Our Summer in Montana

We moved to Eureka, Montana the latter part of June 2008. We received a voluntary transfer w/Matt's work. Talk about a complete change...going from the southern border of the U.S. to the northern border!! We really miss our good friends in El Paso--if only we could transplant them here, as well as our families!

It is incredibly beautiful here. We feel as if we are on a permanent camping trip. The home we are currently renting is on a few acres of land and sits up on a hill w/ a 360 degree view of the pastures, horses, forests, and mountains that surround us. Our boys have had a blast this summer w/room to run & play, catch grasshoppers and watch the deer in our backyard. Matt thinks he's in heaven w/lakes, ponds, & rivers at every turn. It's a fly fisherman's dream. El Paso is a long way from water..... besides the Rio Grande, of course, which was often less than grand! Our boys each have their own fishing pole now & watching Parker try to cast his line is so cute. :) It makes Matt proud.

Now if we could just work on the boy's language, we would all be proud! Parker's new favorite word is 'butt head.' I am so embarrassed, yet slightly amused at the fact that Parker (being as sweet and innocent as he usually is) has picked this up from his older brothers. He says it softly and almost kindly, unless he's really mad, in which case it sounds exactly like you would imagine. We have made several new friends here. We absolutely love our branch--the members are so kind & down-to-earth! They have made us feel so welcome and loved. We already feel comfortable here. (Not at all what we imagined a small town to be like.) We have been very blessed and are excited to plant our roots here.