The Reece Family: Boise Update!

Now that we live so far away from so many people we love I am attempting to recommit myself to updating this thing so we can stay connected. It should be easier now since I'm a stay at home mama... in theory. So here is a follow-up on the move and our first summer in Boise. Fall follow-up is coming soon!

Life in Boise is great. The city is gorgeous. The people are friendly. And there's tons for Avery and I to do to keep busy. Writing is intimidating to me (I'd much rather do a huge long math problem) so I'll just tell our story via pictures. Let's face it, that's what we all enjoy the most anyways, right? :)

Moving Day! It all went pretty seamlessly thanks to some incredible friends and family. It was of course followed by dinner and margaritas at Aqui. I think I ate there three times the week before we moved! :) Avery loved playing in all the boxes before we packed them up!

Tammy and Ed graciously allowed a pit stop at my favorite coffee shop in CA, Wild Cherries. If you are ever in the Truckee area, you have to check it out! We walked away with some delicious coffee and a shirt for both Avery and me.

We stayed overnight in Reno and finished the drive the next day. Ed hooked us up at an incredible hotel. It felt good to rest, go swimming, eat some good food, and gear up for the next day. Above is a picture of the troops just after pulling into Reno. Can we say exhausted?

After a good night's sleep we headed out. This is Avery at one of our rest stops on day two. She was having a rough day. Can you tell? Such a trooper!

Here's Uncle Mark taking a break. He was a HUGE help during the trip and the move. We couldn't have done it with out Uncle Mark and Aunt Tam!

A couple hours and a few major meltdowns later, we made it to Boise!

Our apartment complex is right on a pond just next to the Boise river. It took us about ten minutes to walk around the pond and get this view of it. We love living on a pond! There are always ducks around for Avery to feed. Triathletes come and train in it on sunny days. And you can always find someone fishing along the banks.

We also have immediate access to the Boise green belt! It's over 20 miles of bike path that runs along the Boise river. This is what was behind me on the other side of the path as I took the picture of our pond. Summer was so amazing. Every night after dinner, we'd go for a walk along the river. There is another pond just west of us that is about the same size, but has these incredible rope swings. It really is like something right out of a movie!

I think because of our location and immediate access to downtown, we have seen and done things that we might never have discovered in Boise. Living on a pond has provided some much needed rest for my soul and I feel so blessed to live in such an incredible location. We are so grateful!

For the remainder of the summer we spent as much time as possible outdoors going to parks, playing in city fountains, and bbqing up a storm. It was the perfect way to start off our stay in Boise!