Leaving Texas

So, to limit the amount of tears I will shed while typing about the hard time we had leaving our friends, home, neighborhood, etc. in Texas...I am going to post a few photos! I have to say a special thanks to my friend, Krysta, that came and took photos of the girls around the house and captured some of my favorite things about our home in Texas and the memories we have there!!







We had a wonderful goodbye dinner with our friends on our street and saying "goodbye" was so hard. Those friends of have been in our lives, and the lives of our children, for 6 years. They became family and we miss them dearly. But the good news - we have plenty of room in our new house for them to come and visit!!





We spent lots of time in our pool before the movers came. We were in the pool and playing with friends up until the truck was loaded and ready to pull out of Texas. Here are a few of our last pool memories:


Mia and Lily's and their buddies - the Pearce's (Elsa and John). Thankfully they come to UT to visit family so we can see them lots!!


Piper and Ella


Lily and Grace - again, another family that has ties to UT so we still get to see the cute Cannon girls!

We Are Back!

So, it has been a long time since my last post, and sooo much has happened. Here is a quick list of some of the exciting, and sad, events that has been going on in our lives:
- March: Jason got a wonderful promotion at work!! ( great news)
- With the promotion we found out we have to move back to Utah (sad news - so not ready to leave TX).
- April: Jason's dad got sick and we soon find out it's lung cancer. Six weeks later he passed away after a short, but painful battle with cancer (super sad news)
- Because of Jason now working in UT he was able to visit with his dad in the hospital and spend quality time with him through the 6 weeks of illness (good news)
- May-June: Girls enjoyed their last swim team season here in TX! Great season and both swam great!! (wonderful news)
- June: Sold our home in TX after just 3 weeks on the market (happy news, but sad that we really have to leave)
- Our little Piper is growing so fast and is now crawling and pulling up on everything in sight. Can't believe how fast the time is going.
- July: Made the move to UT, but with no new home yet we are living in my parent's condo in Bountiful. It just feels like we are on vacation. But enjoy being with family and friends.
- August: Finally found a new home and we move in next month (September). The girls can't wait to get settled into our new house!! (great news)

So there is a quick recap of the highlights. It has been a crazy, stressful and emotional few months, but we have so much to be thankful for!! I will post pictures soon! And my next job - changing the name of our blog....we no longer will we have tales from Texas. We are now UT residents, and I am still adjusting to that fact. :)