Gaga comes to the rescue

How'd she get to be nearly one year old already? Such a happy little girl.

Em and his Gaga. We couldn't have done it without her. I like the juxtoposition here; rough crime fighting Spiderman shirt (from Gaga) while holding the ever present soft cuddly bunny (from Grammy circa Easter 2008).

Quinn got to have some alone time with Gaga while Em was at school and I house hunted. They had time to reconnect and it was sweet to see. Quinny also enjoyed her new comfy cold weather clothes from her Gaga.

Emerson's first day of school. Here he's checking out the stick bugs while dressed in the latest spiderman warm up suit care of Gaga.

My mom drove my Honda from California to Idaho just in time to pick us up from the airport here in Boise. We arrived October 3rd and stayed in a great hotel just outside of town while I looked for a house. Emerson started preschool (Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12) on Monday October 5th after being in Boise for only 2 days. Yes, it was a whirlwind. And add to that, Sean was doing marathon legs of his cross country drive from Connecticut to Idaho. He left after dropping us off in Boston and headed west. Even in his hurry, he was able to stop in Miles City, Montana and visit our friends Rob, Jenille and their daughter Ashtyn. I didn't miss the road trip back, but I do wish I could have seen the Bruggers. We have plans to meet in the middle now that home is a little closer. So, Sean left October 3rd and arrived in Idaho on October 7th, just in time to hop on a plane to Santa Maria. Nick picked Sean up at midnight and they got up the next morning, loaded up our belongings from storage and headed back to Idaho. He arrived here in Boise on Thursday, just after I took my mom to the airport. I have no idea how it all worked out, but it did and we're here now and really loving it so far. Boise already feels like home. For a pretty substantial city, it feels quaint somehow. The people are open and friendly. Our house, although a little quirky, is in a cute old neighborhood with huge trees lining the streets. And to boot, it's about a twenty minute walk to Emerson's school. It's good to be home.