The kids

Since moving in we haven't been out much, mostly my fault because I want to get the house in order first.  But we did go to a friends birthday party at a local recreation center.  The girls got hooked up to this fly in the air contraption.  They had a blast.  And here of course is a picture of my baby who desperately needs a haircut, although I can't do it cause his hair is so cute!

On the move

Owen has hit some milestones which I have seemed to overlook because of all the craziness around me.  He started sitting up from being on his tummy, he sits up on his own, he can walk in a walker, and his two bottom teeth are coming in.  He's a sweet little guy, soon I'll be able to spend more time trying to keep him from not being a baby anymore :(

FINALLY!!!

Almost 3 weeks after our original closing date we have finally closed on our house!  It was the most stressful 3 weeks ever.  Whenever something could go wrong, it did.  Each step along the way mistakes were made and it just snowballed.  Luckily with a lot of pressure from our realtor the mortgage company finally came through.  Our truck full of furniture was expected to arrive yesterday but because of a flat tire they were delayed until Thursday.  Despite all of our problems things are starting to fall into place.  I'm excited to get in there and start our new lives out here.  Now on to painting the girls' rooms tomorrow ;)  More pictures to come.

Lessons from Grandma

Well we've been spending lots of time with Grandma lately since our closing was delayed.  So in our time here Ella learned a few animal sounds to show off to everyone.

Life so far

Well, Colorado hasn't really given us the welcome party I was hoping for.  We've hit quite a few snags in closing on our new house which means we are still living with Jarom's parents.  While we are so grateful to have them here and help I know we all wish we could have our own space and time alone.  The girls can't wait to finally get into their new house and yard.  We're hoping that we can finally close next week.  We had to cancel our move from WA, so now we just wait until they give us the go ahead.  I'm really tired of wearing the same clothes everyday especially knowing all of my stuff is just sitting in boxes in WA.  Ugh...
I'm trying to stay positive but it is so hard.  So on the weekends we've been trying to get out to keep our minds off everything.

Owen in a cute baby fedora...I couldn't resist

Ella saying hi to Mr. Fox at the Taste of Colorado

Chataqua Park in Boulder

I Ella Lucia

Ella is quite the funny girl.  She is very proud of her name, not just her first name, but her middle name.  Whenever we're joking around with her and say something like, "Are you being naughty?"  She'll say with a very serious voice, "No, I Ella Lucia!"  She'll announce it to anyone who asks what her name is.  It's never just Ella.  Well at least I know she'll always love her name :)

Riley's first day

Riley had been waiting for this day for a long time.  Yesterday we were packing her backpack, lunch, and snack for her 1st day of kindergarten and she just couldn't contain her excitement.  She picked out her outfit last night and before I could get her up this morning she was already dressed with her backpack in tow.  Unfortunately since we have to drive an hour to get to school we ended up being 10 minutes late because of traffic.  I felt so bad as we came into the classroom, all the kids were already sitting down listening to the teacher and in comes us.  OOPS.  Luckily Riley found a seat by someone quickly and we headed out towards the library where they had all the other kindergarten parents.  Coffee & Kleenex was what they called it, I didn't even use the kleenex because I was so worried about her being late.  But she made it through the day and had a great time.  She asked me when she can go back, I told her almost every day for the next 16 years :)

The dolphin is their mascot