So Ben graduated from BYU April 2011! After his graduation we stayed in Utah for his job with a non-profit company. After a while we could see this was not working and needed to change. About that time Tres (our brother-in-law) who lives in Seattle area told Ben his company (KMPG) was hiring and that he should apply. So Ben applied and by December we were packing up and moving to Washington! We were so excited to live a lot closer to family! Ben officially started work in January. He works mostly in Redmond consulting Microsoft. He was just recently switched to a new engagement for him and he loves it!
Also, when we first moved here we lived with Tres & Alaina (Ben's sister's family), until we found a resident manager position. We are so grateful for Tres & Alaina letting us stay with them. It was a blessing and now there are relationships that were built that I do not feel would have been as strong as they are now had it not been for that time there! At first we didn't know if getting a resident manager position was possible because we had no prior experience. However, my high school friend Crystal manages an apartment complex for a company and when a position came available she let us know and we applied. Needless to say the Lord blessed us and we got the manager position. We manage 15 units and feel it is definitely enough buildings to manage.
Since living in the Seattle area Ethen has outgrown his milk allergy. (around his 1 year b-day he had his flu shot and he started whizzing so I took him to his pediatrician who said his oxygen exchange was to low to go home. after a series of events he was hospitalized over night and discharged the next day. Once we got home we started him on milk again and he started whizzing again. We took him to the allergist and found out he was not only allergic to milk but also to eggs and wheat). SO now he is only allergic to wheat and eggs and he should be tested with in the next month to see if his wheat allergy is gone! That would make life a lot easier and groceries a lot less expensive! Also, while living in Seattle area Ethen has grown so much. When we first moved here he use to just watch other kids play but after living with cousins he wrestles and is very out going!
Also, in August Ethen fell down some concrete stairs in our complex. Needless to say he bleed everywhere. So I picked him up called his dentist and took him. There they said take him to the pediatrician which I did. They however, sent me to Children's Hospital where he ended up getting two stitches in his gums. With in a week his gums tightened enough to his teeth in a more solid position. However, due to this accident one of his front teeth sticks out. So needless to say that was a very stressful week, especially since Ben was out of town on a business training!
Some exciting news we got in February was that we were expecting again in October. I am now days from my due date and can't wait to meet this little girl! Needless to say though my patience is wearing very thin as none of my shirts fit and I don't want to buy clothes that I might only wear a week! I must say I hate the end of pregnancy because of the waiting game! I guess I don't have a choice though. So let's just hope she decides to come sooner rather than later.
That's it for now. I will post some pictures of our activities we've done this past year.
The first pictures if of Ethen on Ben's shoulders at a small beech area near us. The park is called Carkeek Park. Great place, they have trains that go through pretty regularly, play area, grassy area, and a lot of little trails that you can go on!
