A Cat in the Sun

So, this is me since arriving in the land of cold-- laying in the warmth of the sun coming in through the windows.

We arrived safely in Twin Falls last Monday night/Tuesday morning. We came with a U-Haul, pulling a car and our other car-- sort of a moving train. Amazingly, the girls did fabulously- even Kendi. Kira and Kamber thought it was so cool to ride in the big truck with Dad. It was a nine hour trip with only three short stops for gas and feeding Kendi. And the roads were great with the exception of one little stretch of about 20-30 miles around Ely, Nevada. Not too bad.

We arrived at 1:00am in Twin Falls, with a temperature reading of 13 degrees, no place to park our big rig and three very tired little ones. Fun times! Our apartment was left open for us but was a chilly 60 degrees. We all just about froze that first night. Thankfully it has since warmed up-- otherwise I think I might have turned around the next day and driven back to Vegas! I can't believe how desert-ified I have become!

We have since unpacked, gotten sick, signed a contract and are now having fun exploring our new surroundings. Since I grew up in a small town and went to college in a small town, I assumed this move would be very easy to adjust to. But I have to admit, I have experienced a little culture shock since arriving. It is not quite like the cities I have been living in for the past eight years. But not to worry-- I am already begining to love this little city!

It actually is about the perfect size for a city- not too big, but not too small. They have just about all of my stores here (we are even getting a Cafe Rio! Yes!), with exception of Baby Gap. And a few things we haven't had before. Like WinCo foods-- cool grocery store! Sort of like Costco without having to buy in large quantities. I still haven't explored everything yet and hope to discover a few more fun things.

Our next adventure is to find a house. Yeah!!! I can't believe it! We are considering a house in Kimberly, Idaho, just outside of Twin Falls.

Yes, that is downtown Kimberly. Ummm, yeah. But the schools are very nice and new in Kimberly and the homes are nice and new as well. Wish us luck!

Who are you and where is MY baby?

So, apparently 6 is Kendi's magical number. She is all of a sudden happy, cheerful, talkative, fun to be around. Brandon and I keep looking at each other asking who this baby is. Until now she would only last about one hour and a half before she definitely needed a nap. Now she can go hours without being fussy. Who is this baby?

And the winner is. . .

Yeah! A job offer! We are going to. . . (drum roll, please!). . . Twin Falls, Idaho!!!! Yeah!

-isms

Kira-isms:

"I'm a rockin' star!" (rock star)
"48, 49, eleven-ty!"
"Two thousand-zero" (2000)
"It's a twirly-whirly!" (spiral drawing)
"I want a hang-aber." (hamburger)

Kamber-isms:

"I'm hirsty." (thirsty)
Brandon-"What is the first thing we do when we get in the car?"
Kamber- "Put on our piece-elts!" (seatbelts)

I Love My Sisters!

Lil' Bit

My baby is 6 months old! Time flies when you are having fun. . . well, it seems to fly even when you are NOT having fun. . .

Kendi had her 6 month check up yesterday and she is weighing in at 12 pounds 8 ounces--a tiny lil' bit! She is 25 inches long.

We still love her, but she is still waking up every three hours ALL NIGHT LONG!!! And she is still a little fuss. She is close to sitting up and LOVES to stand up (with help, of course).

She keeps Brandon and I exhausted, both physically and emotionally. Her new nickname is Pita. I would explain , but unless you really know her, you probably wouldn't understand.

Hopefully I will have a little happier report on her nine month check-up. . .

Beautiful. . . but a little weird

Okay, I have to brag just a little bit. . . (it's my right as a mom- isn't it?)

My girls are so beautiful!!! I just love them so much and they are growing up so very fast! Aunt Lacey took some fabulous pictures of them over Christmas.

So, you have to agree, right? Are those not amazing pictures? I mean, what is Kira like 16 or something? Wow. I love my little girlies.

As beautiful as they are, they sure do have some weird little habits. Kendi for instance, whenever she gets mad, she reaches behind her neck with her right hand and scratches with her sharp little fingernails. This is what her neck looked like after I let her cry it out one night.

Who does that? She has some serious issues. And Kamber? Huh. She puts her food in her mouth and chews, but doesn't swallow. It takes her an ETERNITY to get through one meal. And I find nice little suprises when I go to brush her teeth. Now, Kira's quirkiness isn't bad, just unusual. She LOVES school. The last week she has asked me at least 10 times if it is time to go back to school yet. But I still love them, quirkiness and all!