Finally in Missouri!

We finally made it to Saint Louis! We left early Tuesday (May 12) and arrived late Wednesday (May 13). The trip was fairly uneventful, but we did drive through some awful winds from Denver to Saint Louis. We are happy to have arrived safe and sound. Leila was fantastic riding in the big truck. She rode the whole way in the truck, entertaining both Grandpa Eddington and daddy while she made up songs about silos, radio towers, birds, etc. Ben thought he would be living the rest of his life in a car seat and was not very happy about it--he had a harder time with the trip, but he made it okay as well. We were happy to see Matt & Heather, along with Jordan & Chelsea when we arrived and the kids had a great time playing together. We've gone into the city a few times, checked out the history museum and the botanical gardens. Here are some pictures of the adventures of the past few weeks!

We posted some recent pictures of Ben's blessing, Easter, Leila's birthday etc. here.

IT'S OFFICIAL!!

Well, it's official! We are moving to St. Louis, MO for graduate school!!!


We have to be there by the middle of May (that's when orientation starts for Brent) so we are probably leaving the first week or two in May. The best part is that we don't have to look for any place to live! YAY! We are moving into Matt and Heather's (Brent's sister) duplex. It's worked out perfectly!!
There has only been one slight problem and that would be Heather and Matt are not leaving until the second week in June. You see Heather is pregnant due around the 5th of June and they don't want to move right before, which is COMPLETELY understandable!
So we will either have to live with them for a couple of weeks or Brent's brother, Jordan, who is also living there!
Boy, do we have it great or what! It's so great to have family where you are moving! We are excited for the new adventure!!
So, if anyone needs a vacation or would just like to come see us or Missouri-- come on over and visit we would love to have you!!!

Update!!

Well, since Ben was born a lot has happened!! I took Ben to his 2 week appointment and he is a growing, big boy! He was 9 lb. 4 oz. -- and still growing! We have been having so much fun with him in our home- Leila absolutely loves him, she is a great big sister, but loves to act like the mother! It's really quite cute! So here are a few updated pictures of him...

I love this picture of my cute family!!



I know, I know, he has a cute double chin and is nice and chubby!! :)

This beautiful blanket was made by his Aunt Heather-- THANKS Heather it is BEAUTIFUL!!


Next update... About a week after Ben was born Brent had the opportunity to go to St. Louis for 3 interviews at Xavier (Ohio), University of Missouri, and St. Louis University. The night before he left Heather, Brent's sister, called and told him to bring Leila - she would be free to fly with him and when he would go to his interviews she would just be able to stay and play with cousins! So we decided that it would be fun for her-- and she had a BLAST!! When she talked to me on the phone all she could talk about was the airplane and getting pretzels and apple juice!


Brent said Leila was great on the plane rides and loved to entertain by talking to everyone on the plane.

They had a layover in Phoenix and Leila loved to watch the planes take off and land!

Thanks again to Heather & Matt and Jordan & Chelsea for taking care of Brent and Leila for me while they were there!!

The best part of this update is Brent has been accepted to ALL the schools he has interviewed at! We have had many different offers - so now it is decision making time! We will keep you updated, but for now we think it's down to University of Missouri or St. Louis University. (I think Brent really likes Missouri!)

So there you have it! Sorry it was a little longer than I thought it would be, but hey - the good part is there are a lot of pictures to look at! :)

Welcome Ben!

Benjamin Brent Eddington was born Thursday, February 12 at 4:04 a.m. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and has quite a bit of dark hair. We were watching a movie the night before when Megan began having pretty consistent contractions. We headed to the hospital a little after midnight and from there, things went very quickly and very smoothly. Both mommy and Ben are doing really well. Leila is excited, though a little jealous--she loves giving hugs and kisses. She also loves to tell us to be quiet when Ben's sleeping. We are so excited to receive another one of Heavenly Father's children into our home!