Happy 4th Malia!!

Watching the Sunrise

Rolly Polly Racing

A Preview of our Family Pictures

Mark's aunt took our family pictures over the weekend. Here are a few of the pictures she has ready!

 

Ring of Fire

Tonight's solar eclipse. 

(I borrowed this picture from the internet.)

Darla's Wedding

In March, Darla was married to Steve. I was glad to be at the wedding and see her so happy!

The happy couple

The happy couple with her kids

So, here is where it gets really fun. All college freshman roommates together again for the first time in years!! I don't know how Darla swinged it, but we were all able to be there for her on her special day.

Soon after her wedding, Darla moved out of state with her family.  This was our going away lunch to tell her good-bye.

Keeping Busy

I know. It's terrible that I haven't updated the blog in months. I hope I have a good excuse. We moved!  Hooray! Buying this home was a giant emotional roller coaster ride. I didn't believe that we would actually close until we got the keys. But we finally did it!  We've had company almost every weekend for weeks. It's been fun spending time with family and friends. I'll post more on that later. Here are a few highlights:

 My mom came from CA to help us decorate. Yea for moms with decorating skills! Here is a picture of her and Brooklynn in the middle of arranging nick knacks on the mantle.

 Brooklynn started horse riding lessons again.  She just loves her teacher and the friends she is making.

 Mowing the lawn for the first time: not a small task. One of our next major purchases will be a riding lawn mower. Mowing with a regular lawn mower takes a big chunk out of Saturday mornings.

Last, but not least, cute neighborhood friends. These friends are our neighbors and some of neighbors' grandkids.  Yes, our street is nicknamed 'retirement row'.  Our neighbors are really friendly and have been great teaching us little things like how to turn on the irrigation water. 

Jeffrey, Brooklynn, and Malia  have a favorite thing too- the other kids in the neighborhood. They would stay outside all day playing if I would let them- jumping on the trampoline, riding scooters, running with the dog, building forts  with the trampoline, blankets and sheets, etc.

Well, that's a reader's digest version of life over the last few months. Now that we're getting settled, I'll start posting more.