We're back and better than ever!!!!

So, it's been a while, and LOTS has happened...where do I start? First off, let me say that Greg deserves the "HUBBY OF THE YEAR" award for being so amazing this past week.

MOVING DAY...
Saturday morning I caught the inevitable flu and was no help at all. Luckily we had Greg's family and lots of unexpected help from our old ward...it was such a blessing. There were about 10 adults there to help and it worked out so beautifully! So...they got the truck loaded up and I was so glad to see so many people come to help. I had horrible nightmares of Greg being there loading up that entire 26 foot truck all by himself.

THEN...as they were finishing the first load we get a call from Greg's grandma to check out the news, there was a fire in Corona. And with our luck, there was...not too far away from our new home but the wind was blowing it the opposite direction. So, Greg got in the truck and headed up, hoping that they wouldn't close the 91 freeway, and he beat them closing it by minutes!!

As he got here he discovered that there were people from our ward that were being evacuated and that the able bodied men were helping them get out (obviously a first priority!!) so again, I thought it was just going to be Greg and his super sisters to unload that entire truck, but somehow the tender mercies of the Lord had people there to help them unload!!!

So, they got most of the stuff there and off the truck, but they had to come all the way down south through Escondido to get home (a total of 200 miles round trip) but they all made it back.

Crazy, right?? So, the next day Greg and my brother and Greg's dad loaded up the rest of the stuff and we headed up to Corona again. Things were a bit smoother this time and we headed back to the OC.

So, where does that leave us now?

Last night was our first night in our house. Greg's parents were sweet enough to let us bury ourselves on their couch for a few days while we tried to get everything in order. Yesterday we came and unpacked TONS of stuff and got the place ready. Thankfully we had handy helper Grandpa on hand to put together Karyl's "Big Girl" bed and she even slept in it last night with her Princess sheets!!

We love our new house and enjoyed staying here last night. One thing we have learned though...wood floors are not condusive to sneaking around past kid's doors at night....we need to put our rugs down!!

I will post pics when I find the cord for my camera, and until then we hope that you will all get to come visit us when we get settled in and we can't wait to let you know what happens!!

Ugh....

OK. so I know it's been a while...this week has been stressful beyond belief!! Monday morning Karyl got the flu, BAD!! She finally stopped throwing up that night, but that didn't mean mommy got any sleep. I slept in the living room with her and every move or sound she made made me jump. Then Greg got sick on Wednesday...and I fed Karyl a little too much a little too soon that night and found her in the morning with dinner strewn about her bed. Poor little thing (both Greg and Karyl!). So, Greg is doing better, and Karyl seems to be fine but we're sticking to the ever popular "BRAT" diet with her for a few more days.

And tomorrow is the big move....

If we're not being tested from above, then I don't know what else to think. I just pray everything goes smoothly and that we get lots of help!!

Sad, but inspiring

I saw this on an article about the protesting at the LA Temple....sadly, what's not mentioned in the articles is that the outside fencing and walls were vandalized. There are few pictures of it online, but when I did find some it made me want to cry that people who are demanding equality and tolerance treat us with such disrespect.

Greg and I love this picture....it's sad that they have made us resort to this kind of protection, but it's an awesome reminder that we will be protected. I wish I could thank everyone of those officers standing there for protecting our freedoms and for their courage and stamina! THANK YOU!!

Our New Ward

So this morning we left Karyl with Grandma and Grandpa and trekked out to our new ward in Corona. I have to admit, as excited as I was to see the new ward, I was REALLY nervous because this was it....we're going to be here for a while and I was just hoping that this new ward had a good balance of young and old (both adults and children alike) and that they were really nice and didn't mind our brand of humor and sarcasm.

So we showed up bright and early (and even drove through some rain!!) to discover that the ward was awesome!! Since this ward covers an area with maybe 1 apartment complex (I actually don't think there are any) and it is all houses, the turnaround of members in the ward is really small and they all know each other...so we kind of stuck out...but in a good way!! Lots of people came up and introduced themselves and within 10 minutes after sacrament meeting we were already offered help moving in and meeting the EQ President and the Bishop! I even met the RS President in the bathroom...she was so sweet!! Now, don't ask names, we heard a lot of them during introductions and I tried to at least remember first names, so far I've remembered most of them...

So, we met lots of people in our new ward and found out that like our old ward, there are quite a few pregnant woman, and since this ward has a lot of self-proclaimed "grandmas" that love to fawn all over babies, I think this will be a great fit for us.

And, as we were giving the RS President our info, Greg said something and she made a comment that they have "plenty of sarcasm to go around" and that we would fit right in!! YAY!!!!

We loved our ward here, and I will especially miss all the people that I have grown up with, but being in a new area with all new people is something so awesome and the people there are so great!!

Now next week we'll take Karyl and try out Nursery..right now there are only a few kids her age so the nursery is pretty small, maybe that will bode well with her?? We'll see next week!!