We have arrived

Who would have thought that when we visited this little town called Evergreen late last February that we would be living here now?! Guess what, we made it...AND in just 4 MONTHS!

As you know, Chris has been out here for 3 weeks, unloading our things and setting up our home. And let me tell you, he did a PHENOMENAL job...note the picture below...potted plants, wind chimes, bird feeders... Inside, not only was the furniture in, but all things that make/made our house a home...bookshelves, photos, lamps, pillows, toys...everything in it's place...including elk horns?!?! (hmmm...)

After all these years, this man still surprises me and never ceases to amaze me. It was a wonderful reunion of our family and so fun (and a relief to me) to see our new home already put together. Paige loved finding her room and seeing that all her things from her "old house" were here.

The weather has been beautiful and we enjoyed the 4th of July festivities at our new home and by Lake Evergreen.

It's still kind of tough to get them both smile at the same time....

Lake Evergreen...right near the city center...you can boat and fish in the summer and ice skate in the winter. On the 4th, they had a music festival, art show, and activities for the kids.

Tyler was jamming to Stars and Stripes Forever...

My mom flew out with me and the kids and my dad joined us a couple days later. I think this might be the best picture of the day...everybody looking and smiling! ;)

And finally, a picture of Chris and me. With the thousands of pictures we take of the kids, we have very few of just the two of us. This one is in honor of our 10 year anniversary. Who would have guessed we'd be here 10 years ago?! I guess that's the exciting part of life, huh?! kind of like a box of chocolates...