Our new house!!

Here's our new house.... it's really too big for us, but Taylor loves running around and going up and down the stairs! She loves it!

Joe and Taylor coming to the house for the first time!

The layout... I am missing a bedroom, the basement and two bathrooms here, but you get the picture!

The Chaotic Kitchen during unpacking!! YIKES!!!!!

We are all settled in and getting our bearings... we started work and school on Tuesday... both are going well. Hope to see you all up here soon!!!

Our trip to Billings!

We took 3 days to get to Billings... we headed up through New Mexico, and stopped in Denver to hang out with family friends. We headed to the awesome Denver Zoo and Taylor LOVED it! We got to hang out with our friend, Liam, he was SUPER! Taylor loved seeing all the animals and ran throughout the entire park. We were super tired!

This is our trip to get some furniture for the house... Taylor thought this bed would be perfect in her new room. She did not get to take it home! :)

Last Days in Midland!

I can't even talk about how much I miss the Midland people... so I'm not going to talk about it... rather, post pictures of our last two weeks and the memories we have made!!!

One of our last adventures in Midland was a HUGE rain storm. No, this is not a river, it's our road! :)

Pack and load days were on the 24th of May... Tay had a great time watching all the comotion!

So much crap!!!

Easter 2010

Happy Spring!

Well, spring is here and it's been great weather down here in Texas! We had a great Easter with many friends from church and work. Taylor enjoyed learning more about the reason for Easter this year... she is understanding so much and interested in everything these days!

We just found out that our move date to Billings, MT is June first. And we got our transfer started yesterday... thus beginning the count down. We are having the house put on the market within the next week and getting it market-ready has been quite the chore! Then, we are headed to Billings the first week in May to look for houses... Taylor wants a Princess house. AKA - a house with stairs! :)

As our time winds down here in Texas, it's a bitter-sweet reality. We have made so many close friends and enjoy the day-to-day of living in western Texas. We have come to really appreciate this town and all it has to offer and we will truely miss the place we have called home for the past 3 years...

I owe it to Abbe.....

It was brought to my attention that I have forgotten to post a very important event in my life. And for that I am sorry, so I am making up for it today..... Introducing (at 6 months old) my nephew, Mr. Jay Patrick Lackmeyer!!!!!!!

He is such a sweet boy and we love him so much!!!

And here is baby Reagan who is about to be a year old next month! Isn't she a beauty!! I love thos cheeks!

New Hair Cuts!

Taylor and I had some much needed hair cuts this past weekend! We had a great time. This picture really shows just how big she is getting! She is Miss Independent in so many ways. She is 3 and a half and is more fun than we ever imagined! Her latest loves include helping me make dinners and doing the dishes. Yes, there are many messes, but who cares?! She has a blast!

In other news.... we are moving to Billings, Montana come this summer! We are moving with our company and are really excited... but super sad to be leaving Texas and all the friends we have made here over the past 3 years.

january 2010

Boy, it's been awhile since I posted anything! Here are a few pictures from Christmas and January! The kids had a great Christmas in Ohio where it snowed a bunch!!!

Here, Braun and Taylor had opened their Christmas presents at Mamaw's house... each getting lots of toys and clothes including cowboy boots and hats!

Here is Braun, Mamaw and Taylor reading a story before going to bed!

Joe and I...

All my sisters and their families together in one place!

(L-R) Jimi, Jamie (my twin sister), my mom Nezzy, Reagan, Me, Tay, sister Abbe, Jim and Jay, Joe and sister Gretchen!

Taylor playing in the backyard when we got back to Midland!

Taylor's new big-girl room and bed! She LOVES it!