Keeping busy!

It's weird not having our "normal" things to do everyday that keep us busy.  We were used to going to the pool almost everyday and there was always several things to do such as playgroups, parks, etc to keep us busy!

Chris's first couple weeks of work we still only had one car.  That means that I had no car.  We were going completely stir crazy and so I tried to find things to keep us busy!

Bike rides and walks...

 Sprinkler/baby pool fun...

We bought a second car and the very next day we felt soooo free!!!  We could finally get out and explore our new town a little bit!

The park...

Reagie's first time in the swing... she LOVED it :)

 I stopped napping Adyson... she lost her binky and so it was the perfect time to both get rid of that bad habit and not let her nap so much.  The girl was still napping 3-4 hours a day.  You'd think that was a good thing but it's hard when her sisters are up and have to be entertained for that long!  Plus, she was waking up more cranky than when she was going to sleep.  Now she doesn't take a nap but she's ready for bedtime that's for sure!

A couple times I found her like this...

The binky fairy visited the girls in the night...

 The library...

Magic show at the library...

 Summer movies for kids... (I was THRILLED to find a theater close that did the summer movie program because we were really sad to leave that behind in AZ.)

 Reagan working on her sitting up skills!...

 We went to a pool party at one of the other resident's homes!  The girls were SOOOO excited to be able to swim again!!!

Reagan's first time swimming.  She loved it!  I wasn't real surprised since she also LOVES bath time!

 After Chris's couple weeks of orientation before the real work started we had a free Saturday so we drove to a near by state park and lake Catherine.  We rented a peddle boat.  It was fun but we went REALLY slow since we had 5 people in a big boat and only two people to peddle!  Maybe we will wait until the girls are older to do that again :)

It's been fun to find new things to do in our little town!  We are excited to keep finding more!!!!

The newest Mr. and Mrs!

Parker and Kristina got hitched June 8th!!!!

Shannon was so sweet and stayed with McKenna and Adyson at home while Chris, Reagan, and I drove the 14 hours to Minnesota for the wedding we COULD not miss!  

On our way out there we stopped at Liberty Jail...

We then got to Minnesota super late and stayed the night in The soon to be newlyweds new apartment!  Kristina is hands down one of the nicest people I have ever met.  Even with everything going on with her special day she was constantly checking in on us and making sure we were good... I mean who does that?!

I'm a crier... 

always have been a crier... always will be a crier...

Immediately as I sat down waiting for the ceremony to begin I was a wreck.  I was just sooo very happy to see these two get married.  We were able see see their relationship grow from their first date, to Kristina NOT willing to admit she had a boyfriend to EVERYTHING!  There was no way I was missing this wedding :)

I was perfect and they were SOOOO happy.  Everything was done so beautifully and I enjoyed every second!!!

 After the ceremony we headed over to the reception and it too was AWESOME!!!  They did the most amazing candy bar and had great food!  

 After dinner there was lots of fun dancing.  Although Chris and I are not known for our awesome dance moves we decided to let lose :)  Reagan slept most of the night in her car seat underneath the table and we had a BLAST!!!!!

Unfortanately the time came to say goodbye.  I once again was losing it emotionally.  This wedding was the last "Arizona" thing we had to do.  Even when we left AZ we knew we still had the wedding to go to.  I tried to pull myself together but when Kristina and I hugged goodbye I was a wreck.  She has been there for me the last four years through thick and thin.  She has been an aunt to my girls, a running partner, and a great great friend.  Oh how I will miss seeing her everyday.  She is one of the few people that have seen me and my house at their absolute worst.... and she still came back!

Congrats to the Mr. and Mrs. (Dr.)  We love you guys so much and we were sooo blessed to be able to be at your special day!!!!

So... I swear.... this is my last post about saying goodbye and telling everyone how depressing it is to leave AZ and our friends.  I think I have made it 100% clear how much we loved it there.  So I promise... no more.  But know even though I'm not talking about it and it's still sad we are now looking forward to new adventures!!

Hello Arkansas

Glendale to Bryant = 20 hour drive for us

Glendale to Bryant = A lot longer of a drive with our big truck for Nana and Papa!  Holy cow do we owe them BIG!!!!

We drove the majority of the way the first day.  We made it to Oklahoma City pretty late that night.  When we got to Oklahoma City it was POURING cats and dogs.  If we had been only 2 hours earlier we would have been right smack in the middle of a tornado.  The roads had no street lamps, there were semis tipped over and there was debris all over the place.  Lucky for us Shannon and Doug had already reserved a hotel room.  Unlucky for them, they were too far behind to make it that night.  The hotel sign had been ripped off and it was raining in the nice front lobby.  They were sold out because of the tornado so it was a relief we had a room!  The next day we drove the rest of the way.  The girls did SOOO good.  Seriously for that long of a drive they were little angels.

Our lenders weren't ready for us to close yet.  We have the NICEST builder and he let us move in early free of charge!  A few days after getting there we were able to close on our first home!

Our Home Sweet Home...

We were SOOOO lucky to have Chris's parents stay and help us get settled.  They were AMAZING!  They had us moved in and organized in no time!  They also got us a swing set which is definitely the girls favorite thing about our new home!  It only took Chris 3 days to assemble it :)

Oh... and this little lady turned 4 months old the day we left for Arkansas!!!!

More pictures to come once we are more settled :)