On the Move

 These little piggies are on the move.  

Lizzie could not be happier or more proud of her new abilities.  But can you guess what her favorite destination is?

C'est Moi!  She's been so determined to move independently only find her way back to my arms.  I feel like a million bucks whenever she crawls over to me and pulls herself to stand, wanting to be held.  It's so fun to see her sweet little personality develop.

I started this post earlier this week but blogger has been down for a couple of days so I wasn't able to post it.  Then today Ben got a job offer from BYU.  The universe was trying to tell us something.  

Ben accepted a position as a professor in the Physiology and Developmental Biology Department.  We are thrilled and grateful.   

We have a month to pack up and get to the states for my sister-in-law's wedding.  It's going to be hectic trying to fit 1,000 sq feet into suitcases and a few bins that we'll ship.  We have loved our time in Singapore and will be forever grateful for the adventures and lessons we've learned.  It will be very hard to say good-bye.  But we are thrilled to move on to the next step in life.  Anyone whose been (or been married to) a doctoral or med student knows what a long (but good) road it is.  We are looking forward to our new adventures and being near our families again.  I know we will dearly miss SE Asia.  It's an amazing part of the world and we feel so lucky to have been able to explore so much of it.  But it's time to get serious about retirement so we can make our way back to Thailand! We'll probably have to change the blog name soon to "Awaiting Tropical Adventures."