Another New Adventure

Well, another new adventure has begun for our family.  Chad's job with Schreiber Foods has moved our family north to West Bend, Wisconsin.  It's a much different climate than what we are used to.  We have seen snow already twice, with one of them being on Halloween.  The temperatures this week are starting to drop into the twenties for the highs and its still only November.  It's crazy!  The kids are starting their fourth week in school and are having a lot of fun!  Addison is a 2nd grader at Fair Park Elementary and her sweet teacher's name is Mrs. Nannetti.  Rhyder is in his last year of preschool and also has a sweet teacher, Mrs. Gross.  They definitely miss their schools in Missouri and all of their friends, but they are adjusting well.  We are making our way around the town and are loving that we have way more conveniences than we had in Clinton.  We've found the grocery stores, the home improvement stores, and KOHLS and HOBBY LOBBY!  We've experienced our first hockey game and saw the West Bend Bombers.  I think it will be something that we will continue to do since the kids enjoyed it. The kids are starting a learn to skate class starting the end of November and Addison is starting her new gymnastics class at the YMCA tomorrow.  We're enjoying everything so far now that we are not surrounded by moving boxes.  Who knows what the future holds for our family, but we'll enjoy everything we can while we're here because we won't be here forever!

Taking a hay ride at the pumpkin patch

The Milwaukee Bucks mascot, Bango on the hay ride

The snow on the ground on Halloween

The West Bend Bombers

Playing at the park

The leaves changing colors in front of our house

Trick or treating in our neighborhood

Missouri Home

Since I showed you the pictures of our Utah home, here is a peek at our new Missouri home. 

Our Home in Nibley, Utah

It's been right at a year since we moved to Utah from Texas.  We took a leap of faith and trusted God when we made this move and he didn't disappoint.  We have had an amazing time here, made some friends, enjoyed the weather and all the outdoor activities, but unfortunately, our time here has come to an end.  We are sad to say goodbye, but are on to another amazing adventure in the town of Clinton, Missouri.  For those of you who didn't get the chance to make it out to Utah and to see our home, I decided to post some pictures of our house here, so you can see. 

The living room and front entrance into the house

 

 



The kitchen, door the the garage, and the back door going out onto the deck

 

 

 

 



The upstairs hallway leading to the bedrooms

Addison's room

Rhyder's room





 

 

Kids bathroom

 

 

Master Bedroom

 

Master Bathroom

Downstairs in the basement looking upstairs

Playroom

Office

Hallway in the basement

Downstairs bathroom

Laundry Room

Den

 





 



 

 

 





The Adventure Begins

We made it to Utah in two days instead of our expected three days.  The kids did amazing.  We left on Sunday morning at 4:00 am and drove 11 hours.  The kids slept most of the morning and we made several stops to eat and let the kids play. We finally stopped in Lexington, Nebraska on Sunday evening and got some much needed rest...10 hours.  Monday morning we got up and left at 6:00 am and decided to try and make it the rest of the way since were soooo close.  We made it to our new home in Nibley, Utah around 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm Texas time.  The kids once again did fabulous.  Thanks Papa and Grandma for the DVD player!  It was definitely a life saver.  When we got to the house, we unloaded the car, which took about an hour.  Who knew my car could hold so much stuff.  The kids had a wonderful time climbing up and down the stairs.  They are now finding new ways to go up and down.  I believe it's their favorite part of the house.  Chad did an awesome job unloading and putting away a lot of our things from the movers.  We will spend the next couple of days finishing unloading boxes and organizing the remainder of our things.  We still have a lot left to do.  A little overwhelming, but it will get done.  The one good thing is that the weather is beautiful enough to open the windows all day long and see the mountains everywhere you turn.  It really is an amazing scenery!  We can't wait for our family and friends to come see us.