well it's been a while since i updated everyone on what's been going on in our lives, so here goes. we love it here in Arizona! it's great to be able to go swimming in April--quite the contrast from Utah :) i've been pretty stubborn about turning on the air-conditioning. i just can't make my mind make sense of turning it on when it's only April! but i guess when it's 85 degrees inside the apartment, it's probably a good idea.
our ward is amazing! we've really been welcomed and befriended and it already feels like we've been here for a long time instead of just two months. we think we might be getting callings on Sunday, we'll update on that soon. the Mesa Temple is beautiful. it's like walking into the Garden of Eden, the grounds are so stunning. we went and saw the Easter pageant and it made both of us miss Nauvoo a lot :) but, as i said, we really love it here and are having a great time.
we feel very blessed. we've been served non-stop since we got here. every time i think we're not going to make it, some kind of income comes in or someone shows up with groceries or just to visit. one Sunday we actually had 3 people invite us to dinner! anyway, life is really good and we're making friends fast.
kate is growing like crazy! we started giving her rice cereal and she likes it okay. i'm going to try putting mashed bananas in there next time. she can roll like a pro now, from back to front, front to back, and now she often pushes up onto her knees. she hasn't got the arm strength to push herself up onto her arms for crawling so she just kind of sticks her butt in the air then falls over. it's really cute :)
johnny works part-time at DI and usually has an interview every week for various jobs that he applies to. we're praying for something to work, and know that whatever comes will be where we need to be. meanwhile, it's awesome to get a 20% discount on already cheaply priced stuff at DI. johnny's getting into the really fun classes at film school and as far as i can tell, he loves it. one of his teachers is LDS and it's fun to see how excited johnny gets after coming home from one of his classes. johnny serves me every day and i flipping LOVE him. he makes life full of color and fun and peace. we laugh often and love spending evenings together just being together and playing with kate. i stay home and hang out with kate most of the day and just bask in her glow :) well that's all i can think of now, but check out facebook for a video of kate's first rice cereal meal :)
