This little girl LOVES her Starbucks! When it was just two while preschool was happening...we would make our way to Starbucks for a treat!
She would savor it and on this day still had it when we were leaving the preschool and you can see Bella looking like she was cheated!
Yes there are Starbucks in Phx, but hot drinks are just not a favorite there!
The 2 little ones and I took a trip to the local pumpkin patch with Uncle Daniel & Aunt Lavi. We tried to take a picture...but of course the silly sun that never shows decided to come out just as we got there! Blessing yes...after the photo shoot!
Knowing this would probably be the last time in my life we would be at this beautiful place I had to take some scenery pictures! AHHHH....I already MISS this place!
Here is another shot of the Sunnyside Rd area...the clouds are beautiful! Look at the GREEN!!!
Here are the two pumpkin picking farm girls walking back to the playground. They had a lot of fun chosing pumpkins! We chose 3 small ones, one for each girl! :)
Washing our loot! :)
because our home sold (yea & sobbing at the same time). I LOVE this house, and I am truly going to be sad when we leave. It is NOT just the house...in fact that is not even on the same level of sad when I think about all my DEAR friends that we are moving away from. 
When we came here 5+ years ago I was sooo excited for a change in my life! I had just graduated from ASU and got married both in May. Then we took a week in Mexico for our honeymoon, a week later we were packed into the Ford and headed to WA!
WOW....that still amazes me that I actually did something like that. Arizona was all that I had ever known and I was so excited for the opportunity to live some where else. We have always known that we would end up back in Arizona, but I had no idea it would be only 5 years into the adventure. I also never expected to find such an AMAZING church as we did with Bethany Christian Assembly . Who knew I would have so many people that would love our family the way these people did? There was no way I could have know that I would become their preschool director for a season. I was not so shocked when I dove into the outreach projects that I would eventually head up like the Giving Tree, Back to School supply drive, and assist with the food drive for homeless children at a nearby elementary school (you know since my passion and degree is with Social Work).
I have made so many amazing friends that I trusted my children's lives with! That is HUGE in my book! These ladies (not all from BCA, but most) are all so unique, entertaining, witty, hilarious,loving, poised women whom I feel so blessed to have gotten to share 5 years of my life with. I hope I let each one of them know how much they mean to me and that just because I will be melting in AZ doesn't mean that our friendship is over...it will just be different. They will just have to go to the store for not so amazing cupcakes!
All of this is to say to Washington that I am SOOO glad we did this! I am so thankful for every experience we had here. We grew as a family here...we will leave a part of our hearts here so we can come back for the missing piece when we become snowbirds! So ladies I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU! I cherish our time together and I will never forget! In the meantime come get some needed vitamin D and visit us in AZ. I recommend winter time!!!
I apologize, but i have been hanging out here...http://gottalovethecupcakes.blogspot.com/
So I have a plan to set up different things to do on our blog. I am not promising by any stretch of the imagination that I will be able to do this everyday, but when I do I will have a template for my week.
Monday: Make it Monday (like all the other cool blogging chicks)
Tuesday: Try a new meal Tuesday
Wednesday: Whatever Wednesday!
Thursday: Thursday quote
Friday: Friendship Friday
Saturday: Photo's of the Week
Sunday: Share your heart Sunday
Sierra taking in some reading on the road!
We met up with Camera and the kids...
While Kaya is swimming, this is the real Bella...I do not think you need me to tell you what is going on! Let's just say she keeps us laughing!!!
Kaya LOVES her swimming lessons! She has learned a lot of strokes that she didn't know before. She is getting really good at them and is VERY fast!
She would swim all the time if I could let her...watch out Grandma!
Even the BIG kids got to play on the last day of their lessons....
This is a floating boat that they got in and were able to goof off with. Kaya just started her new lessons and she is now in the 9ft pool and she LOVES it! I think she may have a love for a sport that may last for a long time!
