Moving Day

Today is the big day. We are moving out of our house, closing day is tomorrow. It came up on us really fast, we actually moved it up a week from orignally scheduled. That way we will be able to get things going quicker with our new home. We are still trying to make things work with the land we want to buy, so nothing will be moving along with our home until that is all finalized. Emma and Garrett are taking their final naps now, and as soon as they are up we will move the rest of the stuff we will have with us in our "temporary" home.

Wish I could show some pictures, but not really sure where my camera is, go figure!

Church service tonight

We had a church service this evening, for the purpose of meeting our potential new music/associate pastor. There were about 30 of of there and for him to get to know us we went around and said our names and then something unique about ourselves. It was getting close to us and I could tell Emma wanted to say her name, so told her she could go after Linda (who was right next to us).

Emma: "I'm Emma. I live in Wyoming."

It was so cute because I did not tell her to say the part about Wyoming, she just picked up on what everyone else was saying. When it got to me I was able to say I like the Vikings and I got a new Adrian Peterson jersey this year. I threw the jersey part in since my friend Annette said that she likes the Cowboys and got a new Emmett Smith jersey this year.

Quote of the day

I was going to make a sandwich for Emma and she keep saying, " I want the tinkerbell butter."
I kept asking her what tinerbell butter was and finally she told me it was up in the cupboard. So I lifted her up to show me. It was the "Peter Pan" peanut butter. Took me a little while to catch on.

I want to go back to our new home

Since we arrived home late Friday night (we did not plan on being home untill tonight) from our trip we were able to do a little house hunting today, if I have not updated you our current house is close to being under contract. We are looking for something a little bigger than 2 bedrooms. Today we went and looked at the land that we are thinking about buying. It is a small subdivision out of town, about a 4 acre lot and it has an awesome mountain view, and you are allowed to have animals. No more than two horses and other animals are allowed, "as long as they do not bother your neighbors." Then we also went and got some estimates on what it would cost for a home there. When we got back to our home Emma said to me, as I was trying to get her out of the van, "I don't want to go to this home, I want to go back to our new house." Poor kid she is so confused after staying in a hotel for the past 5 days and then looking at new homes, but I think both kids are enjoying sleeping in their own beds again tonight.

Caleb and Sharon's new home

After the zoo we pretty much headed out of town and up to Caleb and Sharon's, in Ft. Collins, just a few miles off I-25 on our way back to Casper. They just closed on their new house on Wednesday and we got there just in time for Rob to help Caleb and his two friends move all their furniture. It was nice to be able to "help a little bit. You can see the Emma and Garrett were having a good time. Emma was very disappointed to leave. They have a very nice new home.
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I just wanted to add to this: the reason Emma looks so grumpy is that she was very sad to leave Caleb and Sharon, she had a great time helping to "make Caleb and Sharon's bed."

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

We had a really fun time at the zoo, I asked Emma what her favorite animal at the zoo was and she said, "the peacock feathers." As you can see in the picture she was really close to the peacock, as it was strutting. It was a really big day at the zoo, little did we know, it was the opening day of their new, "Wild Colorado" portion, where they have moose, mountain lions, grizzly bears, bald eagles. There were many bus loads of kids there and several TV stations.

It was pretty exciting when the grizzly decided to take a swim in the tank while we were right there. After a second Emma jumped back and then Garrett followed. The moose was pacing around and the zoo keepers there looked a bit concerned, somethings was just not right with him.

Colorado Springs

We have spent the week in Colorado Springs, Rob had an annual Army Chaplain conference. Since it is several hundred miles south of Casper, it is a bit warmer. The weather was very nice the first few days and whenever we would go outside, we would get to the same place just past the overhang in front of the hotel and Emma would say, "It feels so good not to wear a jacket."

Tomorrow we hope to go the the Cheyenne Mt. Zoo, and then head for home, it was really snowy and cold today though, so hopefully it will be better tomorrow.

We also hope to stop and see Uncle Caleb and Auntie Sharon's new house in Ft. Collins that they just closed on yesterday!