Nate and Jacob playing tag in their grandparents house before anyone moved in. Tag, you're it!
The best story from the farm came while we were looking at the chickens. A little boy, probably about four years old, came running up saying that he found more animals (the chickens). His grandma asked what he had found. He replied, “I found…eagles!” He said it with such awe. It was great!
After the farm we Red Boxed some movies and relaxed in the apartment. This is Zephyr, JoLee and Nate’s awesome cat, snubbing Peter. Don’t worry, she can’t resist that toy for long and was soon playing along.
That night I went to JoLee’s humanities class. She teaches at the Johnson County Community College and I had fun going with her. I even did the homework. Of course, I’d read the play Trifles before and really liked it, so I didn’t need much convincing.
Day 2:
We spent this day in Kansas City. We started the day at the National World War One Museum. I was particularly excited about this because I am teaching WWI this fall to my sixth graders. We started by looking out over Kansas City.
The exhibits contained two videos that talk about the causes and when the United States got involved in the War. They had model trenches set up so you could see what the soldiers lived in. There were also interactive stations where you could learn about the planes and weapons and even create your own war memorial. This is my memorial, and Peter’s is underneath.
The museum has a tower that stands as a memorial to the war. We didn’t go inside but we did take this picture in front of it.
Next we went to the Kauffman Gardens. We got a little artsy in our pictures here. JoLee liked the cat and the orchids and the gate and I loved the fountain.
We picked up Nate from work and went to dinner and then to the art museum. Before going inside, we walked through the sculpture gardens. They had an amazing collection of Henry Moore sculptures. This is JoLee inside one.
This sculpture is made of wood. It looks like stone. We were all very surprised. 
This museum has four sculptures of shuttlecocks. This is Peter and I in front of one before JoLee and I played a smashing game of badminton. 
The next day, we took off for St. Louis.
Day 4: Little Johnny Rodgers and Emili came over for a barbeque, Mom came back from Chorale tour, we picked her up, chatted, and played Nutsy.
We were blessed to have Elder L. Tom Perry attend our convocation. He spoke to us at the end of the ceremony and shook our hands as we crossed the stage. This is me shaking his hand. You can see him really well. Me, on the other hand...
Here are some pictures of great friends I made in the Elementary Education program.Holly
Andrea
Emily
Danielle
Kaylene
Thanks to everyone for your support as I finished school. It was a great ride and I feel very proud of myself and know I couldn't have done it without you. Family and friends are the BEST!
This is the view from the front door. You can see the stairs leading up and down and the "hole" (one of Paige's favorite features).
This is the view down onto the kitchen from the "hole." Note the bay window and bar.
The green bedroom and the room friends and family will stay in when they choose to visit us.
The red room a.k.a. Library, Study, Office, etc.
The bathroom that will be all yours if you come to visit us.
And the master.
So, there you go. That, in a nutshell, is our first house. We're very excited about the move and look forward to the post-Wymount experience. We know we'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed this one. Don't forget our subtitle contest; we're still waiting for your ideas.
