Moving to Montana

Our journey to Montana actually started years ago,

Only we were unaware that it was the journey we would take.  

We prayed for many years to know what our Heavenly Father had in store for us as a career. 

James and I had received many spiritual confirmations that PA school was going to be the path for James. However, it wasn't always easy or smooth. So when he was accepted to school in November of 2013 to Rocky Mountain College in Billings Montana. We were ecstatic! Our long prayers were answered for PA school and we were ready for this new adventure. 

Although we knew, with a surety that we were doing the right thing for our family, it was so hard to say goodbye to our dear Utah friends. 

I wish I could have spent more time with the goodbyes and seen more people, 

but the move came quick.

taylor, me, katie, michon, and amanda (and taylor's little Leo) at Olive Garden. Celebrating our 10 year High School Reunion just how we should....eating! 

We were able to squeeze in a quick weekend with our friends Derek and Bessie Hendry and Brad and Katie Gibbons. We had so much fun and I'm so glad we took a break from packing for this trip. 

 Bowen made some awesome friends while we lived in Wellsville. 

Porter Bates, Kylan Hiener, Bowen and Max Chambers. 

they were inseparable. I loved having these boys over to our house. 

I hope that they all stay in touch over the years.

 We tried to be sure that Bowen had lots of fun before we had to leave. We had a "welcome to Summer Party for the Wellsville Elementary kids at our house and it was so fun! 

Then we took his close friends to our pool in Nibley a few times! 

It was so fun to go to my friend, Bessie's baby blessing. She is such a great friend, i'll miss her. 

Before we knew it, the house was packed and we were getting creative with eating and sleeping arrangements! :) 

 One last goodbye for Emmett with his friends Zane and Brooks. He LOVED these boys. He insisted that they were all brothers, even when we tried to explain the word "friends" emmett would respond, "Nope, they're my brothers!" 

And before we knew it, everything we owned 

(besides what we left in storage):)

was packed up a ready to go!

....and that's when i started the ugly cry.