Wednesday, June 10, 2009

First Post from Oregon!

Here we are officially on the West Coast. We are pretty much all settled in and have gotten mostly everything unpacked. We are renting a 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath house. It's in a really great neighborhood. Our ward is humongous!!!! It was shocking to see it. Everyone seems to be really nice though. Oregon is absolutely gorgeous with lots to do outside. Plus! We've seen the sun more than the rain since we have been here. Double Plus!

Here's our backyard. We have a nice patio, a grassy area, and then an area in the back for a play place. We even got a sweet grill off Craig's list for free! Triple Plus!

Kira loves to squish her face into the screen door. Here she is as Miss Piggy.



Here she is again with another classic face.



Here she is as Sloth from the Goonies. We thought it appropriate since it was filmed only 1 hour away from here.



Driving up the coast for our anniversary. Yeah, we should have gotten a sitter, but we don't know people well enough to start needin' services already.


My favorite place - The Beach!!! The sand was perfect and I was in heaven!


Checkin' out the view.
My hottie!

The best four years of our lives!!!

16 comments:

Tiffany said...

I'm so excited you found a house!!! I want to see pics of the inside too! Kyra looks so cute all smushed up against the screen! We miss that little girl

the mortensen's said...

1st-kira is hilarious!
2nd-nice height on the jump
3rd-july 24th -31st Oregon or bust!
see you then!

Heather said...

Happy Anniversary! It's crazy that you guys have been married for four years. You still act like newly weds. Kira's squished face is hilarious!

Shalae said...

I'm glad you guys were able to get settled quickly. The new digs sound great. Love the squishy faced pictures of Kira . . . but the last one with her walking through the Happy Anniversary is just priceless. You guys make a great team! Congrats! See you in a couple days!

Megan said...

Yay for finding a house! Oregon looks gorgeous. Maybe we will have to make a trip out for a visit.... Kira is so adorable. I am reading your blog while in class and I almost got myself busted when I saw the "sloth" face Kira made. I almost bursted out laughing. Too funny. So glad you all are getting all settle in! Miss you.

P.S. those are some snazzy looking feet on your header picture. Love it!

Ciara said...

1. congrats to mike for his graduation and getting into an ortho program.
2. congrats to YOU on being a good supportive wife and mama all those years!
3. how far are you from the beach because it looks like your current life and residence is my kind of heaven.
4. lyle just finished and I don't know how I'm going to do it like you did through the next three years...then what if HE wants to specialize too? give me strength!

prism said...

Fantastic! I'm so glad you're getting settled. I actually know a few people in Portland area - maybe you'll meet them eventually (Xanthos family or Cameron family).

LOVE those squish-face pics. Kira has such personality.

Wishing you well.

Maddy said...

WOO HOO! What a fun new adventure.

Laura Jansson said...

So good to see you all are all settled into a house! Love the pics of Kira and the screen door--so funny! Happy Anniversary to you and Mike! Our 4th is coming up soon, too! You all are missed out here, but I'm glad things are working out for you in Oregon! :)

Perrero Clan said...

Those are awesome pics! I love the pic of all your feet/toes...Kira's are sooo cute curled up. And that jump on the beach was high...you go girl! Looks fun.

Crafty Momma said...

looks like a gorgeous place to be! I wish I were closer to the beach! Goonies was really filmed there? I am so jealous!! ;)

Heather Mills said...

1st of all...HAHAHAHA! As soon as I saw that pic of Kira I thought, "She looks like Sloth!" then I saw the caption and just cracked up! What a little ham!
2nd of all...love the pics but I wanna see the house! Try again. ;)
3d of all...we really miss our Courtright friends!

Heather said...

Mike I found your blog! Yeah for me I could remember. Good to see you and your cute family this weekend. Congrats on all your many accomplishments.

Heather (Kloepfer) Jeppsen

Steuer Family News said...

We are so happy you guys are getting settled in your new home! It's a little scary, huh? But the people , just like you said they are there, are really nice here. We have had a dinner invite EVERY Sunday we've been here so far....much unlike the stereotype that people aren't as warm here as in the South.
We also love living near the ocean and took the kiddos to the beach this past week.
We miss you guys so much and hope that things go well as Mike starts Residency soon....
Also, Happy Anniversary!
Love, Matt and Susanna

Sara_and_Curtis said...

It was so good to see you guys last weekend! Your daughter is soooo adorable!!! Oregon looks like lots of fun...I think it's time for another vacation get-away.
-Sara (Ward) Cahoon

Sherrie Batty said...

LOL! The Sloth face from the Goonies is great... it was great to see you at the reunion.