Florida




We have been here in Florida for almost two months now.  Jordan is doing great in school and I am loving being home with Myra.  While there are many things I miss about home (peaches, fall leaves, byu football, family, Sunday dinners) there are a lot of things here that I am growing to love as well.  The sunsets are breath taking, our ward church members are so welcoming, the missionaries are basically my best friends, and Jordan and I are creating little traditions of our own, like watching a disney movie together every Sunday night.  Last night was Tarzan, and I cried it was so good.  

Myra is the squishiest little thing ever and we love it.  She is the happiest baby and lately she has been getting in the cutest slap happy moods where she will just look at us and start chuckling over and over again. 

Jordan is as happy as ever.  He is killing it in school and somehow has a lot more time to spend with us then I planned.  He is probably sick of me telling him that he should be studying more.  Last time I told him that he gave me his look... Like, isn't an A on my last test good enough?  Yes,yes it is.  I guess he is a grown boy and knows what he needs to do best.  I am so grateful that he is making sure to keep his life well balanced though.  Also, I'm more in love than ever.  He does everything he can to make sure I am happy and how can I not melt when I see him with the baby?  She's got him so wrapped around her little finger... Whatever Myra want, Myra gets.

We are still getting settled in here so most of our adventures have been getting to know people and trips to target and ikea.  It's been fun to slowly make it our home.  We are so excited to get to know people better and now that it's cooling down a little bit we will be hitting up Disney and Harry potter land more.  Maybe I ought to venture out there alone with Myra.  

Feeling excited and grateful to be calling Florida home. 






An Evening at the Pool
















The three of us spent some time at the pool a few nights ago just before dinner.  Jordan has been so good with his balance of school and family.  So many people have told me to get ready to be a single mom while he is in med school...but Jordan being Jordan i kinda more worried that he wouldn't study enough, but he is working so hard.  I feel so proud of him lately.  The boy just thrives off of learning and it is so fun to watch him get excited about weirdo biochemistry facts.  I said just the other day that I haven't seen him this happy in years and he said to me, "Hailey, I feel alive again."  And my heart filled with gratitude.  I am so grateful that our Heavenly Father has given us this opportunity.  

Anyways, I love watching these two together.  She just adores him and he... well, he is wrapped around her finger.  Yesterday he left for school before she woke up and then came home after she was already down for the night and he was so sad to have missed playing with her.  I don't think he even ate dinner last night...just came home and studied till midnight.  Some days he is busy like that, but it makes us so much more grateful for the times we do get with him.  Like nights at our pool. My heart is full!!!