Life's a Zoo

Jeepers! The whole moving thing, getting school finished with the kids and keeping up with family has literally been a zoo this summer. I don't remember the last time I was this busy during the summer. Life has been good and as you can see, I'm still not able to keep up with my blog yet. I hope to get back to that real soon and move on with my photography as well. So, here are some random pics from some summer fun. To be continued...

This is Alys and her best friend Emery. They went to school together and enjoyed playing together too. Emery just moved to California though and Alys is going to miss her a lot.

This is Ethan, Creed and Alys. Creed is their cousin and is Ethan's age. They've been able to play together a lot more since moving to Idaho and now to Middleton, but they are going to miss him and his brother and sister as they have just moved to Nebraska. I love this picture 'cuz it shows the fun that they always had. Benjamin is in the previous picture because he was sitting at the other table. He loves to play with the older kids!

Home Sweet Home!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 was a big day for our family. That was the day that Woody and I signed our life away for our new home. We now reside in Middleton, Idaho and hope to reside here for a really, really long time. We are out in the country on 5 acres where people still drive around in covered wagons. Just kidding! The country is what I grew up in so for me it's familiar but I do miss some of the city conveniences. For Woody and the kids it's a little different because the city is really all they know other than visiting grandparents or other relatives. So far we love it though. It's so quiet, we have space to breathe in and even our dog, Sage, thinks it's great. Mind you, it is a lot of work but it makes for good family time. We have some great neighbors too. Right next to us our neighbors have a horse arena where they do steer roping quite often. It's fun to watch and the kids think it is great. Ethan just got his first cowboy hat and Alys is already asking to put it on her list. As for Benjamin, dirt and water are right up his alley! I told Woody we traded the soft sounds of the symphony for brawling cowboys. Gotta love it! We'll keep you posted and try to get some more pictures.