Good Bye Oregon, Hello Missouri!

We have left Oregon, but not before some very exciting things took place. My little brother Cocky got married to the most perfect person for him. I love Sabrina and I love seeing Cocky so happy.

Their wedding day was perfect. It rained whioh actualy made for cute pictures. I was jealous it did not rain on my wedding day and I got married in DecembeE. Here are some other cute pics from their wedding. Check out how beautiful my sisters are. I like to think I at least have the brains, but truth is they are both smarter than me, so i can at least pride myself in being their sister.<

I had so much fun at their wedding. My niece Sydney from Texas was there. She is a few months younger than Naomi, it is always nice to see her.

I love watching Naomi and Sydney play with our cell phones. Hope is also cute with Sydney.

Before leaving Oregon, I really wanted to go to the Oregon coast. I love the coast. I think it is beautiful. I was able to score an invite to mt aunt's house on the coast. Check out how cute my aunt Janet is. We went and saw a dock that had washed up on the Oregon coast from the tsunami in Japan back in March 2011.

Before leaving Oregon the weather was starting to heat up! to keep cool we visited a local park. I love these pictures.

The day before we left on July 16, 2912 our Niece Mila Bea was born. I love her already. I am so happy she decided to come in time to meet us.

And their first family photo _(well the first one I took of them anyway). I love the picture of Richard and Geoff. Richy looks so tiny.

We are thinkful we could be apart of so many great things before leaving Oregon, it made leaving hard. As part of our send off we took one last family picture in our freshly made tie dyed t-shirts. Levi did a great job making his shirt.

I love my little family. On our first night of our road trip to Missouri, Levi came up with a great idea at the hotel. He said all of us should jump on the bed, so that is what we did.

The next night of our road trip was not as fun as jumping on a bed. Night 2 we pulled up to a Holiday Inn in Rock Springs Wyoming only to learn there were no vancancies for 200 miles. The lady at the counter looked at me like I was an idiot for not know it was the national highschool rodeo. Had I known this I would have booked a week in Rock Springs just to protest the poor treatment of animals. Most of the night was spent driving until we could go no more. Like many others who were unaware of the rodeo we spent the night in our car at a truck stop. Somehow I was able to sleep into the fetal position in my seat, while Richy rested his head on my back. I am not sure why that was my position of choice, but it seemed to work that night. As bad as that night was it did speed up our trip by several hours. Levi and Noami were perfect little travelers. The ride was hot and long, but they did not complain a bit. Naomi looked at a Christmas book about dogs and Levi played with his transformers. I had been so worried about this part of the trip. I had not thought it was fair to take kids on a road trip this long, but we actually had a good time as I read out loud about the endangered species of Nabraska. So here we are now in Missouri and I love it. I love it more than I expected. It is very sunny and hot, but we have air conditioning so it is fine. I love the place we picked out. It is everything I wanted. Three bedrooms, onsite pool, and I can paint. After living with Richy's parents for a year our standard of living went way up and I think our new place is up to the task. We will miss the beauty of Oregon and our family/friends, but for now we are happy to be in Missouri where new adventures await us.