We're Moving!!

Here I am again...trying to catch up with my blog. It's been a while since I've posted and a lot has happened in the past months. Let's see.....where to begin?

A few months ago, we started thinking about moving. We love our house and our area but due to certain circumstances, we knew we couldn't stay here forever. Luckily, Adam was offered a new job position & title which does not require him to work in the bay area anymore. Faced with this new opportunity to stay in the valley, it made us think of moving possibilities. We could pretty much move anywhere in the central valley. Adam mentioned Valley Springs- which is an area that he loved visiting as a kid. I didn't know much about it, so we took a drive there one day. Once we got there, I fell in love! It's right by Lake Hogan! The schools are rated very well, it's a small community & a great place for the kids to grow up. We decided to make the move & began looking at houses with our Realtor right away. We found a couple to make offers on. The first one didn't work out. We got the second one! Yay!!

But, now we find ourselves running into timing issues.

Maddy starts Kindergarten on July 27th! We thought we would be in the house BEFORE school starts, but it's not looking so good. We knew this could happen, so I am prepared to drive Maddy the 40 minutes to and from school until we actually get into our house. I just keep telling myself that people commute more than 40 minutes for work each day, so I can do it temporarily, right!?

Memorial Day Weekend Camping Trip!

Beautiful Scenery

Nate with Pop & Mop


Dirty Boy

Our nighttime friend

Mop & Maddy

The only group shot we got all weekend

Riding the long board

Nathan, Izzy & Maddy

Me with the kiddos

Memorial Day Weekend, we decided to take the kids camping for the first time ever. We went to the Memorial Park Campgrounds. These are the same campgrounds my family used to go to when I was younger. I remember camping as a kid & I did like it. But, as time went on and I've gotten older, I've become less and less of an "outdoorsy" type of girl. I don't like the heat, I don't like the cold and my favorite place is usually inside! My family camps every year & they always invite us along. We usually decline the invitation by stating the fact that "we're not campers!" Well, guess what! We were wrong. We loved it. So did the kids. (Except for the fact that it was MUCH colder than I expected and we weren't prepared for that.) Even being cold the entire weekend, we managed. We had a lot of fun and made lots of new memories. We purchased a tent, air mattress and some other camp supplies and I'm sure we'll be "professional" campers in no time!

Isn't this cool??

Back to Blogging!

I've decided to pick up where I left off with my blog. I haven't updated it in about 7 months or so. Hmmm...what important things happened in the past 7 months? There are so many. Read on to see!!

I turned 28!

I turned 28 this year. Just another day for me! I tried to let it pass by without thinking about it. It wasn't as hard as turning 27. Last year was a tough birthday for me. I wasn't working & had just recently had Nathan. I knew I wasn't going to have any more kids, so what did I have to look forward to? I felt done. Done with everything. But, I woke up & realized my life is just beginning. I have 2 beautiful kids & a great husband. What more can I ask for? So, Happy Birthday to me. Another year down & many more to come!

Christmas, 2008

We had a great Christmas in Maui. It was so much fun. Adam had been to Hawaii before, but I never had. The kids had a blast. I would really love to go back someday. It was a little strange waking up Christmas morning to 80 degree weather. I never thought I'd be heading to the beach in December...but I wouldn't change it for the world! It was a once in a lifetime opportunity because I'm sure we won't be spending many future Christmases in Maui!

Trip To Hawaii-Dec. 2008