Ah! What a month it has been! Loren successfully took his oral exams, and is now officially ABD (all but dissertation). It was a stressful time, but I am so, so proud! After he defended we hopped in the car and took the kids to the Children's Museum in Denver. They loved it! Logan got to dress up as a possum and tunnel under trees, as a fireman and play on a full sized fire truck, as a train conductor and play with a room full of trains... it was never ending fun. McKay just liked to look around and put everything in his mouth. It was a win-win. They had a fabulous time and we took the scenic route home to enjoy the beauty of Colorado.
Then we moved to Arizona! After two days in the car with two kids and a cat we were happy to make it here. We don't have enough furniture to furnish all the rooms, but the kids are loving crawling and playing cars on the never-ending tile. We finally got the AC working which has been a huge help. And we found a washer/dryer and refrigerator on craigslist while we still had the moving van. Slowly, things are coming together.
With my last grade submission I am now a full-time mommy. Most of my time is spent cleaning, unpacking, and organizing. I hope to have summer plans for the kiddos soon. Music class? Swimming lessons? We'll see.
A big, HUGE shout-out to Loren's parents. We literally could not have moved without them. They helped us drive down here, cleaned floors and walls, shopped, watched kids, did manly chores, cooked, baked cookies, gave grandma loves, and took Logan to Ace. Thank you so, so much.
We will miss all our friends in Colorado, and look forward to making new ones here!
