California Vacation Video 2010!

Here is the link to our California Vacation Video - Uncle Adam thanks so much for putting these video's together.


http://gallery.me.com/weatherbyfamily/100421

Our new home at 6606 Lavender Bend Lane is coming along ...

The brick was finished this week!

Cooper and Allie are so excited about the stairs, we've never had a 2 story!

Where the kitchen counter top will be . . .

dining room, kitchen and family room

Allie is inspecting the wiring.

Cooper is counting the bags of morter.

Lee and Coop hanging out on the dry wall yet to be hung,

can't tell you how happy I am not to have to tape, mud, and sand the drywall this time.

You caught me attempting to climb the stairs myself!

One of the many subdivision parks just a few blocks away, with a pond and walking/biking

paths in the distance and the pool to the left of the playground.

One of the 9 pools available to us in Cinco Ranch, this is the closest one just a

few blocks from our house.

"I think we're gonna to like it here" 

I find myself singing this song from the movie "Annie" as

she is adjusting to her new surroundings.  Can't stop smiling either!

Happy 4th of July!

Our 4th of July was a fun one!

Church, followed by swimming, then fireworks at the mall,

They both love the pool, "Here I come!" and then they jump

right in one at a time for me to catch them. 

Allie was laughing everytime the fireworks made a big boom sound!

Cooper took this picture of Allie and I!

Two little peas in a pod.  In almost every picture at least one of

them is annoyed that the other one is hugging them. This time

Cooper had the great smile and Allie was annoyed.

Moving Out ... Then Vacation in Avila Beach!

A quick update as to how we came to moving to Texas ...

we needed a change of pace, a new little adventure.

Many friends have moved to the Katy area and we took

a leap of faith and put our house up for sale in a sluggish market.

We told ourselves that  we'd give it a try for 6 months and God would

make it happen if it was the right "move".  10 days later we had a contract

from the 1st people who saw it, and we closed on the house 21 days later.

When the Man moves he really MOVES!

                                               The kids loved the empty moving truck, I loved it

                                        that our wonderful friend Joey helped Lee load it while his

                                        wife, Jen and daughter, Faith and my kids went to the pool

                                        in order to be out of the way (how does one get so lucky)!

                                    Then a 6 or so hour drive to Katy. Then unloading the next day,

                     and a wonderful dinner with friends before we drove back to New Orleans the next day 

                                    to catch our flight to CA for a family reunion at Avila Beach!

                                              

Cold Cold Cold Pacific Ocean water! Obviously they did not think so ...

My sweet sisters!

Cooper in the grape vines . . .

Digging for sand crabs with cousin Quinn

I loved Avila beach as a girl and Lee visited Avila beach as a

teen every summer too, now our kids love it too!

Some 3yr old fun, Cooper and Reagan doing puzzles

Pony rides through the apple orchards!

Uncle Shaw capturing cousins Tobey and Reagan

Playing in the apple orchard with Auntie Heidi and Uncle Shaw (Allie can't get enough of them)!

              

             Goodbye California ... Time to start our new adventure as Texan's!