Housewarming party with friends

I had been dreaming up in my head this house warming party even before we moved into the house! I LOVE a good gathering, and incentive to get the house in order really helped.  We  invited friends from all over--church (old and new congregations), work, neighbors old and new, school friends.  It was nice to not limit the number of invites due to space. 

Our friends Chris and Jessica came to help us set up before the crowd arrived.

The Chins live on our new street--girls Alyssa's age!

The Summers are across the street, and we've already had their 13 year old daughter (in blue dress) babysit.  her name is also Kristen!

The Drye's were directly across from us on Manx.  Love them, miss them.

The Wilkinsons came from Cedar Park.  On the name tag how she knows us, she wrote "favorite photographer" I thought that was cute and that WAS how we first met!

Crowds around the food

My friend Liz, didn't get her family shot, so this pose will have to do:)

On the left is the Bean family (minus one) in our old ward at church and were at BCE with us.  On the right is Juliet Mossman and fam, she is my new VT companion at church.

Left is Guy and Sara neighbors across in Manx.  Alyssa used to call out "Hi Guy!" ALL THE TIME and over and over.  He would always wave and say hi back.  Even 10 times in one minute.

Right are the Millers in BC ward with us and now in WR ward with us.

Left:  New Bishop, the Woodfields. Right: Adriana Richardson, she was AJ's sunbeam teacher last year.

My walking friend, Monica Little and kids.

Photographer friend, Heather Walker.

The Molina's + Cali.  Friends from BC ward at church.

Jason Steed and Spencer Wheelwright invaded Michel's closet

The Shaws (Michael and Darin are good friends--like to play frisbee golf)

The Wheelwrights

Left:  The Bosson's.  Soon to be new neighbors on our street! Excited they have a little girl that can play with Cali when her siblings go to school.

Right:  Nice nametag

The Earnshaws--we met at gymnastics a few years ago.  3 of her kids are absent from this shot.

The Steeds--following us to our new ward at church

Left:  The Jenkins live around the corner.  He helped us move in, in our new ward.

Right:  Neighbors down the street, Monika is really nice (from Georgia--cute accent) and her boys David and Michael play with my boys.

She and her husband

The Hunters

Simon--we see his home out our back porch

The Pierce's Friend from old elementary school

Jorge Cardona and kids.  Michael was his home teacher for years.

Katrina, Cali, and my crazy eyes.

Cali helping me clean up

The gameroom after the masses left.

Just a fun game we like to play with Cali.  Had us in stiches at the dinner table the first night.  Family "wave" around the table.