Here we are in Little Rock, Arkansas. . . who knew we would pass through here on our journey. Although we are sad to leave our friends and family, we are excited to be on this adventure together. I'm hoping we will create happiness here. Little Rock is full of wonderful welcoming people and our neighbors have been especially warm!
We are excited about our new home and really love the neighborhood. Keeping the pool a surprise from the kids was definitely worth it when we pulled up to our new home and saw the looks on their faces. I am glad Travis talked me into keeping it a secret. Instead of "mourning" the loss of all their friends even more than they already had, it gave them a distraction and a way to play together. Imagine that, my children actually play together now (at least in the backyard)! We live a few minutes from the Arkansas River and it is truly beautiful here. The kids are a little confused about what River it really is, because Mom thought it was the Mississippi when we got here, and Dad won't let her forget it. Now every time we cross the river dad says, "look Mom, it's the Mississippi!"
Skyler, Ethan and Anna have all made friends in the neighborhood and surprisingly enough, it feels a little like Draper with the number of kids around here. Ethan rides the bus to and from school with about 10 other boys in either kindergarten, first or second grade. I can't believe how many boys his age there are here. Skyler and Anna go to a private school with several other kids in the neighborhood too. This year, unlike others in the past, I welcomed the thought of having summer end and the kids go back to school. I needed a moment to breathe. Travis seems to be enjoying his job and thankfully likes the people he works with.
Each one of us love and desperately miss our wonderful friends in Utah. I feel so blessed to have been in a place where I had so many people I loved and respected. I have never been cared for and treated so well by friends in my life. I also can't say enough about living so close to all my sisters and their families and of course my Mom and Dad. I am so glad we had that time in Utah.
We are excited about our new home and really love the neighborhood. Keeping the pool a surprise from the kids was definitely worth it when we pulled up to our new home and saw the looks on their faces. I am glad Travis talked me into keeping it a secret. Instead of "mourning" the loss of all their friends even more than they already had, it gave them a distraction and a way to play together. Imagine that, my children actually play together now (at least in the backyard)! We live a few minutes from the Arkansas River and it is truly beautiful here. The kids are a little confused about what River it really is, because Mom thought it was the Mississippi when we got here, and Dad won't let her forget it. Now every time we cross the river dad says, "look Mom, it's the Mississippi!"
Skyler, Ethan and Anna have all made friends in the neighborhood and surprisingly enough, it feels a little like Draper with the number of kids around here. Ethan rides the bus to and from school with about 10 other boys in either kindergarten, first or second grade. I can't believe how many boys his age there are here. Skyler and Anna go to a private school with several other kids in the neighborhood too. This year, unlike others in the past, I welcomed the thought of having summer end and the kids go back to school. I needed a moment to breathe. Travis seems to be enjoying his job and thankfully likes the people he works with.
Each one of us love and desperately miss our wonderful friends in Utah. I feel so blessed to have been in a place where I had so many people I loved and respected. I have never been cared for and treated so well by friends in my life. I also can't say enough about living so close to all my sisters and their families and of course my Mom and Dad. I am so glad we had that time in Utah.
