Good-bye Colorado

So we have a class date and it's April 7, which means we're going to be moving again in the beginning of April to Oklahoma City. Steve's training will last 3 months there and then we'll do our big 5-day move to Fairbanks, Alaska where we'll be living for at least a few years. Steve will be working as an air traffic controller in the Fairbanks airport. I can't believe it's coming up so soon...It will be really sad to leave CO. We've been here so long, and we love it!! We're going to miss our families a lot! I hope we can make good friends up there so we don't feel so lonely. We're sad, but excited at the same time. It will definitely be an adventure for our family :)

Here are some recent pics...

Out to lunch with some co-workers for my farewell

Alec posing for the camera

Love his teeth!

Serious boy

Silly boy

Cute boy

Love this boy!
Eating some candy...

Catching up...

Gosh, I can't believe how fast the time went by since I last posted... We had put our townhome in the market sometime in September and after quite a few showings and one bad offer, we were finally able to sell it for the full price. We (including our realtor) could not believe that we sold it for $12k more than what we paid for it a year and a half ago, specially since there were other lower-priced condos in the same complex. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is... we were so, very, truly blessed! Everything went really smooth and we ended up breaking even. It was sad leaving Alec's first home, and even though it was a small place, it was such a cozy home and we had so many fun times. So, now we are Steve's parents' house for a couple months and all our stuff is in storage. This will be a crazy, busy year as we're expecting to move two more times in the next 6 months. More to come on that...
On an even happier note: I will stop working at the end of next week! I'm really excited to enjoy Alec full-time and do so many more things for myself and my family. It won't be easy...but it will be worth it. Steve and I knew this would have to happen sometime soon and we decided it was time. Our families have been so helpful for the past year taking care of Alec. We really appreciate the many hours they've spent watching him. I really am looking forward to stop working...it will be such a relief.
Well, since life's been kind of crazy lately I forgot to take many pictures in the last couple months, so here are a few....Some pics were taken by our home teacher who's a professional photographer...others are of Alec with a purple nose after falling in the bathroom and hitting his nose against the tub...it was so sad, bloody and painful (and I almost fainted!).
By the way, Alec took his first steps on New Year's Eve, and now no one can stop that little man...no wonder why I feel so tired now.

B-day Boy

So we did a little b-day party for Alec's 1st b-day at our clubhouse. It's been a month already but I kept on forgetting to post some pictures for our extended family and friends who couldn't be here for his b-day...Soooo here we go...Alec did good, I thought he was going to have fun opening the gifts but he didn't care for them at the time. Now he loves his new toys, books and clothes. He had a special b-day outfit as you can see. I did a Mickey Mouse theme since he just loooves watching Mickey Mouse, and of course we had to have hot diggity dogs to eat (with Dave and Brenda’s amazing chili), and a b-day party can never go without Brazilian candy that my mom and I made. It was fun! Thank you everyone who was able to come and celebrate his first b-day ever!!! He'll have fun looking back at these pictures when he's older.

Merry Christmas to everyone!