September Happenings

Happy findings about the Springs (we are local now and have to call it that): 

garbage man is so nice. He will pick up any extra trash that we set next to our garbage can and he will take our garbage can up on our driveway afterwards. Also the mail woman came to personally introduce herself to me the other day.

I was asked to teach in Relief Society last Sunday and to Troy and my surprise, I actually loved it. We still don't have callings. Troy was also asked to teach in Elder's Quorum, so he will be teaching this upcoming Sunday. Our ward is full of fast athletes, both cyclist and runners, so I emailed the RS and asked about running with people. Last Friday my alarm went off at 5:45 and I ran 5 miles with two of the girls in our ward. 

Aleksi has been miserable again with cough and runny nose. He was healthy for a week or two but tonight, I felt a little tooth coming through his upper gums. I don't remember teething being so miserable for the other two, but I am sure I have just forgotten. He can stand on his own and can take one or two shake steps and then he decides to just crawl. Or if he is in between Troy and I, he just falls into our arms (think of a trust fall). 

Eerika started a pre-K program at a local methodist preschool. She LOVES it. We do a carpool with three other families so each time she gets to ride with three of her friends. Four four-year olds make quite an entertaining company for those rides. Eerika is a bit of a one upper. She has learned to ride bike and loves to cruise around the neighborhood. 

Saku continues love to school. He is not a fan of Spanish, which he has each Friday. I think he just isn't used to learning a language in a "learning a second language model" as he has only done immersion with Chinese and obviously Finnish and English. He continues to love biking to school and especially from school as it is all downhill back home. 

Troy has been commuting to Denver. It makes his days long, BUT the upside is that he has every Friday off. So we have been doing fun family outings, or he has been doing longer bike rides. 

We have started to look at houses. Yes we have lived in our rental all 21 days. It is a bit disappointing how small the lots are here and how much they still cost if we want to stay in the neighborhood where we are renting. Troy isn't a fan of the neighborhood because the houses are so close together. But he is a fan of having such a happy wife:) I am loving being so close to everything. We have target 1.5 miles away from us, the school and church are mile away, and the grocery store is 2 miles away AND Costco is 10 minutes away. Plus the local library is amazing. 

I truly feel happy here. Eerika cried once about missing her friends. Saku has mentioned missing Tucson several times. Troy misses our old home, which sold on the day that we moved into our rental. Talk about a serious blessing and seeing God's hand in our life.