Snow..

I guess it has been a "bad" winter here in Alabama.  Mya has had more snow days since we moved here than we ever did in Colorado!   To date we are at 3 days out of school, I can only remember a few late starts in Colorado in 4+ years.  Keep in mind the "major" snow storms here produce maybe 1 inch of snow, but it shuts the city down!  Even with the threat of a storm they will let the kids our early.  At first I didn't understand what was the problem, but then after a few news reports I get it.  This is a city with a lot of overpasses and bridges and as the snow melts and the water freezes it turns to black ice!  So needless to say the city shuts down and the grocery stores shelves empty of bread, milk and eggs.  I make sure to keep enought milk and eggs on hand so IF I do get stuck home I can just make my own bread!!

Can't take the guilt...

Ever since my sister updated her blog I have have been riddled with guilt to do the same, so here I go!

Many things have changed since the last post April 24th, 2009! I don't even know where to start so I will just wrap it all up in a nice little nutshell.

My 3 year old in my last blog is now 4 going on 5, my then 9 year old is now 10. My darling husband got a new job that put an end to his weekly travel and over a period of a week we put our house in Colorado on the market, got a contract in two days! Hubby and I made a quick trip to Alabama to house hunt (A big thanks to Toree for flying out to stay with the girls in Colorado!!) looked at 26 houses in one day and found the kitchen of my dreams the next day, put a contract on it and the next day flew back to Colorado! On August 14th we closed on the old house and with tears in my eyes bid adieu to Colorado Springs and all of our friends of the last 4.5 years. We took 3 days to drive to Huntsville stopping to see and do things along the way. Lived in a hotel for over a week, got both girls in school and learned the lay of the land. We closed on our new house on the 25th of August!

So I use the about paragraph as my excuse as to why I have not blogged. Have I had time? Of course I have, but I didn't. I am human.

We are settled into our new house and are enjoying the extra elbow room and we love the area!

"I didn't want my hair to get in my face when I brushed my teeth"- Meghan

She came out of the bathroom so I could help her get her toothpaste and I lost it! This is Mya's shower cap. Apparently it is multifunctional!

Remembering my past with my future...

We decided to spend "spring break" in Idaho this year, bad idea if you are looking for spring like weather! As we enjoyed a wintery week in Idaho with family I decided I would take the girls around the town and show them a few things that stick out in my mind from my childhood.

First and foremost I wanted them to see the "Welcome to Rigby" sign. I remember this sign when it was shiny and new. It is a bit run down these days, but it still lets everyone driving by know that Rigby, ID is the birthplace of the television!

I guess I took for granted how beautiful the Snake River really was(and is) as a child. I love to drive by the Riverwalk when I visit and take in the beautiful falls.

This water tower is special to Mya! I have no idea why, but when she was 2 years old we drove past this red, white and blue relic and Mya shouted with joy that she found "Barney's Castle"!! Ever since then that is how we refer to it. We have now convinced Meghan that it's Barney's Castle!

Last but not least, we drove by the "witches tower"!!! I don't know what the purpose of this old stone building was, but I can tell you that my family took great please in scaring us with it! I would love to find out it's true purpose!

Welcome Home Troops!!

We are lucky enough to live amongst many military bases and are surrounded by active and retired military people! Last week was a very active week with many of our local troops returning home. You can always tell when they are going to return because you see signs hanging from the pedestrian bridges! I pass this bridge weekly on my way to school. Last week it was overflowing with signs! It makes me have mixed emotions, I'm so excited for the families being reunited and sad for the families who have lost a loved one!

Most importantly, I just want to say "THANK YOU" to all the people past and present who has fought for our great country!!

Night Sky...

Mya took this picture of the moon last week. It was just as beautiful as the harvest moons in the fall!


Last night instead of our usual orange/red/yellow sunset we had this! The pictures are a little blurry I took them from the car! It looked evil in a way. The colors changed quickly from the light blue to dark blue or almost a greenish color!

She hates it...

Meghan was not really happy about having to sit down and be quiet at while we waited for Mya to get her award. I think you can tell from these pictures..