Having fun with grandma and grandpa

Wow what a week we had. I think the kids tired my parents out. I think they will need a vacation from their vacation. It was a lot of fun though. The minute they got here James would not leave them alone, he was attached to them. Thomas had school so we pretty much hung out and walked the town. Thomas hates tai food so we went to the restaurant here and I must say for Wyoming it was pretty good. We also got to check out the craft stores. The kids had a blast at a few of our parks and we took them to see the big train. 

On Saturday we took a drive to Cheyenne and went to an awesome park, a huge western store and the best restaurant we have ever been to. It's called steamboat and everything we ordered was AMAZING, that is not an exaggeration. Needless to say we will be going back there. But before we ate the kids were almost passed out on grandma and grandpa, as you can see in the pictures below. It was a long but fun day. They left Sunday and the kids took it much better than I thought they would, but knowing they will be back soon helped too. 

Bowling

We got to go bowling as a family, it was so much fun and the kids had a blast. James keeps asking to go again. 

Race day in Cheyenne

We were able to make a trip on Saturday to Cheyenne to hang out and go see one of Thomas' professors race. The boys started the day by getting haircuts at the cutest little old barber in town. Around lunch time we drove to Cheyenne and my wonderful husband took me to chick fil a and Cold Stone. It was awesome. 

Of course to kill some time we drove around town looking at different shops. They have a once upon a child so of course I had to stop in to check it out. Then Thomas decided to check out a bunch of gun shops around town. Wyoming is a completely different experience when purchasing fire arms. Of course Thomas was in heaven. 

Around 6:00 we went to the race at Big Country Speedway. It was so much fun. There were many different kinds of cars and lots of kids running around. We ate nasty pizza and nachos but the boys could not stop talking about it, which I guess means they had a good time. Thomas' professor did not win but he gave a heck of a show. It was great to get out of town and do something different, it was a late night and the kids were so tuckered out I think we all slept in until 9am, nice treat for mommy. 

More of our adventures to come...

Another day in WY

Well we are pretty much settled in here. The house is unpacked and we have all the furniture we need now. That is about all the news I have. We are not doing much, the weather is off and on rainy and hailing and then it gets sunny so we try to make it outside when the sun is out otherwise we are stuck inside. Still have not found a church yet, The Lord wants us to be patient I guess. 

Posted a few pictures of our house, only a few this is a big house and I didn't want to clean everything to show you ;). We have an awesome basement which we use as a playroom, as you can tell. And our kitchen is a very good size, considering what I am used to. Oh and we have a dishwasher!!! 

The last picture is a side shot of the belly, I figured there were probably a few who wanted to see it. I am about 30 weeks now and starting to feel uncomfortable, usually just at night though so it's not too bad yet. This baby moves so much it is hard to get good sleep sometimes. We still need to get a few things for the birth but I think we are all set for the baby, not like we haven't done this before ;). Prayer for peace and strength during the birth would be nice and prayer for Thomas at school. He is starting a program to learn specific skills related to Dodge which is pretty cool and will give him an upper hand when applying for jobs. We are all doing well and would love to hear from you all and how you are doing too. 

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.