We took a little break from unpacking/remodeling and took a vacation. At least the kids and I did...poor Jared had to work. We drove to Utah and got to spend time with Jared's family and my brothers. We also went to Idaho to see my grandparents and parents. We had a great time and to top it all off, Jared and I got these AWESOME bikes!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thanks Jennie!
We were so lucky to have my mother-in-law come and spend about 5 weeks with us. She met me in San Diego and drove with the kids and myself to Roswell. Then she helped us move in, unpack, sort through everything that was already in the house, have a garage sale, renovate our kitchen and the list goes on. She is a wonderful person and I am so thankful for all of her help and for the time we got to spend together!
Joaquin's First Time in the Pool
We had a ward (church) pool party at the end of June. Since Joaquin LOVES being in the bathtub, I assumed he would enjoy the pool. Apparantely I was mistaken.
*click on the picture and you'll get the full glory of Joaquin's expression.
Goose Kallunki
Our nephew graduated from high school on June 4th. We sure wish we could have been there!
We are soooo proud of you Goose!!!
Goose and Family
(I swiped this picture from my sister-in-laws blog...Thanks Lisa!)
Praying Mantis
Since we bought our house fully furnished all of our own boxes of stuff had to be stored outside and in the carport. (In fact, we still have a bunch of boxes in the carport!) One morning I went out to go through some boxes and found a baby Praying Mantis hanging out on one of the boxes. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen! It was also extremely cool...I have never seen a Praying Mantis in "real life." I have only seen them behind glass at the zoo.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Before and After
We bought a cute little house in Roswell that has three bedrooms, one bathroom and a what used to be a really small/unfunctional kitchen. (By the way, we bought the house fully furnished so none of the stuff in the "first" kitchen was ours.)
Here is what the kitchen looked like:
(entry way from the hall)
(This is it! That is all there was to the kitchen.)
(Notice how close our fridge and back door are!)
*****
...And here is our NEW kitchen!!! Hooray!!
complete with a pantry (built into the entry way)
...and a butcher block island (w/wheels)!!!
To get our new kitchen, we (by we I mean Don our contractor) had to tear out the wall seperating the dining area and the kitchen. Also, the back wall of our house had to be torn out and replaced. It was quite a project and Don did a fantastic job!
*I will post more pictures of the rest of our house soon.
Best Friends
Since we had to go to San Diego to get all of our stuff out of storage, we decided to stay a few days and visit friends. Detroit's most exciting day was when she got to go to school with her best friend, Isabella. She was so excited to be an honorary student at Vista La Mesa (her old school). Of course, she and Bella had to wear Best Friends t-shirts! It was a really special day for Detroit and Bella.
The hardest part of the whole weekend, was saying goodbye to my parents. My mom and I were inseperable for 10 months and it was hard to leave them. I will forever be glad for the time we were able to spend with them!
(photos taken May 26 & 27)
Saying Goodbye to Our Friends in San Ramon!
School Friends
Janika
Noelle
Cannon
Jazzercise Friends
Joaquin LOVED his babysitter, Sudah. He was with her from the time he was 3 months old; four mornings a week. We were so lucky to have her at Jazzercise!
My awesome instructor, Deborah
Detroit's Open House/ Last Day of School
May 22nd was Detroit's Open House, and also her last day of school before the move to Roswell. Here she is with her 2nd grade teacher, Mr. Miller.
The kids sang a cute song and each held up signs of what they wanted to be when they grow up. She couldn't decide whether she wanted to be a zookeeper or a veteranarian...so why not be a zoo vet?
Joaquin Loves Drawers (pre-move)
While I was busy packing I realized that Joaquin was being awfully quiet. I discovered him in the bathroom, sitting in one of the drawers.
(photos taken May 21)
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