Trying to Stop and Smell the Flowers...

We thought once we moved, that life would slow down a little bit, but it did quite the opposite.  Doug and I worked hard cleaning, unpacking, and getting things settled.  We did manage to squeeze in a bike ride and were delighted to find the river bike path so close.  We stopped by the beautiful botanical gardens along the way, because... sometimes you've just got to stop and smell the flowers. :)

Momma Kaye delivered our kids back safe and sounds just in time for the Pioneer Day Parade.  We had the hottest seats in the house... literally. :)  And poor Seth and Brig weren't feeling well. 

But clearly that didn't stop the rest of us from watching fireworks with Ken and Liz's crew.  

How lucky are we that we could see them from our front porch?!  That was pretty fun.

We were blessed to go on a VIP tour of the temple for Doug's work.  It was very special-- wish poor Seth had been feeling better... and wish I had cleaned my camera lens, but if wishes were fishes.  It was still very special, and we just feel blessed to be so near this beautiful temple that has really changed our lives for the better.

Doug worked on a little project fixing his old drafting table.  He picked it up for a song when they were throwing them out during his masters, and he really did a great job of giving it some new life.

The kids took some time just getting use to the idea that we had so much space... that we actually had our own backyard.

Then we braced ourselves for many more adventures to pack in.