Doing the last things in Portland

We have loved our over 9 years in Portland. We arrived as a family of 4 and had 3 more kids, made wonderful friends, and unforgettable memories.

We got to go to the temple a few more times - we have loved having the temple so close. It has been literally across the highway from Jared, out his window. It has been in our stake - a place of refuge and revelation for us.

Another run with Jimmy! We will miss him.

One thing we enjoy about Oregon is the temperate days that happen during the winter - we could even get another bike ride in!

Winter did give us one more snow storm - and whenever it snows, we HAVE to build a snowman!

Another bike ride - the country roads of Sherwood and Stafford are incredible. I love being able to be in rolling hillsides only a couple minutes after leaving the house. What a beautiful area we have lived in.

We went for another hike in Tryon Creek - so amazing that we could have this beautiful hike a short drive away!

And, of course, some wings - need to get the good food in Portland while we still can!

Jared off to Cincinnati

Jared is headed to Cincinnati to start at Great American! Dani dropped Jared off at the airport so he could get to Cincinnati to start.

Maple Dale Elementary - where Kate, Liam, and Torin will be starting school in a few weeks!

Snow awaited Jared when he got to Cincinnati. Jared will be staying at Nana and Papa's for the next few weeks until the rest of the family comes to join.

 

House Hunting

Jared is done at Precoa, only a couple weeks from his start date at Great American Insurance in the crop division - so now we needed to find a car!!! We were excited to see some houses. In the end, we narrowed it down to 3, and the one that we loved the most - it had a significant price drop that we saw on the way to the airport.

In the end, our trip was effective - and we wound up buying our house in Cincinnati, moving here mid-February. We are super excited!