Colorado!

We arrived in Fort Collins, Colorado on June 11! We were so glad to finally make it after being in the car for many many hours. The kids did really well actually. We made lots of stops to rest and have some fun! We stopped halfway in Nebraska and stayed with some friends for a day and then hit the road again. It was nice to break the trip up like that, especially with little ones. Daniel headed out on the 13th for our summer conference, Getaway, which was held at the YMCA conference center in Estes Park this year. The kids and I stayed in Fort Collins to cut cost and keep the kids from having to adjust to another new place and schedule.

We love our apartment for the summer. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a balcony, full kitchen, dining area and living room. It also has a washer and dryer! We are sharing the apartment with some of our friends, Craig and Bryn, that we met at Crusade new staff training in '04. They have a little guy, Keenen, whom Caedmon has become best buddies with! They have spent lots of time swimming together, taking baths together (they like water a lot:)), shooting basketball together, and sitting on the balcony in their matching Buzz Lightyear chairs that we found at a yard sale. Caedmon has also been learning how to watercolor, how to use scissors, and he has been spending lots of time riding his new scooter that Nana and Papaw got him for learning to use the potty! Chloe is now crawling on her knees (she graduated from the army crawl) and she is pulling up on anything she can. She is getting 4 new teeth all at once so she is a little cranky these days.

Daniel starts IBS courses today. The kids and I plan to swim a lot, go to the library, and get some exercise while Daniel is taking classes. In 2 weeks I will join him and take a class as well. The kids will be in childcare during that time. I'm a little anxious about that (being away from the kids more than ever, them being in childcare with LOTS of other kids, etc.) Good thing God is faithful and cares more about our family than I ever could. I know that I have nothing to worry about! After our courses we have Crusade staff conference and then we will head home the end of July. We are excited to be here and look forward to all that God is going to do in our lives this summer!