also all over her entire stuffed animal collection. When we went to see what she was up too it was too late, all she said was "I feel better now" It took almost a week to get here hair back to normal but on a plus she was so so soft and all rashes are gone.
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL this weekend.
Maddy and her cream incident.
our Apartment.
The view from our patio
Grandmas package, She loved it! Thank you Grandma!
Little Easter Egg hunting.
Maddy's Easter pictures.
