Nay News

We had a wonderful Christmas. On Christmas Eve the kids left cookies and carrots out for Santa and his reindeer. And then I helped them write notes to Santa. Marissa asked Santa to bring her presents and asked if Santa could stay and play with her toys with her. Andrew just if Santa would please come to our house. Santa did come to our house. The kids were excited to see all the boxes under the tree. After we eat a good breakfast and Christmas Breakfast Rolls we started to open presents. They were both very excited about every present they got to open and play with. That night we had Blaine and Annette over for diner. It was our first time being the host for a Christmas Diner! I would have to say the meal was a success. After diner we talked and played Hand and Foot. It was Blaine's first time playing the game, but I think he had fun.

Here is your first look at Marissa's new glasses!! She looks beautiful! And now she can see, too!! Her teachers have been very positive and excited for her. Which of course has made her so proud of her new glasses. Don't tell anyone, but I think they just help to show how smart she is! Yesterday, at the Nay family dinner, when she walked in the house a few people thought they saw Kelsey (her cousin) walking through the door. And Thank you to Grandma and Stacey for the wonderful and perfectly timed gift of fall church clothes for Marissa and Andrew.

Welcome to our new home! (I took this picture at night because I didn't want the neighbors to see me taking pictures.) The front room view from the front door. Dinning room and fish tank The kitchen...and Marissa. The garage!! It is a two car garage, but it looks smaller in this picture. The Master Bedroom The Master Bathroom Marissa's Bedroom Marissa and Andrew's Bathroom. (Andrew was sleeping in his bed when I was taking pictures.) I took one anyway, but it didn't ' turn out with out his light on.) Marissa in the back yard. And that concludes our tour! Come back again soon!

We don't get the keys to our new house until the 9th of September. But I started packing this weekend. I've been stacking things in the toy room. Shortly after the kids got up from their naps I was finishing up with the food storage boxes. I carried the box into the toy room when I heard Andrew say, "I'm up high up, Mommy!" I looked up to see this....

I can't believe that Marissa is old enough to go to Pre-School! I've really been so excited for her to start. She met Miss Emily, her teacher, about a week ago at an open house for the kids. She got to explore all the different centers and the two play grounds (an outside one and an inside one). All she has talked about is going to school. Today was her first day of Pre-School. I felt so bad that Micah and I couldn't be there for this moment, but we have classes so Annette got to take the kids. We called her as soon as our classes were out and asked how it had gone. She said that neither one of her grandchildren said, "Good bye," to her when she dropped them off. They both just went straight for the other kids and all the toys. When we picked Marissa up from school she said that she had cried when Miss Emily told the class it was time to put the toys away. I think she learned that when the teacher says its time to clean up there are still fun things to do. When I...

We just heard back from the Sunset Ridge Village....And we are in!! We have to wait a little bit before we get the keys. But we drove by after they gave us the house number and I think we will be quite happy their! This is the picture that I submited with our paper work.

We have been given an opportunity to apply to live in some really nice townhomes with a back yard and a garage. Part of the application process is to write a letter describing our family and they suggest including a family photo. I wrote the following letter... To Whom It May Concern: Our family would love to be a part of the Sunset Ridge Village neighborhood for several reasons, but the one that is at the top of our list is its central location to work, family, and schools. By moving to Sunset Ridge Village we will be able to afford a pre-school for our four-year-old daughter. Micah is finishing up his Bachelors in Hotel, Resort & Hospitality Management at SUU with a Marketing minor. He has worked full-time as the Front Desk Manager at the Stratford Court Hotel for over two years. He enjoys meeting people from all over the world and helping them enjoy all the fun events that Cedar City has to offer. He is a devoted father and husband. He is always going out of his way to do specia...