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New Chapters to Come!

dandelions galore next door :)
It's a new chapter for us. 
Deep breath Jennifer
Clay accepted a job offer with a new company! I am so excited for him and this opportunity for our family

 he keeps saying...."and so it begins"
-a famous quote from the Lord of the Rings movie before a massive war is waged :0
so, that's helping...hahaha

with this new job we will be leaving spring snowstorms behind

I might actually miss them
As always, we are still working hard on the Milkbarn

i might miss all this work

Lucy is learning to drive
(and so it begins...hahaha) 

i won't miss driving her to early morning seminary

our middle school had a showcase night for the kids to show us what they have been working on...
Audrey took us straight to her math class!

I love their school! I will miss some really great teachers here

after visiting his LA class, Henry showcased his locker to us...
so that's where ALL of the reusable containers are!!! nice.

maybe I will miss this whole thing going on here

we knocked the sheds down and I can now see those pretty mountains at sunrise in peace

i'm going to miss these mountains

Clay has wanted to put in a split rail fence in the front to break up the big swath of grass so he and Chester got started on it a couple of weeks ago !

How's that for a weekend project? 
Me and the kids filled the holes with cement to keep it stable. 
It was a good family project to do together!

projects interrupted by more spring snow :)

okay, maybe I won't miss this part

but that didn't stop us!
the kids got dressed out to work in the crawl space with Clay
it was mud world everywhere from the snow :(



the light was so pretty as I caught Clay tinkering with the well for the sprinklers. taken the evening before his first day...
I saw him and wanted to just freeze this moment. 
this is who I married...happy to be working with his hands, outside, content, ripped jeans but very big dreams 

i'm going to miss him as he travels even more these next few months

I am so happy to be on this ride of life with him though, 
I can't imagine any other way

when we moved to Colorado, Audrey was just 5 and beginning kindergarten! (time flies seems like an understatement here) 
7 years later she is 12 and had her first experience in the temple up in Fort Collins. 
It was such a special day to be with her!


So much has happened in 7 years here that 
I am incredibly grateful for.
 As a family and as a person.
 So many challenges that have shaped us for the better...especially the hard parts :) sooo many hard parts but I really have come to know hard is really good :) and how good people are...so many people here but that's for another post :)
I'll miss these mountains that have granted me peace as I've hiked through them 

in 3 months we will be trading these aspens i have grown to love for some southern california palm trees! 
In a few weeks we'll be looking for a new home...wish us luck! 







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