We're still AliVE!

We FINALLY have set up Internet, so as soon as I down load all the pictures from the last little while I'll post again.

We left Aurora on the 1st of July. Such a harder move to make than we thought. We made such great friends there, and miss them terribly. The kids had a great night of playing in the mosquito infested backyard for hours on end in the dark with friends that came to help us pack up. I thought that I had so much more packed than what I did. So very very sorry to those who helped out and stayed so long packing all the crazy things that I had stuffed in random places over the last year. OOPS!

We made it to Payson, Arizona (our new home) on the second, having only encountered one big problem when the passenger side tire on our car dolly blew the rubber off taking the entire wheel cover and brake light with it, and smashing into the front windshield of the van. Luckily no damage was done to my window, though the front of the van and side of Trav's car are still spotted black. It only took about 30 minutes for my heart rate to return to normal. We ended up having to stop at some little town in New Mexico and delaying our final destination for the night by 2 hours. After a half hour conversation with Priceline I got our money back on the hotel we had originally planned to stay in for the night, and actually saved us $10 by just walking into the hotel at the stop we were at and getting a room. By 11:30 that night we had a new car dolly and were on our way at 7:00 the next morning. We arrived in Payson by 12:30, the time change we throwing us for a loop) and walked into our Gray rock and BABY BLUE house to find that although it was nice and had new carpet, it smelled like smoke. NICE. Remember that we hadn't seen this house prior to moving here, minus the pictures sent by the realtor. But she must have missed the smoke smell, and we thought that maybe her camera had just MADE the house look Baby Blue. NOPE. I am happy to say that the smell is dimensioning with the daily spray down of Febreeze and burning of candles. OK, so we moved in, Trav and I moving all the heavy furniture since no one could come from the ward and help until the afternoon and we thought that we HAD to return the truck to Scottsdale (1 1/2 hr away) by 5pm. Got all unloaded, boys beds put together, blinds up in the rooms, dinner from Arbys and Del Taco, and bed time by shortly before midnight. Then up early the next morning and on the road to Scottsdale and then to Orem, UT to visit with family for a week. I think that I am still recovering. Trenton and Jacob did fabulous, but Trav decided that Xander and I will fly next time. I think that we was ready to through the two of us out to hitch hike home. I don't handle screaming 2 year olds in a van for 10 hours very well.

So we're here. Surviving. Missing everyone so much. Trenton starts school next week, still trying to decide whether or not we can afford to put Jacob in the very expensive private school they have here. Found an OB, and will know what this kiddo is in a couple of weeks. Trav is enjoying being a REAL DENTIST, and not having people over his shoulder or checking his work after he finishes. This will be good. We can make this little town work. We felt so good about moving here, and felt strongly that this is where the Lord wanted us to be. I just have to convince myself that I'm gonna survive, and will make friends again.