Afternoon Rest Train

today at the Treehouse Museum

Raincheck

We keep telling the kids we'll go swimming at Pineview Reservoir, so today was supposed to be the day. We got up there, and it was 70 degrees and raining. So, since we already had a picnic packed, we rented a movie and ate our picnic on the living room floor. It was fun!

Welcome to Utah!

David's family came to see us tonight. Heather made this welcome to Utah gift basket for us!

Ogden Nature Center

The kids and I spent the morning at the Ogden Nature Center. We did a 1+ mile nature hike, learned about our national bird, saw 2 deer, and played in a mouse den. Oh, and George faced off with a turkey! It was a great time.

here's us at the Ogden Pioneer Day Parade

Storytime

As with Havasu and Boulder City, we want to be regular attenders at the local library's weekly storytime. Here's a photo of the kids at our first time at the Ogden one...

Craig does it again

The Hinds love us so much that

they sent us a package chock full of artsy activities. 

Also, here's a shot of at least part of the kids' craft room. I'll post pictures of the house as soon as I'm done getting us settled in!

The Treehouse Museum

Our First Week in Ogden

We got off to a little bit of a rocky start here in Ogden, at least in some ways. The AC didn't work during record heat and it was while we were unloading the truck and unpacking boxes, we inherited colossal plumbing issues which resulted in soaked floors and carpets in the basement, the garbage disposal was broken, our property manager was exceedingly unpleasant, and that's all just to name the big stuff. For me, it has felt really heavy. I mean, I was already so heartsick about leaving our Boulder City loves and about the change from a quaint, small town to an unfamiliar bigger city. And it was already a pretty tough thing to try and settle our home while keeping the kids happy and while being supportive to Chris before he started his new job. So needless to say, my usual anxious self has been extraordinarily anxious. But! We've had some real delights this week too. The weather, for one. A few thunderstorms already! The kids have really enjoyed the rain and the cooler temps, and they love playing in the yard and driveway. We bought some lovely furniture, and a cute little older model Mercedes. Olive threw that bad boy in reverse while it was parked in the driveway, and it started to roll backward before Chris saved the day, so we learned an important lesson there. We got passes to the dinosaur park and the Treehouse Museum, we found the library, and we signed the girls up for preschool. The AC and plumbing and garbage disposal all got fixed, the property manager is being a lot nicer, and things are looking up. We're trying to make ourselves at home. We're ready to get into the swing of things here in Ogden.