New Look

Hope you like the new look of our blog. You know we're settled in when we finally get around to changing our blog. We're not feeling much of the "coastal breeze" anymore, with snow on the ground and high temperatures below freezing. We sure miss the beach though.

Prank Call

Show of Support For Mitt Romney!!

Dear Family and Friends,

As you are aware, the Republican race remains wide open, with several candidates having a legitimate shot at winning the nomination. Although finishing 2nd in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt Romney has more total delegates and more total votes cast than any other candidate. Mitt can still win it, and now is the time to make it happen!!

Here is the upcoming primary/caucus schedule:

1/15 - Michigan
1/19 - Nevada and South Carolina
1/29 - Florida
2/1 - Maine
2/5 - Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Massachushetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia

Please contact your friends and family who live in these states, especially Michigan, Nevada and Florida, and encourage them to support Mitt. Please also consider donating to Mitt's campaign. You can donate at www.mittromney.com in just minutes.

We believe Mitt Romney is uniquely qualified to be our next President.
Go Mitt!!

Christmas 2007

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Viva Las Vegas!! BYU 17-UCLA 16

We went to the Las Vegas Bowl with Melissa's parents and had a blast. It was great to be in the bowl atmosphere and be surrounded by so many BYU fans. The Cougar's win wasn't pretty, but we'll take it. After BYU had to punt and UCLA immediately drove down the field and set up for the 28 yard field goal we all thought it was over. UCLA's kicker had already nailed a 50 and 52 yarder so we thought for sure he'd hit this one for the win. But suddenly we blocked the kick and all the BYU fans erupted. We were all screaming in disbelief. Tons of fans rushed the field and the UCLA players were just stunned. It was great. About 2/3 of the fans were BYU, but we managed to have a cluster of drunk, rowdy UCLA fans right in front of us. So the victory sure was sweet just to shut them up. We moved down by the field and watched BYU get the trophy and hear Max Hall, Coach Mendenhall, and others say a few words. It was awesome. So here's to next year - most of our good players are returning and we should start the season ranked in the Top 25. Can't wait.

P.S. After the game some BYU fan had a big sign that said Alma 18:27. Hilarious.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas from Denver!!! That's right, our big news this year is that we have relocated from Corpus Christi to Denver. Back in September, Lamont got a job offer with a Denver law firm–Davis Graham & Stubbs–that was just too good to pass up. That started a huge transition process of selling our home in Corpus, buying a new home, starting a new job, and moving to Denver – all in a few short months. The good news is that the transition is almost complete. In October, we flew up and found a new home in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. Then, at the beginning of November Lamont started with the new firm and over Thanksgiving week we packed up our home in Corpus Christi and all moved to Colorado. Finally—I mean FINALLY, we closed on the sale of our home in Corpus Christi this past week. Now we are almost done living out of boxes and are experiencing the joys and pains of a brand new home – we are hoping to have blinds very soon. This has been a very big change for the whole family. We have traded shorts, flip-flops and the beach for mountains, winter coats and gloves. The cold takes some getting used to once again, but it certainly feels like Christmastime. The hardest part though is leaving behind so many dear friends in Corpus Christi. I guess we get a break from church callings too – Lamont from the Young Men's presidency and Melissa from the Relief Society presidency.

The boys are enjoying the new home and new environment. Carter is now 4 ½ and just as eager to learn as ever. We enrolled him in a preschool program this fall and he will resume in January. He really enjoyed school, especially the homework. Go figure! This year he also played spring tee-ball and fall soccer with several of his friends from church. He fills the rest of his time reading books, playing computer games, and other boy activities. The first night in our new home it snowed and Carter woke up ready to go in the backyard and make snow angels. Unfortunately, he has no snow gear yet and our backyard is still rocks and dirt.

McKay just turned 2 years old and is curious about everything. He fills his time listening to stories, playing games, and watching movies. This fall, McKay was also in a little playschool with 4 other toddlers. He loved it!!! He felt so grown up and loved making and showing us his projects. He's talking quite a bit now and this is also the first year he has really gotten into Christmas. So his latest is pointing out all the Christmas lights as we drive around at night—"Mom, Dad, MisMis!!!"

