Church

So today was our 3rd Sunday at our ward. The first Sunday we were here was stake conference. The second Sunday we went to our ward and then it was general conference. The 2nd Sunday we were in our ward we spoke in sacrament meeting. And today Joe was called to be the 2nd councilor in the Elders Quorum Presidency, and I was called to be the first councilor in the Young Women's organization. ( Those were some talks don't you think!) Our ward is made up of a lot of elderly people and a lot of widows. We are one of very few younger couples in our ward. We are both excited about getting involved in the ward, and apparently we are needed!

The Montana "BLUES"

We have been doing a lot of driving around getting to know the area. We have also been looking at homes for sale and in doing so, have found an interesting little trend. My camera does not do some of these pictures the justice they deserve! If you like the color of blue, we are talking true "OUT HOUSE" blue, do I have a place for you! Joe and I have nicknamed it M.T. blue for "Montana Blue", seriously, it is everywhere!

There are the ALL BLUE houses.....




And then there is blue as an accent, and 2 toned blue







And my personal favorite.....

And if blue isn't your thing, don't worry there is something for you too!

Perhaps something in PINK.....

Montana-itis

Okay so is it me or does it seem like the first 3 months you live somewhere new you can pretty much count on being sick! I am having flashbacks of when I first moved to Kentucky and ended up with Whooping cough! Who knows how I picked that one up, It was awful though!
Sorry, I am going to whine for just a minute.... There is one nice thing about humidity in Kentucky. My sinuses are cracking in half and I feel like my head is stuck in a watermelon here! It has been a long time since I have felt this miserable being sick, (years in fact) and all I have is a COLD! Seriously Moms don't have time to be sick. And when they are life just goes on as normal. There is no napping, no extra hot shower to breath, no one making hot cider etc... sigh. Life goes on with hot dinner on the table, laundry done, toilets sparkling etc. I guess I should be grateful I am still capable of doing all those things, because if I wasn't I would most likely be DEAD!

Big Sky Country

I am pretty sure this is why they call it Big Sky Country! The sky is beautiful. I love how often it changes and I feel like I can see forever.

And here it really is the whole reason we now live in Montana!

We closed on March 31st, and Joe took over April 1st. Dr. Sullivans name will come off in a few months, after the patients have gotten use to the transition.

So far things are going well. It has been quite an adjustment for us learning to run a new business, but think we are getting the hang of it.

Other than that Kaitlyn has adjusted well to school and loves the more laid back environment. She is a totally different person when she gets home after having a recess!

Jenna is bored, she misses her preschool and her friends. We have only been to church once between stake conference and general conference. But I am hoping she will find a little friend soon.

Madelyn is growing like a weed, and talking up a storm. She tries to say and repeat everything. She is starting to sing, it's so cute.

I miss my freezer meals, and feel frazzled most of the time. I think we are getting it together though. I feel like I just gained another household to run. The office has bills to pay, things to clean, errands to run, papers to file etc. We spend most of our evenings going over mile long lists of things we still need to do. But all in all this week has gone much better than last, and I think it will only get better from here! ( I hope)

A Few Memories From Our Trip

You can't see this very well, but it says World's Largest Truck stop. Can I just say the girls thought this place was awesome! It had full size Semi Trucks inside the truck stop. The truck they are standing by was on a huge turn table that spun the truck in a circle, very SLOWLY of course. Madelyn couldn't figure it out, it was fun to watch her. It was a much needed break for us. We also found a small game room that we sunk a few quarters into for a few minutes of sanity!

And HERE we are Joe's Practice!

Just kidding this sign was posted outside of the World's Largest Truck Stop. It says Dentist second floor, next to barber shop open 9 a.m.

We made it to Mount Rushmore. Something I have always wanted to see. The girls really liked it, especially Kaitlyn. She has learned a little bit about George Washington and Abe Lincoln over the last year, and loved reading all the facts about their lives.

My All time favorite was this cute little Taffy Shop! My picture didn't turn out , but they made and pulled their own taffy right in front of you. It was fun to watch, And yummy to eat.

Playing Catch-Up

So I finally found the camera, and the pictures from our move. Here is our truck. I almost passed out when it pulled up! I wasn't expecting it o be quite that big! However we only purchased a small portion of it. The driver was in such a hurry Joe loaded most of the truck by himself. We had lots of friends lined up to help but he showed up at 1:00 and wasn't about to wait. He was well on his way by 4:00.

At 5:00 our friends began coming to help. I am kind of glad that we were as far along as we were, it gave us a few minutes for our last good byes to those that stopped by.

We LOVE the Hans family!! They started out as neighbors and became forever friends!

One last picture of "Old Kentucky Home". We moved into this house without ever seeing it. Deanna found it for us. It was so perfect for our family. We are missing the yard terribly right now.

Here is our last pathetic picture in Kentucky. We both found each other wondering in our empty house with tears rolling down our cheeks, as we were getting ready to lock it for the last time. It was such a long, stressful, emotional day. We were both exhausted, physically and emotionally.