Missouri: Week 1

Sunday was Father’s Day! Steve was the boss of the day and we started it by attending a little church about a mile down the road from us. The service was good and afterwards they handed out cold soda’s for the dads. Steve got a cream soda. We headed down the road for lunch in …

Travel Week: CO to MO

We have arrived in MO and are getting settled in.  Last Sunday we spent the night in Kansas at a Thrasher Museum. It was a pretty cool place with lots of different buildings highlighting different equipment and things from the past. We took a walk through town  and found a cute park that we walked …

Colorado Week 8

This was our last week in Colorado. We are traveling on the road today…somewhere between Colorado and Missouri, most likely we will be in Kansas most of the day. Colorado is a beautiful state and we really enjoyed some time with our son Jeremiah. Outside of seeing our son, I think the favorite thing of …

Colorado Week 7

This week started off with perfect weather here in Idaho Springs! We hit almost 70 degrees and the sun was shining. After attending the Arvada Vineyard we swung by Boulder and picked up Jeremiah for a day adventure. We secured a reservation and drove up Mt. Evans. It’s a 28 mile drive from the entry …

Colorado Week 6

Last Sunday Steve and I got to go visit the town of Winter Park. The drive from Idaho Springs to there was AMAZINGLY picturesque. We loved climbing up into the mountains and then dropping back down into Winter Park. We enjoyed a lovely lunch in town and then took on a hike there. The hike …

Colorado Week 5

This week started off with Mothers Day. I was blessed to have contact with all 4 of my kids! Steve spoiled me with a lovely Indian Lunch in Denver and we went on an incredible hike (in the rain). I spoke with both my mother-in-law and my mom. It was a great day.  Steve and …

Colorado week 4

This week marks the half-way point for out time here in Colorado. This means a couple things. One, our oldest son, Jeremiah, graduates this week. He has obtained his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. We are super proud of him and all his hard work. Two, Steve is …

Colorado Week 3

This week started off with such blue skies, sunshine and temps in the 60’s! After visiting the Arvada Vineyard, Steve and I enjoyed a walk along the Clear Creek River on Sunday afternoon. There were so many people out fly fishing. We even saw a guy who caught a fish!  It was refreshing to be …

Colorado: Week 2

What a snowy week it was here in Colorado! We woke up to snow 3 days this week. The last bit was on Friday and it was a good 8 inches. Wow! We had no idea what we were in for when we signed up for this contract. The cold has gotten better though. The …