Utah in September

Sorry for the lack of updates.  I can't find the cord that allows me to download pictures from our camera.  For some reason I keep checking the same spots every few days without success....

However, I got another solution!

One of the new products my company is coming out with is in beta now and I can share all our pictures that way.  Well, it still doesn't get the pictures off the camera, but I didn't have any other way to transition into the main point of this post.

I've not completed my setup so you won't be able to access anything yet.  I can send invites if you'd like to see the private sections.  (I recommend that since I don't think I want to publish all our pictures on the Internet).  So send me an email so I can add you if you're interested.  (jayates@gmail.com)

Here is the site:  http://yates.decho.com

That address might change when we go live with the product so I'll let you know.

In other news - things are going well here.  Sarah absolutely loves her new school which makes us extremely happy.  I don't think we realized how poor of an experience she had last year.  I'm not going to complain, but the teaching style and attention they give the kids at this place is exactly what Sarah needed.

Lauren is as adventurous as ever.  She is fearless in our new backyard climbing the rocks and hanging off the back of Sarah's bike as she rides it on the patio.  She's a smart little cookie too and her vocabulary is growing daily.  Yesterday she told us her favorite show is Little Bear and she feels the public option for health care will be ill managed by a government entity.

We've spent some time exploring the area including a local aquarium (pictures to come), some great playgrounds, and the girls new love - the library.  We've also been checking out some of the neighborhoods to figure out where we will buy.  Top of the list right now are Draper, South Jordan, and Saratoga Springs. 

We went to my company picnic and the girls went wild on the moon bounces.  I won an award for most likely to be snowed in this year, which is something we are hearing about with more and more frequency.  Apparently this area get quite a bit of snow and there are winds off the mountain that causes drifts.  I saw a scary picture of a home up the road that is back in a cul-de-sac with a snow drift that reached the roof - about 40 feet.  Oh boy....

All and all we are feeling more and more comfortable here in Utah.  We really like the area and all the things to do.  The weather has been awesome too.  I never imagined sitting outside on the deck in the middle of the day in August and feeling comfortable.