Summer is winding down

Summer is almost over for us but the past two weeks or so have been very busy for us. Probably the most exciting event for us lately is that we moved into our new home. It is a cute 2 bedroom 2 bathroom little townhouse. We are on the end of our building so we feel secluded and kind of away from it all. We packed up all of our stuff in a U-haul truck all day Tuesday the 14th of August , and drove down to College Station that night with Ryan's mom. We stayed in a hotel that night and the next morning we were ready to move in! We had A LOT of heavy stuff to move and were worried about how we were going to be able to unload the whole truck by ourselves. But we were so lucky because the complex had actually hired a group of kids to help everyone there that was moving in. We couldn't believe that we got our 17 foot truck unloaded in 15 minutes! We owe a big thanks to them. I also owe a big thanks to Cherie for being so helpful. She flew through those boxes like I have never seen! She was very happy to take orders from both Ryan and I. :):) Thanks Cherie! Well, our moving in excitement was short lived because we had to head back to Dallas that same night for a family trip to Nauvoo, Illinois. So we unpacked as many boxes as we could, left our place (very unfinished) and drove back to Dallas. Our Little Family

Unpacking begins

Our living room

Our first official family trip (including the boys) was to Nauvoo, Illinois. We had a good time. We stayed an 1800's time period home. It was Willard Richards' home when the saints lived there. It was very quaint and cozy. We were able to visit the Nauvoo Temple, many homes of the saints including Joseph Smith and Willford Woodruff, visited Adam-Ondi-Ahman and Far West, and ate at some ummm....interesting holes in the wall. All in all, it was a good time.

Mandy, Me, Mom

Ryan at Carthage Jail

Ryan and I were anxious to get back to our new place, because we wanted to finish the unpacking that we had started. Well...with our luck...we came home to a busted pipe in our wall so carpet had been pulled up with fans blowing underneath them in hopes that it would fix the problem. So, aside from that setback and the nasty mildew smell in our brand new house...things are going smoothly. We are just about finish with the unpacking. We have our dog Roxie with us and my cat. The move was pretty traumatic for the cat but she is doing better now. My mom and dad are coming this weekend to help finish the decorating. It should be a good visit. They still haven't seen the place. Danni is coming later in the weekend to spend the night and help me do some decorating too. :)

School starts on Monday. We are both anxious and nervous at the same time. A new school brings new adventures. We think we will be here for a while so we are ready to jump right in.