February 2008

Okay, so it's been awhile since I've posted anything. Well for those of you who didn't know, we've moved (again). This time we are living just 5 minutes from where Justin works. It's a cute, remote town just west of West Jordan called Copperton. You wouldn't even know it existed until you get about a half mile from it. It's tucked away in the canyon next to the copper mine. The population is about 750-800 and we love it! It's also very diverse for being such a small town. There is a Methodist church right next to the LDS church and a Catholic church close to our home. The community is great. We've been to a few community parties and I guess they have more going on during spring and summer. There is a huge park here that takes up about half the size of the town and I can't wait until all the snow melts so we can take Nathan there. We are just getting settled in here and really love our neighborhood. We live on the only cult-de-sac here and have great neighbors and Nathan is making friends with a few of the boys his age here.

I just got called as the 2nd counselor in the Young Women's presidency and I'm really excited. The ward struggles alittle here. My first week in Young Women's was last week and there were only about 6 girls there (mostly beehives). When I asked if that was the normal turnout, I was told that was a really good turnout. Justin is the 4th Sunday teacher in the Elder's Quorum. He's meeting with the bishop tonight, so we'll see what his other new calling is going to be!

Anyway, Nathan is talking really well now and I can't get him to stop. He calls me Sarah now instead of mom and nothing I do will get him to call me mom. He's still a handful and is always getting into things. He can count...sort of. He says 1-2-3-5-7-8. And he kind of knows his shapes. He knows circle, oval, star, and I think that's it. Everything else is a circle.

We are also starting the adoption process over again. We were very lucky to get Nathan so quickly and I can only hope the next one will be quick as well, but I'm not so sure it will be. Some day it is my ultimate goal to adopt a little girl from China, but it's really expensive. Hopefully we can pull it off someday. It's been a goal of mine for a very long time! Anyway, we would love to hear from everyone and get updated on what's going on in your lives, so post some comments or email us at reddfam@gmail.com.

Love,

The Redd's

Nathan Ross 2007

I thought I would update everyone on how things have been with us. Nate has been walking everywhere and getting into EVERYTHING!!! He keeps me busy!
We are finally in our new house and loving it! It's so nice to be done with all of that. I'm never going to buy and sell a home the same day again while living in a different place 6 hrs away. It was kind of a pain! Anyway, thank you to everyone who helped us out with the move and everything. We really appreciate it. We still need to pick up our truck and a few other things in Monticello, but other than that, I think we have finally settled in. I was able to meet the couple who bought our house in Santa Clara and they were really nice people. I'm going to miss it there and Monticello as well, but it's so nice to finally be in our home here.
My mom, Tawsha, and Ashlee came to visit on Friday and we went to the zoo on Saturday. I think the kids had a lot of fun. The picture above is of Nathan and his cousin Ashlee at the zoo.

Anyway, not much else new here. Justin and I are teaching the 15 year old Sunday school class. It's fun, but can be a challenge sometimes.

We have done some geoCaching since we've moved. We went to Stockton (a small town just a few miles from here) and found some caches there. We've also taken walks up to the resevoir behind our house and have done a lot of 4-wheeling up there.

Justin is loving his job as a seminary teacher. It been a different experience for us. It's nice to have him come home in a good mood! He enjoyed being a software engineer (I don't think he really cared much for Steton though), but he's doing what he has always wanted to do now and that is a big blessing!