Our New Home

The weather is amazing.  The neighbors are friendly.  The house is nearly perfect.  The church group is welcoming.  The town is easy to navigate.  The pace is slower.  How could we be anything but blissfully happy to be here???  Seriously.  We feel like we've landed in paradise.

A rainbow appeared over our home 2 minutes after we arrived.  A good omen!

View of our home from down the hill by the river.

Evening sunlight on the river.

Lincoln picking up rocks in the tall grass between our lawn and the river.

Grandma helping Anndra find rocks to throw in the river too.

I have to conclude this post with a few big THANK YOU's.  First, to Aunt Vicki for all her help.  She traveled to Florida with Debbie to attend Todd's graduation and to lend a hand with the move.  She also hosted a lovely dinner our first night in Utah.  The kids grew very fond of her during her time with us:

Second, to Todd & Diane (and their son Carter) for being the nicest friends ever and driving 7 hours from their home in Idaho to help unload the truck here in Montana... and missing some of their July 4th festivities to do it... and then driving all the way back the next day.  Even though it was brief, it was so good to be with you three:

Third, and most of all, to Debbie - who sacrificed two weeks of her time to be with us through every step of our move and who never complained (despite the heat!).  I don't know what we would have done without her.  Her assistance was on so many levels that it is hard to describe how much she did for us and how much we appreciate it.  Thanks, Mom!