Oh Happy Day! The Day the Coontz Family Moved to St. George

My sister and her family recently relocated from Spokane to St. George - previously they were in Salt Lake City. I see a pattern here - cities that start with "S" :)

 Anyway, Spokane was just too darn far away. By car, it was about a 20 hour drive and we had liked being able to drive the six hours to Salt Lake to get together a few times a year. St. George is sooooo close! We can play day trips, for goodness sake. I am so excited to have them close by and for our kids to be able to play together. Their first weekend in St. George they came down to Vegas to return their U-Haul truck, and then they are coming down again in two weeks for Matt's birthday.

These boys are two peas in a pod - they are so similar, it's crazy. And they are crazy too :) 

McKinley and Claire played so well together - Claire was beside herself waiting for M to get here. The morning before everyone got to Vegas, Claire came downstairs, threw her hands up in the air and said, "One more day!!"

Danny and Becky were driving behind us and the kids were making sure they were still following us. Gabe said, "Don't let my dad catch us, he drives really fast. And he gets tickets ALL the time. When he is done with jail, he comes home." For the record, Dan does drive fast but he doesn't get tickets. :)

Becky is determined to get this lady to like her - it won't take long for her to warm up to everyone. P is just a serious little girl sometimes. But I she got excited when I posted this photo, so that's a good start.

Welcome back to the desert Becky! It's been awhile since she lived with me in Las Vegas (ten years!) but St. George is a pretty similar climate. Hopefully the short sleeves and flip flops in January will be a welcome change for everyone.