Our Desert Oasis

Here are a few pics from our new house. We moved in January - so I'm wayyy behind! We have an offer on our old house, just waiting to see if the bank will approve the short sale. At first I was hesitant about being a renter again. But after the flood last summer in our old house, and then the water heater flooding the garage shortly after, I realized at this point in our lives, renting sounded perfect! With me working, and Bryce taking such a heavy load of classes, being able to call someone else to repair things is exactly what we need!
We found this great house in the neighborhood just across the street from our old neighborhood. It puts us closer to the school so the kids can ride their bikes. We are in a different ward, but in the same church building. The kids stayed in the same school, and a lot more of their friends live in this neighborhood. We are paying about $600.00 a month less, and we all agree, this house is so much better than the last. From the layout inside the house, to the backyard, we love it!

BBQ/Fire pit


The Koi Pond

The kids love to feed the fish. There are about 30 fish. We have only added one Koi fish, and the kids named him Jimmer:)

Here is one of our four turtles. This is Crusher. He (although we actually just learned he is a SHE) is the biggest one. There are 3 smaller ones who the kids have named Squirt, Baby Crusher and Megamind (random, I know:) They hibernate all winter, and now that it is warm, they lay on the rocks and sunbathe. Crusher has discovered she loves to swim in the pool, but can't seem to figure out how to get out. We have found her doing laps in the pool just about everyday for the last week!

My favorite part of the yard is the way it lights up at night. It's so peaceful with the sounds of the waterfall (if you can hear it over the kids splashing in the pool:)