Have to either laugh or cry...

Jen and I got all packed up ready to leave Thursday morning. Jen was feeding the baby for the last time and we were going to hop in the car and head to Portland. I was checking the "vitals" of the truck before we left... Such things like oil and water and all that good stuff. I noticed that the water in the radiator was down so I filled up a gallon jug, and it ALL went into the radiator.
Not a good sign.
I looked under the truck and saw my gallon of water pouring out onto the ground.
An even worse sign.
It ended up being the water pump and the shop couldn't get it in until the next morning.
Friday 11 AM and the shop calls and says that the water pump is fixed, but the radiator is leaking as well.
It takes to 6 PM to figure out what to do, and we then leave Baker City knowing that we need to keep an eye on the temperature gauge and the water level.
We make it an 1 1/2 hours and the right side tire of our trailer blows. It takes me an hour to get it replaced with our spare. I drive a mile down the road to a gas station to check the air in the tire only to find out that it has blown already too!
It is now 9 PM and we can go no farther!
We spent the night in a hotel and first thing this morning I went to a tire shop for two new tires. We left Pendleton at noon today and made it to Portland without any more mishaps.
Thankfully.
We are heading down to S Oregon tomorrow so we are praying for nothing else to happen!
On the positive side everything that happened, happened at a place where we were still home or within a very close distance of a town. So while it seemed like a pain, it was a pain in the best possible place!
That is something to be thankful for!

Life happens while you are busy planning.

After Khalia-Ann was born Jen, Isabella and I all got the stomach flu! It was pretty crazy. I was trying to take care of the house, the ladies and get packed for our move...Again pretty crazy. I was talking to my mom on the phone and with-in a day her, my dad and my lil' bro came up to help. It was such a relief to see them! We packed a lot today with more planned for tomorrow and Jen and I are planning on being in S. Oregon Saturday. It will be a bitter sweet time. Nice because we will get back to a somewhat "normal" life again, but also our time here with friends will be ending.

My dad...

...and my mom's first time seeing Khalia-Ann.

If life is what happens to you while you are busy planning, then your quality of life is dependent on how you respond to the life that you are given.
Jen and I have planned so much in our life, and it is amazing how often our well thought-out and prayed over plans go awry!! Khalia-Ann's due date was July 11th and we were going to be back in S. Oregon by then end of the month, only to have her at the end of the month! We were going to find a house closer to where I work so I could spend more time with the family and start writing classes in September. But it looks like those plans are going to change as well.
Jen was feeling so good after the birth that on Tuesday she decided to do some house work. She overdid it and ended up with a prolapsed cervix. We are told that she needs to be on bed rest for several weeks. So the idea of getting home, me starting work, Jen on bed-rest and us trying to find a house and me get signed up for classes in less then two months...seems a bit much.
I'm sure that God has it all figured out, we'll just have to see what His plan is.

Our trip "Home"

Khalia-Ann was born on Monday and we stayed with Pat and Marcia until Wednesday evening. It was a very nice and relaxing time. They are the couple that owned the house that we had Isabella in 4 1/2 years ago, we have quite a relationship with them. Every baby seems to tighten that bond! Our trip home was about five minutes long and like most first car rides, uneventful!
We will be here in NE Oregon for about one more week and then head back to the house in S. Oregon. (It is kinda hard to figure out where "home" is at the moment...)
We are going to miss our friends here in this part of Oregon so very much. We didn't realize that we were going to have so much free time while we were here, so during this time we have deepened some friendships a lot!

A few more pictures...just because we can't get enough of them!

Pat and Marcia...the surrogate grandparents.

Me and my ladies all dressed up for the trip home. (Well they are at least).

First car-seat picture! It is amazing to see how small she is!

Isabella, passed out from all the excitement. With all those books around her you can tell she is a girl after my own heart!