Final days in Missoula

May 20th will be here before we know it and I have been thinking of things that I would like to do before we leave Montana.

Here are a few that come to mind:
Hike to the "M" or "L"
Eat lots of Big Dipper ice cream
Attend the Farmers Market
Head up to Flathead Lake for the day
Float the river
Spend as much time with our friends

William Hunter Churchill

On April 20th, Katelyn and Hunter welcomed their new son into the world!! William Hunter, was born at 2:32 in the morning weighing in at 6 lbs 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. Both mom and Will are doing well and are adjusting to life together. They were released from the hospital a few days ago and the whole family is at home enjoying their newest member of the Churchill family. Hannah has been quite the helper with Will and always asks to hold her new little brother. We can't wait to meet Will--only a few more weeks. Congratulations to the Churchills!! We love you guys! (Photos to come after our visit.)

Belated Easter post

Easter has filled with Easter egg dying, Easter egg hunts, and candy!! Last Friday night we were in Spokane (staying with our friends, The Pincocks) and we attended a 7th birthday party - Easter theme! All the kids went on an Easter egg hunt in their back yard and the best part about it was that it was pitch dark outside. Addie had some help from Ryan (with a flashlight), but she found so many eggs and knew just what to do with them! On Sunday morning, the Easter bunny brought Addie some clothes, two swimsuits, shoes, hair ties, and sidewalk chalk. She was a lucky girl! We then went over to our neighbors house for another Easter egg hunt before we were off to church- which was a disaster with Addie. We finished the day up by going to our friends house for an amazing ham dinner with all the fixings. Addie played with Ethan and Bergen, while we enjoyed our friends company. Happy late Easter everyone.

Nevada, Idaho, Montana......

OREGON! The next place that we are going to call home will be Oregon. Ryan received job offers from Merrill Lynch in both Boise and Bend. It took us about a week to discuss all the pros and cons for each spot to finally decide on Bend. It was a much easier decision for Ryan, mostly because his parents live 20 minutes away in Sisters. I was cheering for Boise, mostly because of our friends in Idaho and the easy access to my parents and friends in Reno. But after looking at the big picture, I realized that Bend is more of a desirable place to raise a family and call home (at least in our minds). Bend is a much smaller community, there is a lot of recent growth (which means hopefully construction will cease for a few years), a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities at our dispense, and family a mere 20 minutes away. I realized that our friends will always be our friends and hopefully we will meet some amazing people in Oregon. We are excited to spend some weekends on the Oregon coast, visit Aunt Shauna in Southern Oregon, go camping at Crater Lake, hike Black Butte and the Sisters, play at Camp Sherman, and have a romantic getaway in Portland (just the two of us)!!!