Blessings

Taken last week at Lake Tahoe

The last few weeks have been crazy and great. We dedicated our first two weeks in Phoenix to deciding on a house. It was such an intense and consuming process this time around. It was making me a little loony to be honest. Just before the holiday weekend, we signed a contract on a house and we are so excited and grateful. The location is perfect, the neighborhood is great, and the house has everything we need (two A/C units...). Then we packed our bags and spent a week at Lake Tahoe with my family and a bunch of Cori's family too. I have so many pictures and reports to post, but our internet service is pretty lousy. I'm hoping to have some time (and patience) to get posts up soon. Tonight, these are some of the many blessings I'm counting:

• Our families for spending their 4th of July holiday with us. We had such a great time and got sadder and sadder as we said good bye to everyone.
• Safe travels. Cori and I were looking at a map the other night and figured that in the last three weeks we have driven through 10 states. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada to be exact. The kids have been with us all along the way and have been so good. Our course has been unobstructed and we enjoyed seeing so much of the country.
• Some time. We have a 2-3 weeks before we close on our new house, which gives me time to focus on finding doctors, dentists, paint colors, pool contractors, preschools, and some new furniture before all my energy will be turned to unpacking boxes.
• My little family. Cori takes such care of me. Grace and Grant have had their moments, but really have been amazing little kids these last weeks. Our little baby girl is active and healthy. We know how fortunate we are to have each other.