Family Bowling on the Base

Our family headed to the base for bowling fun.

They were running a special where kids were FREE!

This was a nice diversion from Christian's long hours at work and from school for the kids.

Torturing the cat, again.

I bought the boys some BYU decor for their room that I painted blue. The pencil holder cup was shaped like a football helmet. The kids were excited to see if it would fit our cat, Coon. Once they got it on his head, he wouldn't budge from this position. He was frozen stiff. Poor kitty!

First Day of School 2010

Despite their smiles, only Amara was happy to get back to school.

Orrin is in the 5th Grade.

Joseph is in the 8th Grade.

Amara is in the 3rd Grade.

Their new Elementary School is a little over a 1/2 mile away. When it's not too hot, they'll start riding their bikes.

All their outdoor sidewalks are covered . . . I guess because it rains frequently in the summer.

Amara's home room.

Orrin's home room.

Joseph rides the bus to Lakeside Junior High, which is a ways away.

Aleya is starting Preschool now at Ivy League Academy.

She can't wait!

Her new teacher is Miss Heather.

THE MOVE IN!--Boxes, boxes, boxes

Yep . . . it took three trucks to deliver our boxes and furniture.

Master Bedroom.

Kitchen/Family Room.

Boys Room.

Play room.

Girls room.

The boys built a box fort to sleep in at night.

The girls wanted their own fort to play computer in.

ROADTRIP--WE SURVIVED!

HOW WE SURVIVED THE ROADTRIP

How did we survive this LOOOOOOONNNNG ROADTRIP, you ask? Two TVs helped . . . one for the boys' games and movies, and one for the girls' movies. Each of our kids had their own bag of toys, gaming devices, and books to pass the time.


Stuffing our faces with the hot hotel breakfasts each morning gave us the energy to keep going.



Staying mostly at newer Comfort Suites Inns helped a lot. Most had three beds too a room.



Staying at hotels with indoor pools is always a good idea. Although, out of all the hotels, we were only able to swim at 3 of the pools. We usually arrived after the pools were closed, sadly. I never factored in the time zone changes, which always made late arrivals to the hotels.

After more than two weeks on the road . . . our kids were excited to go swimming!



Finally, NAPS were a MUST for the long hours on the road. Everyone took a nap here and there in the car. That is, everyone but Christian, who insisted on driving the whole way.