Thursday, July 16, 2009

catch up

I don't know why i have had such a hard time keeping up on here but feel absolutely disconnected from the world. We moved. shocker, I know. Jonathan's work asked him to open up a new office in Valencia/Santa Clarita. This has always been on our top 3 places we'd love to live list. Sooooo we were like, yeah. It all happened very quickly and 3 weeks later we were moving into our new house in valencia. It's only been a week but we are loving it. We live at the end of a culd-e-sac and have these "paseos" walkways that connect all of the culd-e sacs together. Lots of parks and pools and it's just beautiful. The ward is filled with great, friendly people and i can actually see us being here for a while. (: it doesn't hurt that it's only an hour from my parents.
so , i miss you all and vow to be better at staying in touch. although i'm not yet unpacked and my 3 monkeys are not the best helpers, i feel somewhat adjusted. Here are a few pictures from our happenings so far this summer.

A day at Ventura



enjoying the new backyard. i'm not quite sure why the hammock got set up before the bunk beds, but so it goes.

micahlyn loves the rosebushes

Laura on the tube with 4 little ones. such a trooper.

micahlyn,Isaac and their cousins Braxton and Peyton after the lake. a little sleepy.

my angel baby. this is what he looks like 99 percent of the time. if they only all came like this.

9 comments:

Katie said...

wow - nice to hear from you. and weird that i happen to be the first commenter. you must have just posted this. it looks like you are loving your new place. don't worry about not posting - it only makes you seem THAT much cooler... and mysterious. :-) Love you lots. (REALLY cute kids by the way)

Brecken said...

Your kids are so cute! I'm a little jealous that you live so close to the beach! So excited to see you in a few weeks.

Angelique said...

Dougie will definitely be up for a road trip to Vegas for the game, unless Justin is aching for as much time as possible with his parents...they got called to be MTC presidents in Madrid. They leave in January for two years (they come home tomorrow from their mission).

Great pics of the little ones..adorable as always.

Trisha said...

Love that happy baby smile! You are lucky that #3 is so happy. You deserve it! I'm glad you are getting settled and I'm excited to see pictures of your new place.

Erin said...

Sounds like a the perfect set up. We're happy for you guys! So many changes this year, eh? Enjoy being settled (by the beach no less... JEALOUS!) and be in touch.

The Hawkins said...

Hey can you email me those pictures? Glad you are loving your new house...well yard.

familia Bybaran said...

Rose bushes? Hammocks? You are living in my dream house! Congrats! Can't wait to see you!

duke of earl said...

we miss you guys...

Amberli said...

hey chickadee! congrats on the move! that is so awesome. i miss california like i miss my waning youth. darek's brother and his family just bought a house in santa clarita and they love it. i'm real jealous of you cali folks. how was the girl's trip? i'm so bummed i missed it!