Kansas!

Hi Everyone!
It's been so very long since I have been on here. Our lives have been crazy since we decided to move to Kansas.
We have been hear 5 months now but we have been through so much that it feels like years. I don't even know where to start.
First of all, I never wanted to raise Taylor in California. But at the same time, being forced to move isn't the best situation. The California economy hit us hard and we knew we had to move soon. It was a hard decision but we decided on Kansas to be close to Todd's family. Portland was our second choice but family help would have been 2.5 hours away! :o(
We arrived in the dead of winter and were told on a daily basis that is was the "worst winter in 20 years". Lucky us!
Todd and I lived with his parents for the first few months and job hunted like crazy. He has been working at a bar in Kansas City, MO and I landed a position at a medical device company about 10 min away. We have been in our new apartment for about a month now and Taylor and Bella have adjusted nicely.
We absolutely love our apartment and the location. I'm really loving Kansas. I was never a fan of California. It has some GREAT things that I'm missing, mainly healthy restaurants, but everything is so green here and the neighborhoods are amazing. Very family friendly. We live next to a pasture with cows! So instead of sitting in traffic for hours on end, Taylor gets to see baby calves. :o) Much better!
I travel almost every week for my job so that has been tough on everyone. It was really hard for me to go back to work full time after being able to spend so much time with Taylor. I'm still struggling with it but Todd and I are determined to make a better life for all of us here.
I competed in my first competition on May 15th so I'm still hitting the weights and attempting to keep my fitness career alive. I'm up at 3:50 every morning to go to the gym before work. I placed 3rd in the tall class and got a giant sword to show for it! Ha, we have no idea what to do with it!
Taylor had her first trip to the ER on Monday. She had a bad heat rash that got infected. Poor Todd had to take her to the ER by himself while I headed to Austin, TX on business. I felt horrible. She is on antibiotics now and the blisters are almost gone! Thank goodness. Poor thing!
I will do my best to keep up with this and add some pictures soon!