Scrapbook Day July 16, 2016

Scrapbook day fell on a Saturday this month. We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend. On Friday night we took the kids to see Finding Dory. They loved the chairs in the US theaters that reclined back to a full size twin bed. On Saturday, scrapbook day, we ventured on a hike in the flatiron at Chataqua Park. They complained part of the way due to heat and hunger, but once we found the picnic table and had some lunch, they were troopers the rest of the way. The flatirons are beautiful. We happened upon a theater group doing a performance of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in the field, which was fun since this is a library book we checked out this week. Once it is a little cooler we will try a bit longer hike. After our hike, we met up with some friends at the Butterfly Pavilion. The mom of this family and daddy went to college together. In fact, they played guitar together around Lexington when I met the husband. She now lives south of Denver. We enjoyed an afternoon with this family and dinner at Chikfelet. Needless to say the kids were exhausted after this very full day. The kids are adjusting well to life in Colorado. We are slowly finding community through this church plant we are involved in and through our future neighborhood. All of us are so ready to have our home and things from Tokyo and to finally have a place to call home. Miss M is interested in sewing  and she has taken a few sewing classes at some local fabric shops. The K Man is simply all about playing and is quick to find playmates at the local parks or dinners with our new church. The J Man may be the one who truly likes hiking as he did not complain at all yesterday walking along the trail. We have enjoyed the local library and go every week to get new books. Miss M and the K Man completed the summer reading program. Miss M read for 1200 minutes. The library is great for families as it has a nice set up for little kids to play while big kids browse for books. On Friday we got to watch a music show where a man showed different instruments from all over the world. Below is a picture of the K Man playing one of the instruments. I know I have been a bit behind on the blog...this is what happens when you move and are in the middle of a major life transition. It is a bit lonely but we are finding community as a family and growing together in our marriage, and for this we are thankful. We can see God's hand on us in this move and how He has provided along the way. It truly is amazing to experience His provision first hand and to see how He is writing our story for our family.