..what's next..

thank you all for you comments and for being loyal GH customers. sorry to leave some of you dissapointed...but it's what needed to be done. most of you are curious as to what our next chapter will be. matt has a business that he and some buddies are working on, but he didn't want me to go into any detail because it is still in the early stages. they are very optimistic though, and the results they are seeing look very promising. once he starts working on this "full time" i will let you in on more! for the time being, he has a real 8-5 job, and is really hoping this new business works out because he likes being his own boss!

..closing a chapter..

it is with mixed emotions that we close this chapter of our lives. Great Harvest has been our life for the past 16 years. monday we closed our doors. we will miss our loyal customers, our hard working employees, being a part of the community but most of all, our endless supply of bread. not just any bread, but the best bread there is. Great Harvest bread is the only bread that my kids know and love. yesterday it was painful to have to buy bread from somewhere else. my kids felt the pain as well. when i got it out to make french toast this morning (it's what we eat every morning) this is what i heard, "that bread looks sick, i am NOT going to eat it. where did it come from?" "this bread is disgusting!" breakfast was just not the same. when ashlan got home from school she informed me that she only had a few bites of her sandwich for lunch because the bread was "the sickest thing ever!" luckily, there still is a GH in town (the store we sold a year ago) and i will be making the 15min. drive to get our fix of GH bread (and chocolate chip cookies) so we all don't starve to death.

..missing home..

This is the first summer since graduating from high school, that I wasn't able to go home.
I didn't think I would get homesick, but I am. Here are a few things we are missing...

the quiet, peaceful little valley, rainy afternoons, sitting in the back yard visiting, watching cousins play, 4-wheeler rides, golf cart rides, walking to the barn to see the animals,

going to the ranch, helping papa brand, getting dirty, playing in the river, swimming,

having a bon-fire with cousins, eating paletas, going to casas, riding in back of papa's truck,wide open spaces, staying outside until dark, aunt Deannas homemade ice cream, Sunday dinners, no schedules, riding horses, fishing in the pond, my affordable hair dresser, a maid,

Nandy & Papa, gigi, aunts & uncles, cousins, and the best part of all...bubble baths in nandy's tub!

Mexico...tierra bendita, you will be missed. You will always be home.

...abc 123...

Malorie's first day of kindergarten...

Malorie and Dylan (our next door neighbor)

this year kindergarten was a different experience with Malorie.

with Dallin, I couldn't believe that the time had come to send him to school. it came way too fast. I cried...

Mason, was a mommas boy and had a hard time in the beginning. i didn't like leaving him while he was upset. I cried...

Ashlan, was SUPER shy, and didn't like anyone who made eye contact with her, and didn't like it when any attention was focused on her. (kindergarten did wonders for her, and now you would never know) I wanted her to be confident. I cried...

Malorie, had a hard time when everyone but her was in school, and if she didn't have a playmate every minute of the day she cried. she has to be entertained at all times, or life's not fair.

This year, I didn't cry... does that make me a bad mom?

..back to school..

I'm a little behind on posting. I thought that once all the kids were in school i would have plenty of time for blogging and other things...not so! here are the "first day of school" snap shots.

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Ashlan...1st grade

Mason...5th grade

Malorie...kindergarten

the bigler clan with our neighbors Holly and Jack, waiting for the bus.Malorie could not wait to ride the bus with Mason and Ashlan! (I wonder how long that will last!)

off they go...another year of school.

..road trip..

the kids and i took a little road trip to utah to spend time with matt's family. we had a week of summer before school started again. going year round cut our summer very short this year :(
we had a fun time with grandma and grandpa and all the cousins. i went off without my camera so i have no pictures to share.
one of the highlights of the trip was the "stadium of fire." (thanks mitch for getting us tickets!)
miley cyrus and blue man group performed. malorie couldn't get over that it was REALLY miley on stage. she kept asking, "mom is that her real person on stage?" "is that her for real?" the kids loved it and we had fun spending time with uncle mitch (my brother). i think my kids have probably seen him maybe 4 times in their life. we go home (mexico) for the summer and he goes home for the winter, so we don't get to see him very often.
dallin also had a birthday while we were there. he turned 13! (i know, i can't believe it either!)
it's so crazy to think where the time has gone. he had a great time at 7-peaks with his cousins.
he got to stay in utah an extra week and will be coming out with matt's sister (who lives in SF) next tuesday. we miss him!
we had a wonderful time with family, but it's also nice to be back home. we missed our daddy!
i have to give a big shout out to matt...he knows i like coming home to a clean house, so when we walked in, the house was clean, carpets were vaccumed, and best of all, he had all the laundry and ironing done! (yes, is said ironing! :) thanks babe! i think i might leave more often!

..all good things must come to an end..