We went to a "Brew and Stash Bash" at church. It was a rootbeer tasting and musthache contest. We tasted so many different kinds of rootbear. Some were really great, and some were not so great...at all. Man did we let some great burps fly that night. And luckily no wet beds in the morning. (I was a bit worried.)
I can't believe Jenna is in Kindergarten. She is doing so well at school. The first day she needed a few extra hugs, but then she went right to her class. I on the other hand, yes, I teared up. She really has come so far. Her teacher says she is great. We are having a few issues at home, but she loves school.
The girls were so excited to go to school. At their new school there is a uniform dress policy. They love that they can be twins some days. We are close enough to school to walk, which is great on cool days. Luckily, with Byron's help, we were able to get enough unpacked that we could have first day of school cookies. Both girls are really enjoying school.
A few days after we got here was the Blizzard Picnic. (We love the perks of Byron's job.) It was such nice weather this time so we stayed the entire time. We ate tons of food, rode rides, had a hoola hoop contest, fished, and tried our hand at the water balloon toss.
Yes, we finally moved, all of us, to California. We were so excited to be back together as a family. It was a long few days. Byron and I took one day to drive to Idaho and pack up our stuff. We are so thankful to family for an awesome meal to get us going and for helping us load the truck. Of course, there are always unforseen events...but we handled it pretty quickly. The next two days we drove to CA. The kids fought over turns in the "big truck," ate lots of snacks, and loved knowing right where Daddy was. The hotel wasn't the greatest but we enjoyed the pool. We arrived to wonderful family and friends there to help us unload. I was a bit overwhelmed by everything that evening, but I think we are adjusting nicely.
This past weekend Evanston celebrated it's Railroad Days. It's a pretty historic part of town. Evanston has the only standing roundhouse in the country. They have started a restoration project which includes the buildings surrounding it. We saw all kinds of model train sets, rode on a mini train, and enjoyed popsicles. The kids really enjoyed it. We even got to take a ride on the train turntable.
As part of our fun weekend, we drove to the Uinta Mountains and stopped at Provo River Falls. It was so beautiful. The kids climbed all over the rocks and down the river and ended up in the water at a calm spot.
