Look at me!

Bella telling me all about her day.

I'm not so sure about this rice cereal mom!

My hair is getting out of control, it never lays down.

I'm standing, I'm standing!

Bella is becoming quite the chatterbox. She thinks she is so big when she starts making noise. She is also starting to stand up in her walker. Oh she is so much fun! Chester and Bella are becoming pals. When Chester plays with his stuffed animal, Rufus, it makes Bella laugh. They are so cute together! Well, things are going great for us. We can't believe we are going back to SLC in a week. Mindy's wedding is going to be a blast! We love you all! Hope to see you soon - Dannielle

What a weekend

Today we spent most of the day looking at houses. We drove around town looking at all the different areas. We are still trying to decide if we want to build or buy a previously owned home. Decisions, decisions!

We are getting excited for June! My litle sister is coming down to visit for a week at the beginning of the month. Then we will fly back to SLC with Meag and participate in Mindy's wedding. It's going to be a blast!

Here are some cute pictures of Bella. In the first one I was trying to get a picture of her watching basketball with her daddy, but every time I pulled the camera out she wanted to look at it. She loves when I take pictures of her! I love having such a smiley little girl. She has been so happy lately. She is starting to develop a personality. I can't decide if her tempermant is more like Tyler's or mine. She knows what she does and doesn't want; totally Tyler. But she also seems to have a stuborn streak. If she doesn't want to be in her car seat, she screams the ENTIRE time we are in the car. Unfortunatly the stuborn-ness comes from me. It looks like her hair is going to be auburn, I guess since she has some red hair she has a right to be stuborn! Love - Dannielle

Swimmin'

Today was Bella's first time swimming. The water was a little cold, but she seemed to be okay with the pool. She looked darling in her little swimming suit. I can't wait until she starts splashing around. Hopefully we have a really good summer that can be spent by the pool. Last summer it rained for three months; not very good swimming weather. We hope everyone is doing good! Love- Dannielle

New Toy!

Things have been going good for our family down here. The weather has been getting warmer, up into the nineties. The natives tells us it doesn't get worse than that. The warm weather hasn't bothered me yet, or the humidity during the day. But at night, it doesn't cool off. For some reason that seems to bother me more than the heat during the day. Our new ward is amazing! We have been invited to Sunday dinner with ward members for the past two weeks. It is awesome that complete strangers would welcome us into their home.

Tyler is enjoying his job. The office he works for recently moved him into an Ortho chair; he loves it! I have had the opportunity to stay home with Isabella. For the time being we feel like she is too young to enroll in daycare. We also aren't sure if anyone in the ward would be willing to watch her, which means I get to stay home and play with her all day. It has been awesome! (Thank you Tyler)

Isabella got a new toy this week. She now has a walker. She loves trying to sit up; she thinks she is such a big girl! Bella is at such a fun age. She is starting to laugh and she smiles at almost everything. She recently learned how to blow spit bubbles (it is so funny to watch).

Tyler and I also got a new toy this week. We have never purchased a television since we have been married. We always received hand-me-downs from our parents. (Thanks mom and dad, Cory and Sheryl)So when we received our stimulus check we decided we would stimulate the economy by buying a television.

It has been a difficult transition for me to leave my friends and family. I know that I will see you all often. It is still hard to start over in an unfamiliar town. I love you all, and hope to visit with everyone when we come up for Mindy's wedding. Love-Dannielle

We're all here!

It's Sunday night and it has been a long week. I am glad we're here and everyone made it safely without incident. We already miss family and friends. I am realizing that the assistance they provide in times like this is unmeasurable. We have been blessed with some wonderful connections here in San Antonio. We have been able to stay with some of my mission president's friends while we've been looking for an apartment. We found a great place for a great price on Saturday, but are still waiting on approval to move in. We hope we get the green light on Monday.

We attended our new ward today and were welcomed with open arms. The Cutler's (my old bishop, the current mission president her in SA) are in our ward and so are the Condie's (They are the family we've been staying with). Cutler's had us over for dinner tonight and are just the best! I don't think a more selfless family exists!

Dannielle and Isabella got here on Friday, and it was a hot day. (95+humidity) But the past two days have been great, low 80's and beautiful! We took a drive today after church to the downtown area. We drove around the Riverwalk, and the Alamo. We also drove past sea world, six flags, and a waterpark. There is a lot to do here and we're almost ready to start hosting visitors, so plan your next vacation to San Antonio and we'll provide a place to stay, food to eat, and a car if you need one!

We want to thank those that helped us pack up in SLC, and those that prayed for our safety. We have been relying on the Lord and others very heavily this past week, and are greatful to those that have allowed us to lean on them for support. Thank you all for your visits, and your encouragement as we were leaving.

As we were sitting with the Cutler's tonight we reflected on "Tyler" in high school and "Tyler" now. I have had an absolutely amazing ride. Some of my most cherished memories fall in that window of time and were shared with those of you that read this blog. Thank you for shaping me into the person I am. Thank you for extending friendship to me and my family. We will miss you all very much.
Love,
Tyler, Dannielle, Isabella, and Chesterfield

I made it!

It's Thursday night and I've been in SA for a few hours now. That moving truck sure sucks down the gas! When I came in the volvo I flinched every 350 miles because $50 was burned up. The moving truck has burned over $700 in gas already. Remind me to send G.W. Bush a thank you note for that stimulus check that paid my gas bill! I will post a picture after Dannielle and Isabella get here tomorrow! Hope everyone in Utah is enjoying the snow. 84 was nice today, time to get this pasty white body tan!