The Gabe Family: Finally....

So, like a few of my friends that blog, I too, have fallen out of the blogging loop. I always say I'm going to stay on top of things, but then life gets in the way... and since its been like 2 months since I've blogged last, A LOT has happened.
First and foremost, Eric and I accepted new teaching positions for this fall in the Mason City School district. We will both be teaching at the middle school, and teaching the same as what we taught at WCV, with Eric teaching language arts and myself teaching math (both 8th grade). We are very excited, however, sad to leave the comfort of our old jobs and mostly leaving our friends we have made the last 6 years at West Central Valley. It was a hard decision as we really do love our jobs at WCV, but we knew we wanted to get back to Northern Iowa eventually, and this was a great opportunity we just couldn't pass up.
So, we are obviously moving.. actually...already made a temporary move up to Greene. Last weekend, with the help of my parents, we moved EVERYTHING out of our house in Stuart (except for a few items still in the garage), and moved it to a storage unit in Mason City. We are currently living with my parents until we find something in Mason City to rent probably, or until our house in Stuart sells...which who knows how long that could be. We have had a few people look at it, so now we're just waiting on a (good) offer!
Eric is already going to Mason City 4 times a week as he also will be an Assistant Coach for the football team which he is ecstatic about.
As for Leah and myself, we are just loving summer. :) She's getting so big..and funny, and definitely forming herself a personality! We have her 15 month appointment this Friday, so I will post stats then.
So, here are some pictures of our summer so far...... Prepare yourself since it has been forever since I've posted! :)

Just chillin' in the driveway...back in MAY! Good lord, its been too long since I've blogged.