Life is Good!

So, I haven't posted in a while. (I can consider two years just a while, right?) A lot has happened since we moved to Walla Walla. We have enjoyed the beautiful landscape and fun community activities that this part of Washington has to offer. We have been involved in piano, violin, soccer, tennis, dance (briefly), children's theater and swimming. We have met some great friends and are happy to be feeling like we belong here.

Moving, Moving, Moving

So, another winter, another move.  It has actually been three years since our last Jan. move, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining, right?  For those who haven't heard, we are moving to Walla Walla, Wa in a few weeks. Darren's company here in Idaho decided to move their office after being in the same location for about 30 years, so since we had to move anyway, Darren decided to look for a new job. We are looking forward to this new exciting adventure, but we will greatly miss our life here in Pocatello.

Twins' Special Day

Alyssa and Emma got baptized this month! It was a great experience us and we were grateful for our family that traveled so far to be with the twins on this day. I can't believe they are getting so old!

Yellowstone

We went on a fun adventure to Yellowstone the last weekend of the summer.  We decided to camp in Yellowstone itself and it was great. (Of course, there was a hiker killed by a bear the night before we stayed there, but we didn't see any bears.) Our campsite was right on Yellowstone Lake and it was so peaceful and beautiful!

Fourth of July!

We are starting some fun traditions for the 4th. We went down to Provo to spend time with Matt and JaNae's family and to enjoy the festivities there. Some saw the Stadium of Fire, some ran in the Freedom Run 5K, all watched the parade and spent fun times playing. We also saw Derek and Sonja's family which is always great. Christiana joined me for the 5K this year, and she did awesome! We ran just over a 12 min. mile and Christiana was 46th out of 107 girls in her age group (I was 80th out of 159). I was really proud of her--she had only ran about 4 times to prepare, but she really did great. What a fun weekend!

Mother's Day

For the last two mother's days, my siblings and father have been meeting at my mom's grave to celebrate our mom and her impact on our lives. It is a great time for me to be able to talk about my mom and how much she means to me. This year my dad brought an album of pictures of my mom that my kids looked at while we were there. It was good for them to see different pictures of her from when she was a teenager and young mother. It is sad for me that my kids have no memories of my mom. She is such a huge part of who I am, I wish that they had the chance to see that and know her.

Graduation!!

Darren participated in the graduation ceremony for his MBA this last weekend. It was fun to share this accomplishment with him and some of our family. We are so proud of Darren!!