The Arrival

Since we are away from all of our family I decided to start a blog to keep everyone updated. The drive to KC was uneventful. After we passed Denver the drive was super boring and not very pretty. When we were approaching Topeka the drive started to get pretty - rolling hills and everything was green. Ben got car sick the 2nd day of the drive and we stopped just in time for him to be sick in the hotel parking lot. SO glad it wasn't in the car. Getting into the house was a challange but we are here and extremely greatful to be here.  Here is a little about our first week in KC. Unfortunately I broke my camera so I will post picutres as soon as I get a new one.

The House:
The house is a 2 story with a walk out basement. There are 4 bedrooms on the 2nd floor. The main level includes the kitchen, living room and a formal dining room (which will contain only the piano for a while). The basement is one big family room, a bathroom and laundry room. There are lots of stairs and I think I will gett extra excersize in for all of the times I go up and down the stairs in the day. Yesterday our new dining set was delivered and boy was I happy to have real dining chairs and not metal folding charis. Tomorrow we get our new living room furniture and it will be nice to not sit on the floor anymore.

The Neighborhood:
Our neighbors are extremely nice and happy to have us here. Within 24 hours Ben had a new friend, a little boy who was surrounded by girls. He was so happy to have boys to play with. Sunday morning we recieved many welcoming gifts - muffins, banana bread, a caserole and cupcakes. Next door there are 2 big Husky dogs and one howls like a wolf. The kids LOVE it. Connor likes to howl like the dog and in turn the dog likes to howl back at him.

The Ward:
From what I can tell the ward is good. I think the ward is happy to have us here. I took Em on Sunday while Heath stayed home with the sick kids. I'm looking forward to attending as a family this week.  The Kansas City Temple open house is going on right now and we will try to attend. The dedication will take place the first Sunday in May. The members are so excited to have a temple close by and listening to our RS lesson on temple work made me realize how much I took for granted that we have so many temples in close proximity to us in Utah.

The Job:
Most importantly Heath loves his job and it is going well.

We are so happy to be a family again. It wasn't easy getting here and we never could have done it without the help of our amazing family and friends. Thanks for helping pack boxes, pack the trailers, and clean the house.  Mostly, thank you for your support.