getting adjusted...we've been here for a week!

we've been here for a week (8 days) and we still love it

the girls have decided their tub isn't too bad as long as there are bubbles

although they all prefer the big tub in our room

 i love having a corner kitchen sink and watching the kids play in the back yard while i do the dishes

 we love living close to trader joes!

 henry likes trader joes, too

 michael is super dad 

he carried all three girls into costco

 henry turned two months old this week

we just love this cute little boy

 noah made michael and i fruit kabobs this week

this one was called "princess leia"

 on hazel's birthday i looked up while we were watching beauty and the beast

and loved seeing all my favorite people in one place enjoying time together

  in our back yard there are four or five raised planter boxes

that we may plant something in soon

but for now i'm loving that the kids have a place to play in the dirt

(it makes the tiny sand box we bought before we moved seem super lame)

noah spends hours out there

the other day he buried his legs :)

 here's another view of the backyard 

and eleanor sitting at the little table

 there is a really nice park nearby that has big rocks to climb, large instruments to play,

a splash pad and a fishing pond

 the kids all love it

 they all made it to the top of this big rock several times

silly michael doesn't love the sun as much as i do

we have almost all our boxes unpacked

i'm sooo glad we moved here with a week to settle in before michael starts work

we have two spots where we need couches but only one couch 

so for now our living room looks similar to how it looked at our last house

but soon we'll probably be moving this couch upstairs and getting something else down here

either way it's nice for it to feel like home

 eleanor is talking sooo well lately

she's getting so big

but i love peeking at her sleeping whenever i get the chance

to remind myself she's still little

michael starts work on monday

i'm a little nervous for our grown up life to start 

(aka michael begin gone alllll the time for the rest of our lives)

but so far boise seems pretty great

and we're really happy with the home we're renting

the cutest thing in the whole wide world

 a few days ago noah decided he wanted to try wearing henry in the wrap

and then he reminded me when we pulled up to target today

so i let him try it out

aren't they the cutest?

noah lasted the whole trip

and only complained a little at the end that henry was making him sweaty

every single person that saw the two of them said what a good brother noah is

and how sweet it was to see

 henry slept almost the whole time

and seemed to be perfectly happy to be worn by his big brother

my heart just might explode from looking at these pictures

i love how much noah loves henry

cutest boys ever!

hazel is six!

 our darling hazel is six years old!

her birthday was on memorial day this year just like the day she was born!

she got to celebrate a day early, too while her grandparents were here

here she is with the cake they got her

 on her actual birthday, we went out to breakfast at ihop (her choice)

and then went to the boise zoo

the kids were super excited about the giraffe slide

 the zoo was a bit smaller than we realized

but the kids really liked the jellyfish and lions

 and here's the birthday girl with the giraffes

 here we all are with a t-rex

 cute kiddies

 we had to ride the carousel of course

 we were excited to see the zebras, too

 after the zoo we ate at chipotle and came home so hazel could open her presents

 and eat some more cake

 hazel is such a great girl

she makes me proud all the time

she is kind and thoughtful and so smart 

she will be an amazing mom

and is already a wonderful sister and daughter

i feel like she is one of my peers

she is super mature and i love that she cares about other people's feelings

she is athletic, loves to read, loves to play games and drawing is her favorite

she is also really good at writing stories 

she gets shy if you pay her too much attention

hazel is such a blessing in our lives

happy birthday, hazel faye! we love you!!

we moved to idaho!

what a week! 

actually it's only been a few days but it's been crazy

and busy and tiring

we made it to idaho! we love it here

but first i'll backtrack to how we got here

friday noah and hazel had their last days of school

here's a picture of noah's first (left) and last (right) days of school 

noah didn't technically finish for another week but we pulled him out early so we could move

and hazel

who was officially done with kindergarten

i love how disheveled the kids look by the end of the year

i think we're all pretty ready for summer

we packed up our tiny house while the kids were at school

it was way too small for us and our landlord was kind of the worst

but we will miss this house

i was so glad natalie stopped by to say goodbye!! 

i am going to miss her for sure!! (love you nat!)

michael's engineering friends came to help us move

it was so sweet of them and they did so much!

along with michael's dad and a guy from church

 we stopped for slurpees one last time because they don't have 7eleven in idaho

and michael got us humongous cups 

 it was so big and so good

then we got the kids and hit the road

idaho!!! i can't believe we live here now

the kids did so well on the drive

hazel gets anxiety on long car rides which isn't fun

but luckily henry slept almost the whole time and didn't make a peep

such a blessing!

 michael's parents helped us move and sent us out on a date

we finally got to see divergent (so good!)

 michael's grandma came, too

and it was so good to see her 

the kids love her

i love this picture of her and olive

 hazel and grandpa

 henry and his great grandma shirley

 we are loving our new house! it's so big and awesome

the kids especially love our new tub in our room

eleanor snuck upstairs the other day and got undressed

and when michael walked in she was so proud of herself and all ready for a bath

silly girl

 henry has his own room and started sleeping in his new crib yesterday

we live closer to target (hurray!)

and the kids had fun trying on hats the other day

  today i stayed home with the little ones and michael took the big kids

to the sweet park near our house

they loved it!

there's a splash pad, fishing pond, playground, popsicles!

 since henry has outgrown the cradle

it's been sitting in the garage

olive and eleanor love to play in it

they are so cute

we are really loving it so far

but moving is a lot of work!

i'm so glad we gave ourselves this week to get settled before michael starts work!

saying goodbyes and kindergarten graduation

 the girls had one last play date with their friends lily and rylie today

hazel and lily have been best friends since our first sunday in our ward here

they hit it off immediately 

hazel's not too into having her picture taken lately...

 me and jessica 

she is the sweetest

 poor eleanor already had a morning nap

but apparently she was still tired and took an afternoon nap on the floor

 cute little sleeper

right before she woke up so we could go to a big neighborhood play date

it was so good to see our friends and neighbors one last time

 hazel graduated from kindergarten tonight

 so cute in her cap

 saying one of her lines

 hazel and her friend rylie

they have loved riding the bus together and being in the same class

 here she is with her certificate

i am so proud of how well hazel has done in kindergarten this year

she met all her requirements early on in the year

and has been a great helper to her teacher

she loves school so much

she wishes she didn't graduate so she could be in mrs. smartt's class again next year

 noah and his friend comly

tomorrow is the kids' last day of school

we're nervous and excited for what lies ahead

we have loved the kids' school

they wish they could keep going to cherry creek

i really hope they transition well to our new home and school

i feel bad for them having to move

they love it here

but i'm sure we'll make great memories in boise