Cash Annual Cabin Trip

Every year, we go to the cabin with Nate's family. I love spending time up there. It's so peaceful and quiet, and it's just a nice place to get away from the city. Nate's mom always rents ATV's (or ABT"S according to our 4 year old niece, Hanah) and we ride all over the mountain with them. This year was a little different because we had Ava... she loved playing with her cousins and being outdoors. Saturday morning, Nate, Ryan, and Trevor all went fishing. I thought they were nuts to get up early on a Saturday to go sit around a freaking lake and do nothing. Little did I know how exciting fishing can be. I was dragged into going fishing late Saturday evening.... I sat there for the first hour when Trevor asked if I wanted to go fishing. I was extremely hesitant because it did not sound exciting whatsoever, but once I got out there, I turned into a maniac. Trying to catch the fish is so fun.... you cast where you think they are going to go and waiting for them to bite is more than I can bare. When you finally catch the little suckers, it's such a thrill to reel them in and hold them down. I can see why people love to go fishing. I ended up catching two fish. The last one was huge. While we were gutting it, we found out it was pregnant and we pulled out all the little fish eggs. I was so proud of myself! I can't wait to go the cabin next year!

Exhaustion

     We have finally moved out of student housing! Man, it has been an exhausting couple of days. Yesterday we moved everything out, and today we spent 5 hours cleaning that tiny apartment!! My brother, Nelson, came with us and watched Ava so Nate and I could clean. We can't move into our other apartment until the 22nd, so we are staying at my parents house for a week. I would personally like to thank Jessica and Brent for helping me last night. It was much needed! And Jen, thanks for watching Ava for a couple of hours.

    Over the past couple of days, my testimony has really been strengthened. I'm grateful for the promptings I receive and for the faith to follow those promptings. I realize that I am guided to places so that other events (good or bad) can fall into place. I don't ever think things happen by accident or coincidence. I strongly believe that we have a guiding hand in everything that happens to us. I'm grateful for the many blessings I've been given. Sometimes, it's hard to look at them, and it's really easy to say "Why does everything happen to me?" but you just have to keep on going and recognize the good things in life. 

Updates

It's been awhile, so I thought I'd give some updates on what's happening with the Cash family. Both Nate and I are preparing to start school in a couple of weeks. I start on the 20th and Nate starts on the 25th. I'm nervous because I haven't actually gone to a campus in over 3 years. I've taken classes, but they've been online. So, I'm super nervous about finding the right building, getting the right supplies, yadda, yadda, yadda. I will work Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Nate is going to be extremely busy this semester. He is such a good guy and sacrifices so much so I can stay home as much as possible with Ava. He will work about 30 hours a week, work at the U football games, help coach a Little League football team, and is starting upper division classes.
With all these changes, we have decided to move to Magna. We found some nice apartments that fit our budget, and will be moving in the next couple of weeks. It was a really fast decision, but things have fallen into place nicely, and we're excited. It'll be nice to be close to both our families. My mom and his sister will watch Ava while we're at school, so I know she'll be in good hands. Since we only have 1 car, he'll ride into town with his mom, and either my mom or dad will give him a ride back. We'll be in his sister's ward, and my parents are in the same stake. Our apartment is really nice. It is almost 900 square feet, has a kitchen, dining room, and a DISHWASHER! YAHOO! We are on the bottom level, so I won't have to carry groceries up a freaking hill anymore! We have absolutely loved our time in student housing and have met absolutely fabulous people. That's the only downside to moving.
Ava went to the doctor today. She is normal and healthy. She weighs 17 lbs 12 oz (which is only in the 24th percentile) and is 19.5 inches long (which is in the 94th percentile). She started crawling about a month ago and is pulling herself up to furniture and is starting to cruise. Her personality shines through more and more every day. She now can "dance", "growl", fake cough, and shake her head "no". She is so much fun!