Cheyenne Frontier Days

Thomas finally got a day off from school so we decided to take a trip to Cheyenne (about an hour away) and go to their frontier days. We figured it is kind of like the state fair except it's also a huge rodeo. They say it's the biggest rodeo in the world but who knows if that is true. We walked around and shopped and went on rides, it was a lot of fun. 

James got his first cowboy hat which he has been asking for since we got here. Lots of people in hats here. And seeing as how my husband "loves" country music we came to the right state. We got super tuckered out and we had three passed out children near the end. 

Oh and we found the chick fil a in cheyenne which was pretty cool, however they were in a mall and I found that slightly disappointing and weird. But I guess it is the closest one to us so we will have to deal :). Other than that we are just chugging along here. House is almost unpacked and I meet with my midwife on Wednesday for my first checkup. She is super nice and a Christian as well which is a major blessing. I will keep you posted after the appointment. 

Picnic at the park and lessons I'm learning

Yesterday we decided to take a walk to the park near our house and found out there was an awesome splash pad there. The boys had a blast playing and of course deciding the mud was a lot more fun than the water. We brought a picnic which included cherries and luckily they were playing in water because kids and cherries are messy. This picnic was also my first lesson in Wyoming weather. While we were there it was hot, windy, not windy, cloudy, sunny and rainy (multiple different times). In a way it was really cool but the planner in me wanted to be prepared but you just never know here. 

The people seem a lot nicer too. In sacramento I seemed to always be apologizing to people when my kids got in their way or they had to move. But here it seems to be the other way around. People apologize to me for being in the way of my kids. It is an adjustment but one I think I will like. 

Thomas is doing really well in school and seems to be somewhat of a mentor to some of the other guys. He seems to be excited about getting further into the program and learning more. There are a few things you can be praying for us about; finding a local church to get invested in and some godly men Thomas can meet with, other moms that I can meet with and fellowship with, and that the boys can continue to adjust well to this change. 

 

We are here

It is sort of surreal to finally be here. It all happened so fast but yet seemed to take forever. After 19 hours of travel, leaving at 4am, we finally made it here. The kids actually did really well and didn't even have to stop too many times. We arrived at about midnight and still had to unpack mattresses to sleep on and blankets, needless to say we did not get to bed until around 1:30. Being pregnant I feel pretty useless in this whole process because I cannot lift anything heavy and I have to keep an eye on the kids. 

The kids seem to really like the house and are doing surprising well with the change so far. But we will see how they do once grandma and grandpa leave. I am sure they will be fine. 

It seems a little overwhelming when I look at all our stuff and how much I need to unpack. Thomas goes back to school tomorrow and I won't really have too much help this week. I am excited to hopefully go through our stuff and get rid of stuff I know we won't need. Other than the packing process there is nothing really new here. Thomas likes school and is wanting to get involved a lot in volunteer work and helping with the school so I may not see him as much as I thought. But I am so excited about our adventure and where The Lord is taking us.