With only a three hour drive and visit to the Capitol building on the agenda we took advantage of the down time to allow for a slow start to the morning. After several very late nights in a row the kids were ready for a recovery day. We were also able to take advantage of the scenery in the middle with out feeling rushed. We stopped in Twin Falls Idaho at the scenic overlook and spent some time hiking around Shoshone falls. And spent the evening with friends. We should make it to Salt Lake City tomorrow.
Family Time
Day Two
I grew up in Idaho and Chad and I both attended NNU so driving through town with out seeing our loved ones was out of the question; especially since Chad had been back only one time since Graduation 10 years ago. As we ran through the list of people we would like to see and who would be available in the middle of the day on a week day for unannounced visitors. I got to see almost all of my Aunts and Uncles (we missed Aunt Peggy we will catch her on the next swing through Nampa). And we also saw a handful of friends. By the end of the day we made it a whopping 26 miles from our previous nights destination, and had a very fun day.
We Are Off
Yesterday we finally took off for our first assignment. Heading down to Farmington new Mexico. We made it all the way to Emmett ID. Got to see some beautiful views and observe the changing scenery. Hope to have a lot more fun as we continue our travels.
~Chad
Support!
Yesterday we had our going away party. It was a sendoff of sorts where friends and family came to see us off and to wish us the best of luck. It was good to have so many people there and to see that we have such a great group of family and friends that are supporting us in our grand adventure. We want to thank all of you so much that were able to make it. Also to thank all of you that could not make it, but sent your love. You all will be greatly missed.
~Chad
Great Wolf Lodge
Yesterday, we came home from spending the night up at Great Wolf Lodge. It was awesome. we had so much fun. We went up there with Sarah’s family (Paul, Debbie, Jeremy, Suzanne, Jayson, and Stephanie) along with our whole family. We went up Thursday night and were able to stay and play at the park till late Friday night. It was our last time to really get together and spend time as a family before we take off on our trip. Thank you to everyone for the great time.
Weekend With Grandparents.
This last weekend grandma and grandpa Owens called us up and invited us to go the beach with them. The kids were very excited, but unfortunately Sarah had to work and was unable to join us (she was greatly missed). So I loaded up the kids and the dog, and meet them in Lincoln City. We spent a little bit of time at the outlet mall, where the girls got some new shoes. (Thank you very much grandma, they were greatly needed.) We ended up going on south to Newport. The next day we spent the morning down on the bay-front. Caleb was most excited when he say Ripley’s believe it or not museum and grandma told him that we were going to go through it. It was exciting to see all of the oddities that were there. The last day we spent some time at a nearby park. It was a fun and relaxing weekend. Thank you very much for everything Grandma and Grandpa. We Love You.
~Chad
Fall Fun
So last week we took the kids to Bauman Farms. They had a ton of fun going down zip lines, playing in the nut house, and going through the mazes. Tonight we took the time to carve our pumpkins. The kids had good ideas and as always the best part is the fresh toasted pumpkin seeds.




































