There is so much to catch up on it seems overwhelming. I have to start somewhere though right? I still have to find my connector for my camera, it's in one of a million places but it will be found. I have to post some pictures soon or I'm going to find myself in hot water with my sweet sweet husband downrange.
We have spent the past 5 days at my mom and dad's house unwinding, relaxing, sleeping in, making huge meals for about 15 three times a day, it has been great. The only bad thing is that Sawyer, Ellyn, and I have been sick. Despite that, we have had fun. I've just had a stupid cold but in some ways colds are worse because you still have to function. We have had tons of cousin and aunt and uncle time, which has been fun and exhausting.
After we arrived in San Francisco and picked up our car we spent a day looking around, going to church, visiting the beach. The next day my mom flew in and we went to look at the housing the housing office had available for us. Supposedly we were going to have several choices but it ended up being one absolutely hideous house and so the house hunting began. We spent two days looking at houses and then headed to our family reunion at Yellow Stone. We had such a wonderful time. All of my siblings made it except for Brind and Julia and dad had rented a huge bunk house for all of us. Incredibly chaotic but we are used to that. We did Ellery Bennett family events during the day and then joined all the Bennetts for the evenings. Uncle Glenn even told his Big Foot story by the the campfire our last evening there. From Island Park (where we actually stayed) we drove down to Jackson Hole for the afternoon and then on to Logan for another huge slumber party at our adopted siblings- Josh and Ashley Ross' house then we had another family reunion with mom's side on Sunday night. We spent the night at Uncle Bill and Aunt Paula's, swam in the morning, and then mom and the kids and I spent another exhausting few days driving back to Monterey and searching for houses.
We finally found an absolutely fabulous house in Carmel Valley. It is somewhat cabin like and I love it. It is so much better than anything we looked at and it was cheaper. You have to think the Lord's hand was involved in our finding the perfect house. So after we filled out the application we drove up to Washington and here we are until the 9th or 10th. Then we will drive down and get ready for school to start on the 20th (different school district than where we thought we would be so we have a longer break).
The kids are doing well. Ellyn has had her moments, so have Sadie, Jane, and yes, I must include myself in that list. The dogs were very traumatized and we dealt with some unsavory results but they are doing much better- finally.
This could be sketchy for the next little while. We are just playing with Jason and Ellynn, Meagan and Cory and kids, mom, Geof and Darla and kids,Bind and Julia, and all the Stinchfield clan. We love it. That is all I can do for now. Lights out.
We have spent the past 5 days at my mom and dad's house unwinding, relaxing, sleeping in, making huge meals for about 15 three times a day, it has been great. The only bad thing is that Sawyer, Ellyn, and I have been sick. Despite that, we have had fun. I've just had a stupid cold but in some ways colds are worse because you still have to function. We have had tons of cousin and aunt and uncle time, which has been fun and exhausting.
After we arrived in San Francisco and picked up our car we spent a day looking around, going to church, visiting the beach. The next day my mom flew in and we went to look at the housing the housing office had available for us. Supposedly we were going to have several choices but it ended up being one absolutely hideous house and so the house hunting began. We spent two days looking at houses and then headed to our family reunion at Yellow Stone. We had such a wonderful time. All of my siblings made it except for Brind and Julia and dad had rented a huge bunk house for all of us. Incredibly chaotic but we are used to that. We did Ellery Bennett family events during the day and then joined all the Bennetts for the evenings. Uncle Glenn even told his Big Foot story by the the campfire our last evening there. From Island Park (where we actually stayed) we drove down to Jackson Hole for the afternoon and then on to Logan for another huge slumber party at our adopted siblings- Josh and Ashley Ross' house then we had another family reunion with mom's side on Sunday night. We spent the night at Uncle Bill and Aunt Paula's, swam in the morning, and then mom and the kids and I spent another exhausting few days driving back to Monterey and searching for houses.
We finally found an absolutely fabulous house in Carmel Valley. It is somewhat cabin like and I love it. It is so much better than anything we looked at and it was cheaper. You have to think the Lord's hand was involved in our finding the perfect house. So after we filled out the application we drove up to Washington and here we are until the 9th or 10th. Then we will drive down and get ready for school to start on the 20th (different school district than where we thought we would be so we have a longer break).
The kids are doing well. Ellyn has had her moments, so have Sadie, Jane, and yes, I must include myself in that list. The dogs were very traumatized and we dealt with some unsavory results but they are doing much better- finally.
This could be sketchy for the next little while. We are just playing with Jason and Ellynn, Meagan and Cory and kids, mom, Geof and Darla and kids,Bind and Julia, and all the Stinchfield clan. We love it. That is all I can do for now. Lights out.
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