Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wisconsin Wonderland

15 days ago
676.58 miles away from Wichita
Our new life in Wisconsin began
Well actually I have felt like we have been on vacation.
The kids have not started school yet so our days are relaxed and fun filled.
Well for the most part....buying a house is a pain in the you know what.
But word is we close on the 8th and the kids start school tomorrow.
The La Crosse area is beautiful. Full of bluffs and lots and lots of water.
The only down part is that it is COLD.
This is our temporary home. I used to really like it!! That was until I found out that Gander Mountain is no longer paying for it. I'm sure when we check out I will faint when I see the bill. But we will worry about that another day...
We have seen Tangled in 3D
We walked around the Festival of Lights.
2 out of the 3 children were crying near the end complaining of not being able to feel varying body parts due to the fact that it is freezing here.
But I loved it. It was the most impressive display of lights that I have ever seen!

The kids and I spent Thanksgiving swimming and eating our Thanksgiving dinner in the lobby. Of course Bryan was working.
My kind of Thanksgiving....absolutely no stress. But we did miss our Hutch family :(
Did I mention we spend many, many hours swimming?


Yesterday I enrolled the kids in school.
Brett is excited but kind of nervous and Jake is just kind of going with the flow.
Brett was able to spend some time with his class and the kids were able to ask him questions. Like what is your favorite hair product? His reponse. Water.
Jake is going to be in full day Kindergarten. I'm sure I will have one tired boy. He is very excited to eat lunch at school!
I will miss my boys like crazy!
We played at the Children's Museum and had so much fun we joined for the year!

and the grocery stores have lots of cheese!!!!
Well I must go the pool is calling the kid's name. They will swim until Bryan gets back from hunting on the mighty Mississippi and then off to buy school supplies!!
Love from Wisconsin!

3 comments:

Vicki Valker Soltis said...

Home is where the heart is Dara - you are home. Love the family photo - I'm thinking Christmas picture.

HS Mom of 4 said...

So glad to finally hear from you. Have been wondering how things were going. Looks like everyone is doing well. I'm sure it will be even better when you get into the house. Miss you.

HS Mom of 4 said...

12/9/10 Happy Moving Day! I heard it's snowing. I'm sure that makes moving miserable. But I'd love to see some snow. Get me your new email address as soon as you can. Right now your blog is the only way I have to get in touch with you. It's not the most convenient way since this topic has nothing to do with your post.