aunt sarah

Sarah came back with us for the month of August. Its been really fun! The girls are loving her being here. Brynnly loves all the attention, and Taylor loves more time with mommy. We have been going everyday to the park or river or anything. We actually rode our bikes to the nearest elementary school ( where taylor might go ) and got caught in one of the many storms that comes through. I had the best time but Stephen and Sarah were less then thrilled. Come On... how often do you get to ride your bike in a complete down pour and crazy wind?!! Its so fun but that may just be the little kid in me.

San Diego!!!!!!!!!!!!

We just went on our first vacation as a family to San Diego and it was so much fun! The journey was so exciting, exhausting, and fast that we are glad to be back home into our normal routine. We had such a filled itinerary that we hardly had time to relax. We got to see almost everyone we wanted to see and do everything we wanted to do thanks to my parents. I just wish we could have done more down time at home with my dad. Disneyland, the Zoo, Padres game from the Kimballs, the beach, Kylene and Dougs wedding, family meals and time together, and ohhhh the food! We do wish we got more Jacks and In and Out but we definitely brought back gassy memories of mexican food. I think i put on 6 pounds in authentic re-fried beans! I hope to all who see this you know how much fun we had. It was nice to see you all, but the best part about the trip back home to San Diego was knowing that is was not home anymore. Home is here in beautiful Bozeman that we made together. Its ours and we love it, just like my aunt Kathy said. We hope to see you all soon. Love you all!!

the hard part is over

I think for the most part we are done! It was pretty crazy moving everything over with the girls around our feet, but I can safely say that no one (but my toe) was hurt. We already love the new place and space we have here. The home stays cooler because our windows are mostly south facing. The two car attached garage is a gos send. And already full of crap ( only temporary mom dont worry). So to all who see this post the new address is : 428 Michael Grove Apt D. Everything else is the same. Were hoping to stay here until we either buy a house or move back to S.D. ( we need some family!)

ughhh!

Well the insanity of moving begins! Were moving to doors to the north of us and I think its going to be harder then moving a long distance. Our goal is to move each room over at a time. So far weve been cleaning the heck out of our new place(dusting, scrubbing, and painting) Kind of hard with the munchkins. Were hoping to be totally in and out by this weekend so fingers crossed we dont kill each other in the process.

4th of july

Well we survived our first 4th without family and i must say it was a very full day with a crazy ending. First off we went for a long bike ride to the park and played in the shade. It started to get really hot so we came home and got it the car so the girls could take a nap in the air conditioning. We then came home and played in the kiddy pool and the slip-n-slide. Of course we Bar-b-qed some hot dogs then the fun began. To those who dont know fireworks are legal here so we had to get some for ourselves. It was so crazy here. It was almost like being inside the fireworks display. All of our neighbors were out setting off would had to be hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks. It was the most fun!!! Taylor got to light sparklers and wave them around and stephen and i set off some jumbo ones that sounded like a bomb going off. Brynnly wasn't so found of the initial boom but when the popped open with colors she loved it. we missed you all and this patriotic day and hope it was not as hot there as it was here (( 102!!))

bye nana purkiss

She left this morning about 6:20. It was a ton of fun having her visit. Taylor woke up this morning and wanted to know where she was. Its hard to explain it to her considering she has now clue on timing and distance. Hopefully we will see more family soon.