Wrestling with Uncle Matt

I love having my brother over for family dinners. It's wonderful to be so close again. The boys love him to pieces. Wrestling, fighting, shooting him with a water gun you name it Max is in heaven.

...and after an hour of non stop craziness...they are wiped out :)

Where are we Max??

Journey to Texas!!

Our 3 Day Journey....

Colorado is a pretty state in parts...when you are up in the mountains the scenery is very pretty. Needless to say we didn't need to go through the mountains...Jared took us on the scenic route. A 3 hour out of the way route but pretty none the less.

The streets in one town were all in fractions.

The boys did very well for having to sit still for hours and hours. Plenty of movies to watch and games to play.

On our way out of CO we went through a very steep very frightening mountain pass...I was terrified. The cliffs were thousands of feet with not barriers....yikes!!! For 60 miles we went through this....thought I was going to pass out. Most likely from the altitude. 12000 feet.

And on Day Three....We finally made it to Texas!!

And not a moment to soon....

Moving on....

After spending 7 years living in UT having 2 kids and starting my first big job its time to move on and up in this world. I have had mixed feelings over the years...some good (family and friends) and some not so good (weather and culture)
I grew up always believing that you should never create boundaries or horizons for yourself. If you don't like something to change it. And I think its never been a secret that I just never fit into the UT way of life nor did we ever want to raise our kids in the school systems or with the prejudices. So we have moved out...I am currently in TX waiting for Jared to come back with our stuff.
This has been an emotional roller coaster...I Miss so many people and at the same time know that this is the right this to do. I want to raise my children with culture and god in their hearts but not nessessarly a religion...I want them to attend outstanding schools and live in a place that offers diversity and safety. I am not sure if Texas is all of these things but it sure is a great start and with that said we have some wonderful people here. Friends and family that have stuck with us through it all ...for years and years.
we move into our rental home next week...it needs some TLC but with a little patience in 2 years we will be in a fab house.
TEXAS here we are to stay..lets get this rodeo going :)

Leaving Utah A Blitz Party!

The lovely ladies from blitz wanted to put together a cabin retreat for Jared and I as our fair well gathering.
We truly have the best friends ever!!!

The weekend was full of fun, drinking and relaxing. The weather was perfect. I know that I am going to miss these moments when we move. I love these guys!!
Thanks again ladies for being so awesome and doing this for us.