out from under the knife

we are officially crazy.

in less than a week: drove to st.george. found a place to move. drove back. packed our life. moved. (thank you to all of those who helped us). drove back again from st. george. and now to complete the list: ACL sugery. that list looks small as I type, but I am too tired to recall the million other things we had to get done to accomplish those things. the good news is that we are at the tail end of this insanity and that justins surgery went really well. the surgeon said his knee didn't look like an old worn out football knee, which is great news for a man who wants to be active the rest of his life. so now we begin reab. stay in provo for a few days. and then head back to continue rehab in our new hometown. like I said we are officially crazy. thank you to all of our wonderful friends who have helped us in a million ways and allowed us to accomplish our huge checklist. I don't know what we would have done without your help. we are more grateful than you will ever know for your willingness to help.

there's no place like home

we are back from our whirl wind trip down to St. George to find a place to call home. and we are so happy to report that it was a success! thank goodness. we were actually surprised at the number of good places we saw. we really liked the area that this town home is in and it was a good deal with all the things that are included in our rent. so after some craziness we finally decided to go with it and are happy to show pictures of our soon to be home!
(I am also equally excited that there is a Tai pan in S.G. so I can cutify the place for cheap!)

so here is the kitchen

and dining area

we are SO excited to have not one but TWO bathtubs! (it's a 2 1/2 bath) Although we loved our current place, the 1 bathroom, shower only got a little tough 2 kids later. Cole is going to be in HEAVEN.

there is a family room off to the side of the kitchen.

this picture was taken from the living room, we didn't really get a good picture of the living room itself. that hallway you see leads to a bathroom, and then on through to the kitchen and family room.

this is one of my favorite little details. I love that little nook in the wall where the stairs turn. I can't wait to accessorize it.

there are 3 bedrooms and a laundry room upstairs. it is a cute place and we are excited to have that big obstacle checked off our never ending to do list. the development also has a pool and gym and places for kids to play.

Justin and I were lucky enough to have Justin's mom stay in town and watch the kids so we could go down and run around like crazy looking at places. his company set us up in a nice hotel and it was really great to spend time together even if it was filled with time crunches and such! I have to admit though I BAWLED when we left the kids and could not have been more happy to see Cole waiting outside when we returned. he ran so fast to the car and I could not have been happier to see him! Ali was equally as adorable and did a little dance upon our arrival. we missed them and are happy to be home with them.

so now onto loading up the truck monday and heading out! ah! this is craziness!

leavin' on a jet plane...or I guess a car will get us there

and where are we leaving to?

our new home...

St. George Utah

yes, it's official. we are actually leaving provo. Justin was promoted to the St. George office. which means a commute is out of the question and a move is in order. we are excited about it, but to tell you the truth, it all happened so quickly that it is a little surreal...wait I mean a lot surreal. I can't even begin to think about how much I will miss fabulous friends or I will start to bawl. so maybe it's a good thing this move is happening so fast that I don't really have time to fully process any of this. if you know me, you know I hate change. I struggle with it in general and so I was surprised when I was able to "calmly" (okay maybe not completely freak-out-less) consider this proposal. not to mention that I think I shocked my husband pretty thoroughly as well.

when things fall into place easily, it makes you feel a bit more peace that it is what is supposed to happen. even if you do hate change, and you don't know a soul, and...okay, stopping myself now. so it's off on a new adventure a few hours closer to family, and although it's chaos now, it feels right.
and on a side note, I am so proud of Justin and all of his hard work. he amazes me and I know I am one lucky gal.

one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

sometimes you just need to be a man

and catch things with your bare hands

and get dirty

with dad

in nature

and then eat your spoils

yeah, being manly is great.