One month from today...

...one little miss Lyla Jane will be TWO!

Only by the grace of God.

Mt. Lemmon strikes again - this time it was 50 degrees. We love that place!

Fall colors in Arizona--who knew?

Another excursion to Mt. Lemmon revealed to us that we really can get a "fall fix" in Arizona, if needed. :) Enjoy...

It was 55 degrees up there at 8000 feet and we were lovin it!

With the change of seasons and the change of colors, comes more change for our little family. We have decided that Arizona is not for us. Joel has been fortunate enough to get his dialysis job back in La Crosse to start at the end of November. We will be moving back to Minnesota mid-November and start looking for a house to purchase. We will stay at Joel's parents' house until then. We are so glad that we will have been able to spend 4 months with my family in AZ before we move. We have prayed much and have decided that Minnesota is the best choice for our family. So that's the update. We are so grateful that our careers allow us the flexibility to do all this moving, and that the Lord has opened doors for us to move back. Life is always an adventure!

A Zoo-y kind of fall

We went to the Tucson Zoo yesterday and enjoyed ourselves immensely! The weather is finally getting quite pleasant around here. :)

Lyla got to get a close look at lots of animals

And here's the peanut standing in her crib--she's getting so big. Won't be long til her 2nd birthday--what?!?

She's working on her Aunt Rita look :) :) :)

Lyla just loves her cousin Sophie!

More from the San Diego wedding...

The Brayer Bubbles 2 :)

the bride & groom, Cara & Aaron

the mommies with our babes

the newly engaged couple, Jeremy & Danielle--east coast here we come!

San Diego!

Well, we just returned from a trip to beautiful San Diego. My cousin Cara got married there so it was a week of family fun. :) I (Jenny) have never been to California so it was fun to arrive there on my birthday--what a great gift. San Diego is awesome-probably my favorite city in the U.S. Here are a few pics from the week...

My cousin Kelly, her husband Steven, and their son Lucas (CUTENESS!!!!!) I wanted to take him home with me...Lucas, that is. :)

Mission Beach

Lyla loved playing in the sand!

And we did get a chance to go to the San Diego Zoo--it was so big!

Skyfari ride

Lots of koalas in a tree :)

The bride and groom: Cara and Aaron--what a beautiful wedding

Two great daddies with their sweet babies

Lyla at the reception

Kelly and I (and the babes) at Balboa Park

My friend Katie came up to San Diego from L.A. Katie, Kelly, and I got to go to a Rascal Flatts concert--we felt like we were in high school again--fun!