Addison Turns 4!

This is what Addison looked like when we first moved to Florida...

Today she turns four year old...

It's all going by so fast.  She refused to speak until she was nearly 2.  She had the most withering scowl perfected by 1.  She loves her brothers and changes daily which one of them she plans to marry when she grows up.  She loves to sing and dance.  She loves to do her "homework" and is eager to learn to read.  She most recently has cut her own hair - luckily, she gave herself layers and the curls tend to hide the damage.  She is our angel, our princess, our delight.  So grateful Addison is in our lives!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADDISON!!!

Hone Theme Song

I remember Ally McBeal used to be one of my favorite shows and one of the quirks was that some people have their own theme song.  I have had various theme songs throughout my life.  But we have now found a song that when played has the whole family jumping up and singing along and dancing to it.  It is just a feel good song, good beat, but the chorus is rather meaningful at this time for us. 
We kind of feel like we are living in limbo.  We love our lives here in Florida.  We have a fabulous ward, fun friends, great school - it's a good life.  We miss our life in Utah.  We miss our families, our fun friends, all that is familiar - we're excited to move back.  We get excited hearing about our new home, looking at pictures and planning for future rooms and space.  We are excited to get to know the new neighbors and ward.  But it is still a couple of months away.  We haven't even begun packing.  So, it feels a bit like we are living in two worlds: already missing Florida and can't wait to get to Utah.

Back to our Theme Song.  I first heard it last year some time and didn't give it a second thought but now - we love it.  The Hone Theme Song is: Home by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.  It's a wacky song with wacky lyrics sung by some pretty fun loving hippies, but we really connect with the chorus.
                    

                                                           "Ah, home 

                  Let me go home 

                Home is wherever 

                   I'm with you"

We are going to really miss Florida, but we are so excited to get back to Utah.  But truly, no matter where we are - Florida - Utah - or anywhere in between - it doesn't matter.  
Home is wherever we are together, whenever we are together.  

Now play the music and dance!          

It's FINE!

Campbell had a unique take on the signs posted around Sanibel Island warning about feeding the alligators.  The signs read, "$500 Fine" with pictures showing to not feed the alligators.  Campbell looked at it and said, "So, you just have to pay $500 and then it's fine to feed the alligators.  That's a lot of money to feed an alligator."