Riding Off into the Sunrise

Well, it has almost been two weeks since we left Utah. We loaded up everything we had (minus a few boxes that wouldn't fit..!) onto a flatbed trailer and pulled out bright and early on a Wednesday morning.

It was so early that Cameron couldn't stop yawning when we went in to wake the little boy up:


Here we are, literally crammed inside of the car, I don't know how Cameron even managed to fit in there! We thought that he would fall asleep as soon as we got going, but nope! He was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and didn't really fall asleep until sometime around 11:30 probably..unheard of! Luckily he was being really good. He just kind of verged out in his carseat, not really complaining, eating when we fed him, and giving an occasional laugh and smile.


And the sun literally rose up on our new future in Parker, CO. :-)
I don't understand why everyone always says that people "rode off into the sunset." Wouldn't it be nicer to ride off into the sunrise? We rode off into the sunrise, just the three of us and everything we could carry, with faith in our future. :-)






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  1. mackenzieJuly 30, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    You're moving to Parker? My husband's family lives there! Do you know what ward you will be in?

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