Too Long for an update

It is Christmas time and we are still here in Santa Cruz, we have had alot of things happen to our little family, we welcomed a new little girl to our family. Allison Brooke was born in October and is such a delight to have in our family. We are still living with my parents and looking forward to having a place of our own. Christmas this year is going to be small and that is just what we like.

Just an update

We are all still alive and breathing up here in Santa Cruz. We just finished celebrating Ashley's Birthday and Bill and I decided that we were going to take her to the city to see Wicked. She loved it, it was a day full of fun things and good times. She loved every bit of it. At the end of the day we decided to surprise her and take her to the Oakland temple to see where we got married. I think that was the best part of her day. She kept saying that it was a perfect day being the only kid with mom and dad. But little did she know that she wasn't.

It still was a great day. Long day but great day.

10 years and counting

Bill and I have been married for 10 years today. I can't believe that it has been so long. I remember the first time that I saw him and how much I wanted to get to know him. We had our rocky start and some bumps in the road. But I love him more and more everyday.

Getting use to Santa Cruz

When people ask about where I am from I tell them Santa Cruz. They immediately say oh how nice it must have been to grow up so close to the beach. I reply, yea. Well growing up here and living here with my own little family is two totally separate things. Ashley is getting is doing well she is playing soccer on her Uncle Joe's soccer team and is getting really good. Getting use to here much smaller school has been a challenge and she really misses her old friends back in Fresno. William has been in pre-school and is loving everything about it. He has grown so much and loves that he can just put a jacket on and go outside to play. Samuel is probably the one that has changed the most. He is walking/running and can almost keep up with the other kids. He wants to be as big as William but falls alittle short. He is starting to talk more and loves to hear Grandpas big truck come up the driveway. Bill and I are doing well we are adjusting to our new environment, and greatful for all the help we have had in this time of adjustment.

Last couple days of Living in Fresno

We are moving at the end of this week to Santa Cruz. We are moving in with my parents and get our lives in a sable condition and go from there. It is wonderful to know that we have the support of a loving family that is helping us the whole way. It is sad to be leaving Fresno, when I think about all the friends that I have made the good times and the bad. So much has happened in our lives while we lived here. William was just a baby when we moved here, Samuel wasn't even a thought. Ashley started school, soccer, really friends and just had a great time. I know that life is full of changes but I also know that real friends last forever. We are looking forward to the new adventure in our lives and will update things more.

Samuel is walking

We are so excited that Samuel is walking. I was on the phone with one of my friends and Samuel just decided to walk across the room. It was really exciting and of course our video camera was broken and I couldn't find the digital camera to get it on. But will get it soon. The kids are just so excited to everytime that he walks.

We also got Water park passes for the summer. It has been really fun to go and have a place for the kids to play and have fun. The weather is heating up and we love our AC.