You want more Texas?! (Funny Story included :)

We have found some creative ways to stay cool here in Texas. Washing the car seems to be the favorite and it's a win for Dad too :)




Taking cool baths is fun too! Nice positioning of the toothbrush, don't you think? FUNNY STORY TIME: So I loaded up the 3 girls' plates with mandarine oranges which they love. As Lorin, Izzy and I were turned taking care of the spaghetti on the stove, Ryan climbed up and ate all of them much to the other girls' dismay. When I questioned her about it her response was "It's okay, I'm on steroids!" Soaking up her surroundings like a sponge, my friends :)


Lorin started school--she has loved the first 2 days and thinks her teacher is the nicest in the whole school. The first day was like we were going to an amusement park. 900 kids each with two doting parents and maybe a sibling or two made for some excitement at the cross walk and getting into the school. Go Wildcats!! We live close enough for her to ride her bike and be there in about 2 minutes. We are loving where we live!

Proud to be TEXAN!

I thought this an appropriate time to break from Izzy's blog and make the move to our own family blog, Texas style!...

We set out from Boise with the Quest packed as tight as we could--proud to say Cory agreed to make room for my High School Prize Winning Rodeo Art Piece (note the importance as I capitalized each word :) and my 5-tiered Graples artifact (now holding our fruits and veggies). After a 15 hour day and anther 10 (also within inches of all dying of car stiffness) we finally made it to our new home!
Flower Mound, TX!!!!
From a Michigan winter to Texas at 110 was quite the shift. Nothing that Popsicles in the shade of our hand-me-down trampoline won't fix :)
A Texas-sized rain storm (very common here) welcomed us in along with my cousin, Mindy, and her family (daughter, Claire, in the middle). They live just down the road--yeah!!! Probably won't let them run in the rain during those anymore, however. We're pretty sure a lightning bolt caused some sparks on our back porch shortly after this shot! Yikes!
Oh the Cory poses/faces! We are now the proud owners of all the necessary lawn equipment to weed, mow, trim, edge, till, dig, rake, hoe, and whack! I'm lovin' the yard work--takes me back to my roots :) Cory is loving it too apparently!

So as you can see, the Texas pride is taking root. We are completely enjoying our first home and excited to see what adventures are in store for us down yonder! Lots of thanks to all our peeps who put up with us all summer invading their space. A tribute (in photo form):