What we've been doing the last few months

 One day Cora decided to make herself a jungle girl. Ofcourse Ila wanted to play too.  They were so cute with all their imaginative play. 

 Oregon Coast

 Cassie and her kids came to see us during Easter Vacation.  We were a little frustrated with the weather but, it was so fun to see them.  We went to the coast, on hikes, and to the tulip festival.  Even in the rain.

I absolutely love Cora and Jonas' school here in Reno.  It is a Spanish Dual Immersion school and only has 180 kids!  They are learning so much Spanish it is amazing.  I always wanted to learn Spanish, I am so happy they have this great oppurtunity. 

Happy Halloween

This is my brother Dirk and my other brother Dirk.

The funny thing-I was not the only one at work that dressed up as another employee.

His wife and kids were speechless when they came for a tour.

The guard at the shack thought I was really this guy, and so did many other employees.

Looks like it was tricks again this year.

What Happened?

Long story short, I guess the grass is never really greener.  Prejudice and railroading in the workforce do exist and SADD is a real illness.  We are now living in Reno with Will's parents. I am absolutely loving the sun.  Do I have regrets? Yes of course, I loved our house in Utah and our future is uncertain.  But, I have learned a lot of humility and I have also gained a strong testimony of service.  I had the most amazing miracles happen to us in Oregon.  I cannot doubt that even though we had a stormy year, Heavenly Father sent angels to watch over us.  I am now more committed to my religion and have witnessed the true meaning of "magnifying your calling".  So, because I know that testimony must be shared, I will be adding all our amazing miracles to our blog.

IM BACK JACK!

Okay, so total confession....I am been so frustrated with our life that I have not blogged it. Now I am kicking myself for getting so behind. I have not blogged for almost a year. I will be working on updating over the next few weeks so stay tuned!

Last Days in Oregon

Jonas' last day of preschool.

Cora's Kindergarten Graduation.

Goodbye Middleton Elementary and Goodbye Mrs. Goodman. We loved this school so much.

Swimming Lessons and Build a Bear

Before we moved, we had a garage sale and let the kids keep their money from their toys. Cora went to Build a Bear and made her dream animal. Ila bought some more things for her Precious Places set and Jonas picked Legos. It was totally worth it, because we got rid of way more than we bought.

Last Day of Swim lessons. They loved swim lessons and I wish we could of stayed for round two because they were finally getting over their water fears.

Flag Day?

Here is a picture of Will's Flag ceremony.  He sure loves his flag!  The funny thing is that the kids actually participate.  I wonder how long this will last.