Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Verdict Is.....

Well....its been a long time coming, but finally we know where we are headed for the next three years for PT school for Dustin.  I am grateful for the trials that have brought us to this point because it has given us the opportunity to become stronger.  Soooo...... Arizona, here we come and boy are we excited!!!! School starts the end of August so we'll be headed down sometime within the month.  We are ready for a total change in climate and a new experience.  Ellensburg has been absolutely wonderful and sure has treated us well.  We love the people here and will miss it dearly but we are ready for a change.  So here's to Arizona...a new change and HOT weather!!!



EASTER 2009
This was our attempt at a family Easter picture.  We put the camera on a timer and ran into place.  It was quite the effort but hey...at least we got a picture. We had a wonderful time visiting the Smart family in Wenatchee.  Dalan loved having the Easter bunny come and had so much fun finding the eggs during the easter egg hunt.  It is so fun that he is old enough now to get excited about all the fun holidays.  We sure love you Dalan(Macie too, of course)!!!
Dalan is such a good big brother.  Yes, he has his moments but he really loves Macie a lot and asks where she is the instant she isn't in his sight.  What a sweet big brother...it is so cute to watch them interact together.....she will smile at him all the time and he can get her to laugh too.  
I sure love my "babies" a lot.  They truly make me so HAPPY!!!  Its hard work and they teach me a lot but boy is it all worth it.  
Macie's first Easter...A very cute dress Mamma got for her.  She is such a doll!


14 comments:

Noelle said...

oh lore...i really loved seeing you guys in Royal City. It's moments like that where i am really going to miss you. i love you so much...you dont even know:) I am really happy for you though! Arizona will be so good for you guys. So different from small-towned Ellensburg. You are going to have so much FUN! I can already tell. Macie & Dal are so cute. oh man, this is such a mushy comment. One thing that that will be weird is driving past Ellensburg and not having a reason to stop. Sad *tear* :)
Love you Lots lor.

~Noellie~

Jen said...

Sounds exciting! I love the red rocks of Southern Utah, Colorado and Arizona... so pretty! Your kids are adorable!

Beth Tunnell said...

Good luck guys! We'll follow your blog to Arizona ;o) Britton pointed at Macie's picture and said "Who's that Momma?" I said "That's Macie" and she said "oh. she's beautiful"

Pamela Brown said...

Yeah!!!! I'm so glad that you get to go to Arizona, I know how excited you are about the change. Now you can finally relax and enjoy your fun new life experience. Although we will miss you guys a lot. Love the family pictures, your kids are so cute,and Maci's dress is adorable that is one of the perks with having girls, especially at Easter.

ray-ray says said...

Well, that is exciting!!!

And what cuties in their Easter get-up!

Emily and Nathan said...

Macie is so sweet in that dress! I am going to miss you guys! it has been fun getting to know you. I am sure you will have a great experience in Arizona.

Chelsi said...

I am so happy for you Lore! I'm sure you will love being in Arizona! It just fits you perfectly. Yay!

I love your family picture even though it's dark. All of your expressions are so sweet. you all look so happy. If you want, you can email it to me and I can play with it in photoshop to lighten it up a bit. I love that last one of Macie too! She is such a doll. I love how you call her "baby doll". It is one of the cutest things I've ever heard.

Brittany said...
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Brittany said...

Congratulations! That's exciting news! I have been told that you love Arizona and that's where you got the idea for Maci's name. That will be a fun change for your family.

How close will you be from Nicole?

Will you be driving through Utah on your way down? Drop by and visit! We would love to see your family! You haven't seen our new house yet, right? When do you move? I hope I can see you before I fly to Germany in August ;-)

Love you!
Brittany

Jolie said...

We are really really REALLY going to miss you guys. Can I just cry now?! I knew in my heart that you were going to go to Arizona. It suits you guys. Unfortunately it is so far away. Alas, I know that you will have a wonderful experience there.

Take luck! Good care!!! ;-)

j2nielsen said...

YOu will love, love Arizona! I miss it so much! Congrats to life moving on! :)

Hayter Family said...

Arizona sounds so fun! I could get used to no winters. Good luck with all of the exciting changes.

We miss you guys.

Brittany said...

My friend who has a blog told me that once a year she pays to have her blog made into a book. Your blog looks so good and cute that it should be a book. It would be a great gift too for grandma/grandpa or your parents/inlaws ;-)

Check it out:
http://www.blurb.com/create/book/blogbook

Nicole said...

I've been gone from the blogging world for a while so I'm it's taken me so long to comment. I'm so EXCITED that you'll be in Arizona!! I can't wait for us to get together and hang out, like sisters are supposed to do, right?!?!? I can't wait to hold that sweet little Macie and give a big kiss to Dalan, and give YOU the hugest hug ever. :)