Wow...it's been a while!

Hello again! It's been, well...forever. A lot has changed since I last blogged! Life has been so crazy busy that blogging is something I just haven't had time to do! I don't even really know where to start, so I am just going to do some quick highlights on everything that has happened. I'm sure I will miss a TON, but oh well right? Hopefully I will be better at this from now on!

Our family:

• We moved in with Casey's parents at the end of July to help save some money. It has been a tremendous blessing for us and we will be forever grateful to them for allowing us to be here! We have hopes to be on our own by summer, so we will see!

Casey:

• Most of this last half of the year Casey has been a stay at home dad. Taysom has loved having daddy around all the time! :)
• Casey just got a job at Alpha Graphics doing customer service work. He loves the people and the environment that he works in. It is so nice to have him be happy with where he is working and what he is doing. :)
• He is going to continue to go to school part time. 
• Casey is a Sunday School teacher at church.

Ashley:

• I began teaching 4th grade this year. Let me tell ya.... teaching 3 different grades in not even 2 years is enough to make a woman go insane. Not to mention the fact that I was pregnant for part of it and missing my baby the other part! That being said, we decided that it was time for me to work part time and be home more with Taysom. I had my last day of work yesterday. I know that we made the right decision because I feel so relieved and blessed to be home. :) 
• I have a job interview on Monday for a job teaching English to international students (adults!). It is part time... I would never have to work Friday or weekends...seems pretty ideal! Plus, I actually think I might like teaching adults...so we will see if I get it!
• I am currently serving in the young women's program at church with the beehives. It is pretty fun. :)

Taysom:

Taysom has changed so much since July! He now...

• crawls
• has two teeth
• stands up while holding on to things
• eats solids... he HATES pureed baby food, so he eats pretty much what we eat, minus a few things...he LOVES it!
• likes to talk a lot (not sure what he's saying, but he has a lot to say!)
• loves to laugh
• LOVES it when mommy and daddy are both home....he's just not as happy when one of us is missing...it's pretty cute
• he's still such a skinny little dude
• Does he sleep through the night? HA! That's funny.... NOPE! He must have a fast metabolism because he still thinks he needs to eat at least once a night! 
• Naps are hit and miss with this boy... one day they're 2 hours, the next only 30 minutes!
• He loves cell phones...basically any electronic device that he really shouldn't be playing with!
• He still loves the bath.. :) 

Here are some pictures of the last few months... i'm not going to post a ton, just some! :) 

I love his eyes in this one! 

Taysom was Charlie Brown for his first Halloween. :)

An outfit from Aunt Chelsea. :) I love it!

 

Baby church clothes are SO cute! He's always looking good at church....mom's a little vain and likes having a good looking boy. :)

Taysom loves his new cousin. :) 

Remember that cute baby boy I told you was coming last time I blogged!? Well he is here! Baby Krozby Jett Arnold was born on December 9th and we absolutely love him! I can't wait to go snuggle him in a few days. :)

There you have it.. although it's short, I think it gives an overview of our lives as of late... look forward to a post about Taysom's first Christmas! :)