Changes

So much to blog about and I just never sit down and do it. I don't know why. I have been back from Utah for about a month now and it is so nice to be back in my own routine. However, things keep changing for us.
While we were in Utah, Kaylee turned 1 year old and now she is already 13 months old. She is as cute as can be. This last weekend we took the kids out to dinner and I was surprised at the attention my little girl was getting from the hostesses and waitresses and then a random woman came up to me and asked me her age and told me how cute she was. As the mother, I am loving that my little girl was getting all this attention for being so cute. I agree that she is a beautiful little girl. She is officially walking everywhere. She has been practicing since we got back from Utah but it wasn't until last week that her main way of getting around is through walking. She still walks like a zombie with her arms out to help her keep her balance and she is cautious of falling down but she LOVES to walk. I am also somewhat sad that she is no longer nursing. I love having that bond with my baby but she is growing into a toddler. Where did the time go?
I am also amazed at how big Aaron is getting. His 3rd birthday is in just a few weeks away. It is kind of amazing how he is slowly coming out of the terrible 2 stage. (YEA!) He cooperates when we put him to bed. (Double YEA!!) And this little boy is FINALLY potty trained (Triple YEA!!!) We still have night potty training to work on. I started potty training him after we got back from Utah. He did really well peeing in the potty because we practiced that for months, but I could not for the life of me get him to poop in the potty. For a month, I would sit with him in the bathroom and try to get him to go but he just didn't know what to do. We bought him Percy the train and put it on the refrigerator and told him he could have Percy when he went poopy in the potty. Finally, on Saturday morning, Aaron went in the potty when I wasn't even in there. Then he came running in so proud of himself saying that he gets Percy. I went and checked and sure enough he finally had done it. He played with his trains ALL day. I could tell that he was so happy and proud of himself that he earned his toy. Lucky for me the light bulb clicked for Aaron and he hasn't had an accident since.
I am doing really well these days. I have currently lost about 17lbs since I started working out in February. I still have about 10lbs I would like to lose however, I feel so much better about myself lately since my clothes are starting to fit better. I started out going to the gym 5 times a week and since I have been back from Utah I have only been about 3 times a week. I need to step it up again but at least I am still doing something. :) I also celebrated my 28th birthday a couple of weeks ago so I keep get older. :( I can't believe that it is my 10 year high school reunion this summer. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to make it.
Other great news in our family is that Eric was officially offered a job at the same company he is working for as an intern. He starts as a salary employee in September. Eric is going to really start studying for the CPA exam and hopes to pass it before the year is over. The bad news is that we have realized that we can't quite afford to live in our current house that we are renting and so we are moving AGAIN! We found a cheaper four-plex across town. I really don't want to move and start all over again in a new ward but we know that this is what we have to do. So we are moving in two weeks. This will be Aaron's 5th home before his 3rd birthday. I hate moving! The new apartment doesn't accept pets so we shipped our dog, Sugar, back to Texas to live with Eric's parents again. This time she will be living with them indefinitely. We will only take her back if they want us to. I feel bad that we had to do that to Sugar but I honestly think that she is better off in Texas. I know that she loves it there and she is really loved there.
Sorry I don't have any pictures this time. I will try to get some up soon. :)