Monday, August 31, 2009

We are building a house!


After a year of agonizing over our housing situation in Jackson, our search is now coming to an end. Thanks to the slow housing market, we have landed ourselves a lot and will begin building a new house next month! We are so nervous and excited. We feel so grateful for this opportunity and we feel like God has heard our prayers and is truly mindful of us. There are moments in life when I feel totally amazed at the love He has for us. This whole process of moving to Jackson has been full of those moments. We have learned that answers come, but not always in the way or the time frame we expect.

Above, is a photo of Adam and the kids on the lot we are building on. What a dream!

Highlights from this summer:

Visits from friends - Megan Gillmore and her girls, The Syme family

Visits from family - Liz's parents, Liz's grandparents, Liz's brother Ben, Liz's brother Jeremy and his family, Adam's mom and sister Ali and kids, Adam's brother Bryce and his family

Vacations - 10th anniversary trip without the kids to San Juan Islands WA, Salt Lake City to see family, Bear Lake, Newport Beach CA (we unexpectedly ran into our dear friends the Davises from Maryland and our friends the Henriods from SLC)

Highlights around here - the usual Snake River beach, biking and roller-skiing on the new trail at Teton National Park, floating on the white water on the Snake River, kayaking and canoeing at String Lake, hiking the trails, Pioneer Trek to Martin's Cove to relive the pioneers coming West, playing at the park behind our house, catching bugs, snakes, frogs, and having a lemonade stand