My Little Chef

When Aaron is gone, Cassidy and I do a lot of bonding. She is such a good helper. She loves to help me do laundry, dust, feed the dogs and especially cook. Cooking is one of her favorite things and she always sits on the counter and watches the whole time. She loves to sprinkle on the garlic powder and salt and pepper. She loves to crack eggs on her own and stir things. She may be a chef one day! I hope she wants to hang out with me and cook forever! :)

After work we go get our energy out and play at the park. :)

Sometimes we meet friends at the park and hold hands. This is Cassidy's friend Owen. :)

At the end of the day we take long baths then brush our teeth and hair. :)

At the end of the night we read books such as this new favorite.

Then we watch a little of this guy before we head to bed nice and early! :)

Girl's nights are awesome!

CHANGE

Boy has life been crazy lately!! Aaron got a new job!!

A job opportunity presented itself to Aaron and he has decided to take it! He will now be a Credit Officer / Assistant Vice President for Community Bank. This is a huge promotion and big step up for Aaron in his career!

This is a big step for us because even though this bank has 19 branches, the one they want Aaron to work at is actually in Northeastern Oregon! The town is 2 hours from our house. It is a small town surrounded by mountains on three sides and a beautiful lake. This is a resort type of town and is VERY popular in the summer months because of the lake and all the activities it offers such as camping, boating, hiking, fishing etc. Here are a few pictures.

This is the town nestled in the moutains.

Here is a picture of his new bank.

Only 3 miles outside of the town is this lake!

We stopped to look at it. You cant see about on the far side of the lake there is a huge campground and lots of cabins along the water for renting in the summer.

This is a beautiful town but it is very small. So for now Aaron and I have decided not to move. I have such a wonderful job here that I love. Cassidy goes to a great school and still gets to be with me in the afternoons. So Aaron will be commuting a few days a week. However, because it is only 2 hours he can be home any night if I need him. :) We will miss him so much but this is such a wonderful opportunity for him and I know it will benefit us into the future. Plus there is a branch 20 minutes from our house that we hope he will be transferred to in the future!

We were worried about where he would stay a few nights a week but LUCKILY we have found somewhere! There is a guy who is on the board of directors for the bank and is a realtor in town who offered Aaron a room in his home. We went last weekend and I think it will work out perfect! He offered us a great affordable deal and Aaron will have his own room with a full bathroom and walk-in closet in it. This guy has a huge home and all his kids are grownup so it actually benefits him having someone there to watch the house and help with chores like snowplow and landscaping.

Here is a picture of the house.

Cass has a blast exploring his yard and land!

Plus it sits on 14 acres where Aaron can bring his 4-wheeler to ride! Plus there is tons of hiking and wildlife on his land which Aaron loves to see. Aaron may not want to come home. ;)

Aaron has worked his butt off at his current job and has learned so much. I am so proud of him for getting this new job. He deserves it. Cassidy and I will miss him so much but we are so excited for this chapter in his career. CONGRATS BABE!

WA Birthday Party

We had a little birthday party for Cassidy here in Washington. It was just all of my coworkers and my 2 of my friends Shannon and Josie. We were so tired from her big CA party we just ordered some pizza and opened presents.

Here is everyone hanging out. We had the party at our movie theatre. My company owns the theatre so we have Cassidy's party there each year since it is always freezing in February which makes being outside is impossible.

Cassidy enjoyed the pizza.

She chated with her guests. Barbara is my coworker and she brought her granddaughter Alyssa to the party. :)

My friend Shannon has a baby and Cassidy spent a lot of time giving the baby kisses.

Cassidy opened her presents in the special movie theatre chair. She got great things such as playdough, blocks, books, stuffed animals and college money. :)

She was shy during the singing for some reason but trust me she loved it! She now constantly sings "happy to you, happy to you" then blows like she is blowing out her candles.

My friend Shannon made these beautiful cupckaes for the party. She has her own baking business. The theme was pink with numbers since Cass loves to count and can count to nine now on her own except it goes "1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9!" She skips poor number 5 and could care less about 10. :)

Cass loved her cupcake. Well actually she loved her frosting. :) It was a big success!