Our Week Long "Lay Over"

As most of you know, Dave and I have been in Tennessee for the past 3 weeks. After spending a week in Memphis, Dave was able to make enough money to get us home and out to Colorado. While we were in Nashville, we bought a really nice 1996 Chrysler Town and Country. It sounds old but really the interior is really nice! The outside has its fair share of bumps and dents, but it's comfortable, fuel efficient and gets us from A to Z. Oh and the best par is that we paid $900. We are planning on buying teo nearly new vehicles in the future, but we decided to wait until we are more settled.

For the next week, we will be repacking and spending some time with our kids and the rest of our family. Last night after dinner, we took the kids for a long walk and hunted salamanders. We found a black one with yellow spots and a black on with red stripes! I was surprised we found them because it's freeezing cold here! We just romped through the woods with Molly and let the kids use their "outside" voice. Then we went to my mom's for a while, came home and had popcorn and cider. Jaxon, Amelia and Dave sat on the kitchen floor and had a tea party where Amelia insisted that they "climk" their glasses over and over. Then, Jaxon, being the typical boy he is, put his popcorn in his cider and drove his Thomas trains all over the tea party. We haven't had the kids for a month, but Jaxon is already growing huge! He weighs about as much as Amelia and he is only two. Nana "soup" (as the kids call her) or Nana Sue, Dave's mom, said that Jaxon is a little "teddy bear" like Dave was at his age. I thought that was cute :) I am so glad we have been able to spend even a week here in Michigan during the fall season.

Our plans are to leave Sunday for Colorado early in the afternoon. We are going to drop the kids off with their mom and be on our way! Since our van is so comfortable, we decided to just sleep in the van when we get tired. The drive is about 20 hrs, but I am sure our excitement will either make it seem longer or shorter! Once we get there, we move into our house and Dave starts working right away. I am so excited to finally have a place to make my own. I am dying to decorate and start cooking! It's just nice to have your own space. Since we have been married we haven't really had a place to call our own. After being on the road and doing sales, Dave said he is "ready for a 9 to 5".

Keep us in your prayer as we travel and make plans!

Liz