Change of Heart

So, ok, I was being slightly dramatic (who me?)  when I said I did not enjoying moving.  This has not been the easiest move I must say, since we will only be here for 9 months, but really, we have only been here for 3 weeks!!  Anyway, I am bound and determined to cry when I leave.

I told Matt today I was changing my attitude about living in Boise.

I also told him I have absolutely loved every single place I have lived.

And I am NOT going to let Boise be any different.

I said to Colton the other day,

"I'm sad about living in Boise"

he said, "how come, mom?"

I said, "I don't have any friends here!"

He said," WHAT?  I'm your best friend, and Mylee is too!"

I just started laughing and realized I love being a mom.

So, no matter where I live, what i am doing, I have my sweet kids to do it all with!

And P.S. I do have a few friends ;)

Here is our awesome "Backyard"

Boise has Amazing parks.  Not even exaggerating, huge awesome parks, Everywhere!

Every time we go to the park, no one believes me that Mylee is not even 20 months yet.

OK, not only is she pretty dang tall (Who would have guessed that one)  and she has TONS of hair, but she is daring.  She does every single thing that Colton does (or tries to)

Even this:

We have been going on jogs at least once a day, 

sometimes I'll even talk Matt into going again at night with me.

I wish this sweet picture was my kids 100 % of the time,

but it's probably closer to 5%

At the zoo they had a butterfly encounter.

Mylee showing her attitude about the butterfly that was on my purse.

Checking out the butterflies.

We have also been playing a lot of disc golf (go figure) 

But the kids do amazing when we play.

Colton has gotten really good at throwing the frisbee so will play right along with us.

And Mylee....follows :)

Our favorite park.

I think he's a little stud.

We had some awesome visitors on sunday, the PuffPaffs!

We have missed them and would LOVE to live by them someday....someday!

I really do enjoy crafting and I love scrapbooking,

 I just sometimes feel like it's money I don't need to spend at the time.

I'm extremely cheap.

But we're also in Law School so I can be.

Anyway, moving into our new place I decided it just needed a little bit

 of spending money going on...

so here is my afternoon of crafting.

So fun!  (not the finished projects...obviously)

Another really awesome thing about Boise is the greenbelt.

There is enough entertainment that the kids don't get bored

in the stroller, it's mostly shaded, lots of people walking, running, biking

and so wonderful to run on...just praying the weather stays amazing.

ok- hope this post wasn't too overly positive.  I really needed to do that!

Moving

We are here in Boise, and although it is a Great city.

Lots of incredible parks, restaurants, shopping and people.

It is not easy to move.

Not at all, not only do you have to switch everything that pertains to anything in your life,

but you also have to Begin life again.

New activities, new friends, new friends for kids, new new new new.

 I used to LOVE new.

Well, new isn't as fun as it used to be now that I have little kids,

and I am growing up and want to have a real home.

I know that I will love this city, and be sad when we leave.

But for right now, I don't want a new life :(  

One more year and Matt will be finished with Law School.

We have been married for 6 years

Lived in 8 different homes,

5 different cities, 

2 different countries

I am about ready to stay in one place for a few years!!!

I needed to get that off my chest and now I can be happy and enjoy Boise!

Instagrammed Summer

I never busted out my camera once this whole summer,

but I did Snap a TON of pictures on my phone...

Here is our summer from the eye of my phone!!

Colton and his best friend/cousin Rhev

"Night Walks" with my man

He has some serious large veins...random!



Huge, terrible fire in Pocatello

Family Reunion to Bear Lake

Hiking



Everyone was a little exhausted after a few days

Our little obsession, frisbee golf

4th of July Menan Parade

We played in the Menan 3-on-3 tourney earlier in the day and WON,

but I didn't take any pics, I was too nervous playing against a bunch of guys!



Fireworks in Idaho Falls, right across from the temple!

Their bedtime snack

Island Park...Matt and Annie taking the kids for a tube ride

Picking Raspberries from Grandpa's garden...with a raspberry mustache

Sylke and Christian sent Kudter, Kache, and Rhev German shirts,

so we had 5 out of the 7 grandkids take some pictures with them.

Love these kids

Grandma's beautiful backyard, playing in the water

All summer long

Trip to Provo to see our friends, The Albrechts from Germany

Up to SLC to see my grandma and grandpa on their mission

And a little swimming at the hotel...

Trip to the doctor for Colton's pink eye

Matt done with his internship, got to spend a day with the fam

So we went to the ZOO

Last time with his best buddy Rhev

Headed to our 8th home in 6 years!!

Of course...swimming at the hotel the night before we move in

Colton does NOT like haircuts, Matt's parents took him here,

and he is NOT stopped talking about his hair cut, that a "lady" did and gave him 2 suckers.

No more cutting his hair by ourselves!

Matt left to go to Moscow for a week about 2 hours after we put everything in our apartment,

the day before our 6th anniversary.

This was my sleeping partner on our anniversary, not too bad :)

Good thing Matt's parents came up with us to help, and my mom came after they left

so I only had a few days by myself!!  I love family!

A few days into moving to Boise,

these 2 our worn out from our summer.

We didn't waste much time,

found some old friends from Moscow and headed to the Zoo!

And to a different park every night!



Daddy's back...swimming time!

Check out that diaper booty!



Western Idaho State Fair!

Soo much fun! 

Here is to another AWESOME summer!

We got to spend a time of time together and with family!

Matt starts school tomorrow, 3rd and final year...here we come!!