So if you haven't been updated on the Bischoff's latest and greatest...we have moved to Bakersfield (not Baker, not Barstow...and not the armpit of CA - Fresno...which is what everyone thinks when I say Bakersfield). We are right off the 99...and the 5. Two hours from LA. There are some serious pros and cons...but so far, more pros.
Pros:
*Great mini-mall shopping...like the best Target, Vons, Ross, World Market etc...it may sound silly, but I LOVE it...I mean LOVE it. I shop these places daily, and I love new and big and beautiful...and these stores are it. I really think that big cities have great clothes shopping, but to get the real good Target's and grocery stores, you need to go to a smaller city...don't you think?
*Crazy-8 in the mall (that is about it though for the mall).
*Fabulous gym...great for the kids (fabulous care facility) and for the adults, it has everything (indoor and an outdoor pool, loads of workout areas and tons of classes) and is huge and new.
*Big roads...with a fast speed and good drivers.
*New, beautiful and affordable housing.
Cons:
*It smells like poop most of the time (in fact, we were outside playing and I kept checking the kids pants...and then remembered, it was just the air).
*Not many friends (that should change, I hope).
*More WT than I have ever seen in my life.
We are so happy to be here as a family...Eric commuted for awhile which was the pits! so that is the ultimate Pro. For right now, this is working out for us:) Here are a few pictures fromt he last few months. I don't know where any of the cords are to download the new photos etc...
Carson the cookie monster! He is such a cutie...some lady at Costco said he was such a pretty baby and asked if people said that with him being a boy. I said, "No, he looks just like his dad and I wouldn't say he is pretty."
They love to be pulled around in the laundry basket...great exercise for me...and Carson is shirtless because we just had lunch and he always needs new clothes after a meal.
Here are Nonna and Papa trying to get a few photos with the grandkids on Christmas morning.
So what do you think? Does Eric look pretty to you?
