We're ALIVE!!!!!!!

Sorry we've been MIA for a lonnnngggg time! Moving has been super hectic! I just tried to upload a few pics, but for some reason my laptop is having issues and keeps shutting the window down. argh!!! So glad I'm married to a computer geek who will try and solve that problem for me - as soon as he finishes the rest of his Honey Do list! lol! Anyway, for now you will just have to make do with a photo free update! Let's see... what's happened since the end of May.....

Ryan's promotion ceremony was really nice, he is now a Captain in the USAF and we are all so proud of him! He even got a special commendation medal for his work while stationed at Lackland! Special thanks to all our family who were here to attend the pinning on - Ryan's parents and grandparents, my GrMa & GrDaddy... we were a whole entourage!!!

Then came our Casino Night party, which was sooooooooo much fun! We had a full house of friends and family who gave us such a special send off - we ate some great BBQ, played some poker, and sang karaoke all night! I have some hysterical pictures I'll have to share later, so stay tuned! We are so blessed to have made such amazing friends while in San Antonio, and we already miss them so much!

The very next week my parents took Ryleigh with them to PHX while Ryan and I packed up the house and got ready to move! The movers came on the 9th and we left the 10th, taking our time along the drive enjoying some "us" time! We stopped at a lot of silly road side attractions and made some hysterical memories! I've posted a bunch of pics on my Facebook page, but it would take so long to get them on here!

We arrived in PHX on the 11th and spent a short week at Mom & Dad's laying out by the pool and resting up!

Then on the 18th Ryan and I headed out to Henderson to supposedly close on the house the next day........ long story short: we FINALLY closed on the 23rd!

The BEFORE pics of the house are on my Facebook page as well, I might get them on here eventually! Getting the house prepped has been so exhausting! We wanted to at least have the walls painted and mostly unpacked before Mom & Dad brought Ryleigh and Dallas out, so we worked like maniacs! We got most of it done (I decided painting the guest bedroom and our bedroom would have to wait a few months! I'm sick of painting!), so I'll have the AFTER picks posted soon!

We LOVE our new house and neighborhood! We've met some great neighbors (the house next door is on the market; pray we get a cool young family moving in!!), and have awesome parks right around the corner! We have a gorgeous sunset view from our front porch, and can be found out there most evenings with Roo riding around in her cozy coupe while Dallas tries to sneak and eat the bushes! "Damn dog"!

Ryleigh starts swim lessons tmrw morning and then on Saturday she starts dance!! I am so excited! She has the cutest little leotard and tutu and has already been practicing "shuffle" and "spin"! She's a natural! I'm looking for a good playgroup to join so we can make some new friends soon! I miss my mommy friends so much!

Well, that's about all I can fill ya in on right now, I've gotta get some more of the closet unpacked before I fall asleep!

A few "Roo-isms" before I go...

"Mommy where those flower-works go?" - on the 5th of July

me: "If you want applesauce for dessert you have to eat three more bites of chicken"
Roo: "hmmm. let me think" (while tapping her chin)

"Mommy I wike Ryleigh new house. I wike you too. And I wove Dallas."

and finally...

before bedtime tonight she got in trouble for throwing water out of the bath tub and laughing about it and she turned to me with the saddest look on her face and said " oh no. where my Boppy go?!" (Bobby is my Dad, who lets her get away with murder!)

TTYL folks! And remember - what happens in Vegas... will be blogged about by ME! mwah ha ha ha!