Kindergarten

Our baby started Kindergarten! He loves it, and is so excited to go everyday, and it is full time as well. He gets to ride the school bus with his older brother and sister, and eat school lunch. He has been waiting for this for a long time. :) 

I will miss our days together. 

New School Year

School has begun! We are moving in a few weeks, but they still had to start school here. I did not want them to get behind. :) Carson is in 5th grade, and this will be his last year in elementary school. In Oklahoma they start middle school in 6th grade. He is excited to be the oldest in the school. 

Mara is in 3rd grade, and loving it! She is very social, and likes recess best.

Kale will start Kindergarten next week, and I will post pictures of him then.

Family Vacation

This year we had a last minute vacation, since we will be moving soon. We wanted to visit some places that we have been talking about before we leave West Virginia.

First, we went to Hershey, PA. Yes, where they make the chocolate. We visited their fantastic amusement park there. We had a great time! Unfortunately, we did not take many pictures of this event, but we played in the water section first, and then rode as many rides as we could. Our older kids are finally able to go on the fun roller coasters, and such, so we had a great time with them.

 Kale had some great fun on his own rides, but was still able to ride on his first roller coaster! This park was great because many of the rides Kale could still ride on. They had something for everyone.

The next day, we decided since we were so close, and it was on the way to our next destination, we would visit Amish country. We could not take any pictures of them, but the our kids were fascinated with their culture and the way they dressed. We had so much fun stopping at little shops and roadside markets. One of their small towns is called Intercourse.

Next, on our journey was Ocean City, MD. We have been wanting to get to the beach all summer. Our family has not been to the Atlantic Ocean before, and we thought it would be great fun. Do you see the dolphins in the picture? We arrived at the beach early in the morning, and the dolphins were playing pretty close to the beach.

We had a blast playing in the water, and the waves.

We had to bury each other in the sand.

 The water was a wonderful 75 degrees, and the weather was perfect. We had a great time!

We did get some sunburns, but it was really worth it.  It was a great getaway to end the summer.

We are moving....again!

 So it may come to a surprise to you, or maybe not, but our family is moving away....again! This time to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I know, Oklahoma. I have resisted this move for quite some time, but it has become obvious to me that we are supposed to be there. Lee has been offered a Supervisor position in the Geosteering division of his company. This will allow us to settle down, and buy a house, and not move for awhile. This has been our desire for quite some time. So, Oklahoma here we come.

The weather can be crazy there, and severe thunderstorms are very common.

We are moving to a part of Tornado Alley. 

 It is on the Arkansas river, and hopefully we can find many things to entertain us.

You can see that Tulsa is in North East Oklahoma. We are about 90 miles from Oklahoma City. There is a LDS temple in Oklahoma City, so that is closer than we have been used to. We are excited for the move, just not the moving part! So those of you who have been dying to visit Oklahoma, you soon will have an excuse to go.