The beginning of "Real Life"

Here we are at the start of a new life! I say "new" only because everything is new. We moved to Winnemucca Nevada, which is a nice little town in northern Nevada about two hours from Reno. With the move came many changes, we are in a house now, an actual house! We have never had this kind of space before, it is awesome, we were really blessed to find this place, considering it was our only option. Rentals are hard to come by in Winnemucca. We don't have enough "stuff" for every room, so we look a little empty in spots, but I'm sure we will slowly acquire a few things here and there, I'm not in a hurry. Tyler started a new job on Monday and loves it so far. He loves the people and he is excited to finally be doing the work he's been in school six years for. He is the Psychologist of Humboldt School District here, and I love it because we are finally on a schedule! He works from 8am to 4pm and gets to come home for an hour lunch. The best part...no home work!! Allie is warming up to the place, she has a whole back yard she can run around in, but she's still a little hesitant to go out by herself. We also got a new car, we traded in the corolla for something a little better for our growing family, we decided we weren't quite ready to join the "van clan" and got a hatch back instead. The school district gave Tyler a car, so that serves as "his" car, that was another blessing because they pay for insurance, gas and everything. We also have the new baby who still remains a mystery as far as gender goes. I haven't been to the doctor here yet, so I guess I'll find out here in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully we will have a better idea of a due date also. Well, we are excited for all of the changes, and have felt extremely welcomed by everyone here.

Summer Livin'

This summer has been a hot one for us! We are looking forward to an air-conditioned home, even if it means moving to Winnemucca NV! We've stayed busy with our Manager job at the apartments we live in, and although it keeps us from being able to up and go whenever we want to, it has been a blessing to not have to pay rent for the last year. The "move" is absorbing most of our summer, so we are trying to get in our fun wherever we can. Washington has been good to us, but I think we are ready for a change. Most of our friends are moving on, so it just feels right to move-on ourselves. Tyler is working for the university this summer, and Allie and I try to brave the heat at the park and have fun with all of our neighborhood friends. Allie particularly loves our neighbors next door who are from Azerbaijan (a little country near Turkey) they have a little boy who is two and just loves Allie, all three spoil her rotten. I'm just now 10 weeks pregnant, and trying to make it past the "sick phase". We are really excited about this pregnancy, and are grateful for the timing, even if it is in the middle of another move. We really wanted Allie to have a sibling that wasn't too much younger than her, and these two will be almost exactly two years apart.
I was recently just released from my calling as a counselor in the Primary, and am now filling in with the Sunbeams until we leave. Tyler is still serving as Young Men's President/Scout Master, and I don't think they are going to let him out of it until we are gone and they have no choice! This last year was a little crazy for him with the calling, school, and practicum, but he did a good job of balancing everything. Life is good, and we are happy and healthy!