We love the holiday season as we take time out of our busy lives to spend time with family and reflect upon the life of the Savior. We are so grateful for His life and His gospel. We have definitely felt the guidance of the Lord in our lives this past year. We hope your holiday season is warm and bright.

Love,
Lamont, Melissa, Carter and McKay

Saturday Night Live Meets It's a Wonderful Life

Catching Up

Here are some pictures from the past month with the most recent at the top.


Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...


Time to Move in


How did they fit all of that in there?


A Thanksgiving feast...yum


"Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker!"

Moving On

We're back! I know it has been a very long time since we have posted. But, to be fair I just got my internet access back yesterday. I feel as if I have been isolated from the world. SO much has happened in the past couple of weeks. This has been such a huge transition time for us. We moved out of Corpus the Monday before Thanksgiving. Thank you to the many who helped make our move from Corpus easier! We then spent Thanksgiving up in Sherman with the Larsen's. We had a great time and it was a nice break from all the packing.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we began our journey to Denver and arrived Sunday afternoon. We closed on our new house Mon., Nov 26 first thing in the morning. Unfortunately, the moving company did not make it until Tuesday, so we hung out at the hotel and did what we could around the new house until then. The first morning in our new home we had a warm (or rather cold) welcome to Denver by awaking to a couple inches of snow. We quickly realized that we would need to make a trip later that day to Walmart to buy a snow shovel and ice scrapers.

The other big piece of news is that we closed on our home in Corpus yesterday. HOORAY! All the needed repairs were finished the day before and it is now official that we have sold our home. We are so glad to be able to move on from that experience.

We are now starting to get settled here and the boxes are whittling down. We are in the process of making the adjustments to make the house livable. I think it will feel even more like home when I don't feel like we are living in a fish bowl and we get some blinds. We are starting to meet some new people here, but I still miss Corpus and often wonder what is going on there. I guess that is just part of the whole transition. Anyways, it is beautiful here and I am enjoying my mountain view even though I am freezing right now. I guess that is just another adjustment to make, right?

SOLD... well, almost!

After a very long and painful 16 day option period, we finally signed a full contact on our home yesterday. The date set to close on the house is Dec. 6. There were several repair issues with our home that we have had to work through, and warranty companies sure work on their own time frame. Also, the buyers seemed to think that they needed everything in new or perfect condition when the home is ten years old. I think selling this home has been one of the most stressful events of my life. It has made me never want to move again. Our home has only been on the market just over two months, which is very good for the market that we are in. However, those two months sure feel like at least four months. In this market it is hard not to feel like we have been taken to the cleaners - I could go on and on. However, considering ALL the circumstances we feel very blessed that everything has worked out and little by little fallen into place for us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAMONT!

The top ten reasons we love our daddy and husband:


10. He takes care of all our yard work.
9. He gets almost fanatical about certain things such as politics and college football
8. He is a fun game player and always up for a good game
7. He is a handy man and has fixed many things in our home including the kitchen sink
6. He is very orderly and keeps us moving in the right direction
5. He is frugal and keeps us financially secure
4. He is a hard worker and always puts forth his best effort
3. He is very dedicated to the church and fulfills any calling he has
2. He is a wonderful daddy and very devoted to our family
1. He is my best friend and always there for me.

We love you very much and wish we could be there to celebrate with you! Happy Birthday!

Family Time vs. Time Alone

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind for me. My family came to visit for several days just before Halloween and we had a great time going to the beach, Sea World, and the aquarium. I guess it was their one last "hooray" with me in Corpus Christi. While they were here Lamont left for Denver. My sister Melanie was a life saver and stayed another week with me. I don't know what I would have done without her! This past weekend we were able to head up towards San Antonio and Austin to spend a little time with the Larsen's and to attend Bryce and Katie's baby blessing. However, the trip was cut short due to more illness. Now as the time stands I am here by myself for about nine days. What a drastic change to go from so much family to just me and the boys. I am hoping to get some projects going to keep me busy - packing up being the biggest one. I am sure that the remainder of the my time in Corpus with will go by fast in some ways, but very slow in other ways. Here are some fun pictures of the past two weeks.


The Moretons at Halloscream at Sea World


Beach fun with Aunt Megan


The boys with Grandma Moreton


Visiting the Selena gravesite here in Corpus


Amelia's (Bryce and Katie's) baby blessing