Population 80,995 PLUS 4!!

YAY!!!  We are here!!!  As we approached Bend we were welcomed by the crystal clear snow capped mountains in the distance.  The astounding beauty that surrounds this little city is intoxicating.  Every time we experience its charm and splendor we can't help but feel so lucky to call this place home.

Love at first sight. (corny, I know, but one day we might be happy we took this pic)

Our home for the next few months.  :)

I think we made out with this home considering we picked it from craigslist while in Houston.  

The day we arrived it was in the 60's!  The girls loved playing in their new yard!

Joss wanted to take a pic of us drinking out of our new holiday wine glasses from my sister.  These glasses however weren't filled with wine, but were filled with locally crafted beer!!  I am not a huge fan of beer in general, but Bend has the best beer I have ever tasted. 

One of our first priorities after moving into our new home was getting ready for Christmas in less than a week.  After getting the tree, we started making ornaments. We had a blast!

Here we are baking dough ornaments which we later painted outside.  The one thing we have noticed about Bend is that even when the temperature says 30's it really feels like high 40's or even 50's.  It never seems to get cold here.

Our finished tree!!  

Down the road at a local cafe they had an evening of Christmas cookie decorating.  

Getting ready to start decorating!

Autumn couldn't say no to more and more icing on her poor cookie.

Joss and her little masterpieces.

Heading home all sugared up.

Our makeshift dinner table until our furniture arrives in mid January.  It has been fun making do with what we have.