Five and Counting: Utah Adventures

Oh man Utah I love you. There is so much to do in Utah and I love the fact that we are able to take advantage of it all right now. Utah has basically been a vacation for us. Jason is working and yes we are both going to school full time but we are able to go out and do stuff all the time. Everyday we try and do something as a family and truly I feel so blessed.
Before moving to Utah Jason really bad stomach problems. They were so bad these past three years that he had not gained weight and was sick every week. Living in Utah has cured that. He hasn't had stomach problems since we got here and has actually gained weight. This is huge and Jason is so much happier since we have started living here. Our whole family has benefited and I am so grateful for our time here. Elliot gets to spend more time with the boys, we get to be together more as a couple, and we very rarely fight. Utah has blessed our lives so much but all great things must come to an end.
We are moving to Vancouver in July. Vancouver Washington not BC. Jason received a letter the day we left Washington from WSU Financial Aid Department and when we added up the amount of money we were getting from them it was hard to walk away. My thoughts turned to--do you do what is best for your family or do you do what is best for your education? I really struggled with this thought for a little over a month. We are so happy here and my biggest fear was that we would go back to how things were before. After a lot of prayer my heart was warmed to the thoughts of moving to Vancouver.
We took a little trip to Washington and we had so much fun. The boys had so much fun visiting with grandma and papa. I was able to go and visit with my sister Kimberly and also the Leavitt's. I was so happy to see them. It was such a fast visit with family but it felt so right being around family again. After the visit with family we headed up to Vancouver so Jason could meet with his school advisor and set up his classes. We were also planning to look at some places to live while we were there. When we arrived in Vancouver we drove around and looked at homes that were for rent. We debated about which one we wanted to live in and then headed to the school. WSU Vancouver is brand new and so beautiful. The buildings are gorgeous and when we got there Jason was really excited.
The last morning in Vancouver we drove around looking at places and found some apartments that we fell in love. We got a tour of them and they were beautiful and had lots of space. It was so nice to wander a place and look at what it was offering. The area is a gated community that locks up after 8, has two heated pools and jacuzzis, a great gym, and our building is non-smoking. We placed our applications for the apartments and the one we are getting is a two bedroom on the top floor with vaulted ceilings. We are so excited about the change in area and being so close to the beach. The apartments are a mile from the school and right next to grocery stores etc. It is a huge community of 400 apartments so we are happy to still be in a big area.
Here are some pictures from our time in Utah and our trip to Washington.