Finally In Missouri!!

Well, we made it. We are here. I don't think that it has quite sunk in that this is our "home" for a while...but it will get there, I am sure.
We left Nebraska and our friends there Wednesday morning at 6:30. We made it to the gas station and then remembered that we had forgotten Jen's purse. Thankfully we were only 2 minutes away, and not 2 hours when we realized that. We really had a good time with our friends, Wyatt and Julie. They opend their home right up to us and even gave us their bed to sleep on! Getting out of the car at their house was our first real touch with humidity. Yuck...we are not looking forward to the weather in MO!! We spent two nights with them and then we got to Wichita, Kansas Wednesday afternoon.
Our friends, Keenan and Brenda lived acrossed the hall from us for a year in Baker, so we really got to know them well. They have four children, but only two were at home when we were there. They nick-named Isabella, "Granny" because when she had no teeth, she looked like Keenan's Granny, I guess. And the name stuck with them. All the way to their house, about a 5-6 hour trip, we called Isabella, Granny in order to get her used to it again. She just kept laughing! Their house was really relaxing. If you are the type that can just make yourself comfortable in someone's house, then you will fit in great at their home!
Good fellowship. Those would be the two words that discribed our trip crossed country. We are so blessed to have so many friends that we can just stop in on, pretty much where-ever we travel in America!
Well, like I said, we are here. The humidity is killer and will take a while to get used to, but I am sure it can be done. I start work, framing houses, tomorrow so that will be interesting! Pray for Jen and Isabella as they will be alone in the house for the most of the next two months. Jen has alot of un-packing to do...
I am working on downloading the program on this computer that will enable me to post pictures again...so when that happens I will put pictures of our trip and our new home.

Acrossthe USA...

Well, I am at a computer where I don't have the ability to post pictures, so this update will just be written.
Our family left Baker City, Oregon Sat. at 5 AM. We were supposed to leave Friday, but we grossly underestmated the time it would take us to get finished with all the little things we had left arounded the house. There was no way that we could clean the house as well, but our friend Savannah is trying to raise money to go on a missions trip this summer, so we hired her to get what we couldn't.
We made it to our friends house in Huntsville, UT around 3 in the afternoon.
Quick story about our friends...Grant was my youth pastor when I was 16 in So. Oregon. He and his family moved to AZ to be a youth Pastor there. My first trip that I ever made on my own was to visit his family. It is one of the best memories that I have. I haven't seen this family since then...so, it has been over ten years...yet the minute I saw them again it was like no time at all had past. Jen and Isabella were welcomed in and I felt right at home. We had a great time there and our only regret is that we had to leave sooner then we wanted to...
We left there Monday at 4 AM. We knew that this leg of the trip ws going to be the longest one. Map-Quest put it at 11 hours, and that isn't taking into account a potty-trained two year old...We got here in McCook, Nebraska at 6 PM...long day. Our friends here were "Hall Neighbors" at New Tribes Bible Institute for two years. Again the same issue of not really seeing them for 3 years and feeling at home once we are here. I think that there is something special among the Christian community world-wide.
We are leaving here tomorrow, (Wednesday) in the morning and will be heading to some more friends in Wichita, Kanas. Please keep us in your prayers as we are traveling. Our car has been great pulling our beast of a trailer so that is a blessing! When I get all set up in MO, I will have to post a pic of our car and trailer...
Well, that is it, I don't know when I will be able to update next but I will try to as soon as possible.

Fun in the...water

We went to a litte lake the other day, well a big pond is more like it, and went kayaking. Isabella was a bit nervous at first, but then when she saw her friend with her dad, she calmed down. When ever she is around water she grabs a stick and uses it as a fishing pole. She didn't catching anything this time though. :-)

Cool Cousins

Isabella and her "totally cool" little cousin Kacee Rae. Don't they look good in their shades? We were only able to spend about two weeks with our family in So. Oregon and we won't see them again until next summer sometime, we are really going to miss them all!