Home on the range.....

We have been very busy settling in the past couple of weeks. The kids are now very involved in community events and Ken and I are meeting more people every day. So far everyone we have met is very friendly and helpful, you have to be careful what you mention that you still need to do, because if people hear that you are trying to do something and aren't sure how, they will be there doing it for you before you know it. We mentioned that we had a tree go down during the wind storm and that we would have to get a chainsaw to be able to move and the next morning the tree was already moved over to the wood pile before we even had a chance to do anything. We really appreciated it, but it was a surprise!
The kids are full force in baseball now. They have had 2 games so far. They won one and lost one. Anthony pitched part of the second game and did pretty good. He can throw some really good strikes, he just needs more practice to get consistent. However his batting is really good. In the first game he hit 2 out of 4 times at bat and the second time he hit 2 out of 3 times at bat. So not too shabby. Maddie also is doing great with baseball. She has decided to stick with just coach pitch at this time after getting hit in the nose at the first game by a way-ward pitch. We have since advised her to move if the ball is coming at you instead of stand there and look at it!
Julia is actually enjoying the baseball games too, because there is always a playground right by the ball field and she gets to play for several hours at the playground while we watch the 2 games. I have included pictures of both of the kids playing ball as well as some pictures of our house and yard.
Ken also got some great news this week. The job he has been waiting on with Techteam (physically working at John Deere) came through for him on Friday. So he gets to start back to work on Monday the 23rd. He ended up taking about a 50 cent an hour reduction in pay from Vegas, but with the overtime they offer we think he will end up making more over the course of the year then he did in Vegas. What a blessing!
Maddie had her 9th birthday on the 4th of June. We had a fun day as a family, then on Saturday we had another family over for a BBQ. The kids got to play and had a great time. I didn't get pictures at the party since the kids were running to the far reaches of the property, but that's ok.
Hope everyone is doing well, write when you can.
Love,
The Morgans



Maddie on her birthday in her new outfit from Grandma Garnetti


The Dining Room in our new house



The Living room is pretty cramped with all our furniture, but it still works.



Dad, here is the picture of the curtains I put up in the living room...



Pictures of the yard from the front of the house



Picture of the back yard, the property goes as far as you can see in this picture.



Front of the house.



Front of the house from the street corner



More of the back yard, by the fire pit



Maddie's baseball pose



Anthony's baseball pose



And of course, Julia's baseball pose



Anthony at bat



Maddie at bat



Anthony pitching his first game



Anthony pitching for his team



Maddie at bat



Maddie running to first



Maddie scoring a run for her team.