Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Finally unpacked!

Hey all,
We are finally out of boxes and feel like we are at home. It feels so great and just in time for company. Kerrian and Brian Halling are coming to stay with us. If you know them, ask them about their exciting news! Anyway, we love our new home and feel so blessed to have such a great place and so much more room for us and the kids to play. If you want to see more, you'll just have to come and visit us .... :)

Don't miss Matt after a long day at work :)
I love my new kitchen. The island is my favorite part.
We did the kids bathroom in ducks and frogs. It is so cute!
This is Katelynn's very purple room. It's not quite finished yet.

Brennon's nursery, if you hadn't already seen it.
Matt's favorite room!




The office that is already full of books and we have tons more boxes
in the garage. :)

Katelynn actually played dress up for the first time ever! Nancy would appreciate this after Audrey's birthday party. This is Olivia, Katelynn's new friend and we think she will be a great influence on Katelynn :)

This is how we all felt after all the unpacking!
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Friday, June 22, 2007

Keeping busy while Matt's gone

Matt is out of town for a few days, so we have kept busy having fun. We went to an outdoor movie "Charlotte's Web" and had so much fun.
Katelynn's highlight of the night was eating a sucker that turned her tongue blue


We also got new carpet this week, so the kids had to test it out and have been
playing on it all week.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Texas - Hot and humid!

This is Brennon's pose every day after hanging out at the pool :)


Having breakfast on the floor before we had furniture.


Katelynn loves the splash park!


Hey everyone. It has been a while and I have been slacking. We have been really busy trying to put our house together and get moved in and settled. We are loving it here but it really is hot and humid during the day, so we make great use of the splash park and pools in our neighborhood. We are all adjusting well and love our new house and have some great neighbors(still will never receive "best neighbors in the world" status like our Chicago neighbors). Will post pictures of what we have done with the house, but we are still getting everything in its place.


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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Saying Goodbye

Cherise and baby Sarah Ballenger. We will miss watching you grow
A great group of friends


How adorable!

Cherise and Kelly



Kristen and Alexis





Katelynn's friends! Girls are so fun.





Girls night will never be the same without you girls (always think of me when you see
Matthew McCaughnahey)
Brennon and Sarah (how did he get so big?)
Mark and Sandy (two of our favorite neighbors)


We have been so blessed to have so many wonderful friends in Chicago. We will miss you all! Thanks for making a lasting impression on the Alva's.



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Last trip to Lake Michigan








Kristy and Olivia went to the Lake with us for our final trip. The water was freezing, but Katelynn still went wild in it. Thanks for such a fun trip!


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Sunday, June 3, 2007

Brennon is 6 months old!


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Saturday, June 2, 2007

Girls Weekend








I went to Utah to spend a weekend with college roommates from USU. I had so much fun and felt so blessed that we were all doing so well and could jump right back to where we left off. I truly feel we were all meant to be there for each other in that crazy time in our lives. Can't wait to see you all in a few more years!


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Our family is always up for a great adventure and we are all kids at heart, so we wanted to share our adventures and moments with you! Enjoy!