We are digging this weather!!

Coming from a place that rains oh i'd say 95% of the year we are in heaven here! Yes, it is ridiculously HOT with a level of humidity that I don't think anyone should ever have to endure but once you look past that it is gorgeous!
Jackson and I have been starting each morning with about a 3 mile walk around the neighborhoods behind our apartment complex at 8:00am ish mostly because Jackson still hasn't figured out that it is OK to sleep here and because by 9:30am it is about 80 degrees with 70% humidity. I have no idea why I never did these walks when we lived in Oregon, it is such a refreshing way to start our day plus it helps me get some much needed exercise. If Jackson were to decide that sleeping is a past time that he'd like to take up I would gladly walk in the heat if it meant I could sleep an extra hour or two but unfortunately we aren't there yet.
Going from a part-time work outside the home mom/stay at home to a full on stay at home mom has been quite an adjustment. Jackson and I are figuring each other out now that we spend the majority of our days alone together and while at times it does feel daunting the fact that I don't ever get a break except for when he sleeps it is very gratifying to see him catch on to new words and skills that I have taught him. We cherish Jesse's early arrivals home and days off and enjoy exploring this new environment together as a family! We have become quite the outdoorsy water family since being here, probably because it is sweltering! We hit the pool every afternoon and try to discover new exciting parks that have water fountains incorporated into them. Yesterday we tried out "Water World" which was basically a disneyland with water and while it was super fun to watch Jackson run in and out of the waterfalls squealing with glee it was pretty darn overwhelming and we all left completely exhausted. An experience none the less...

                                       Here are a few pictures of our most recent adventures:

                                                          Checking out the Giraffes at the Denver Zoo

                                                           Having the best time at the pool with Daddy!

                                                                This kid LOVES the water!!!

                                                                                               Apparently it's very easy to get tan here :)

Welcome to our life!

Welcome!!

I have decided to start this blog not only as a way to share with our family and friends all the exciting events of our new adventure to Colorado but also as a memory for Jackson to look back on one day.


If you were to ask me a year ago if we'd be packing up and moving away from the NW to Colorado I would've thought you were crazy! I have lived my entire life in Beaverton, OR probably within a 20 mile radius and that is all I've ever known so I have found this new adventure in Colorado to be at times exciting and at other times completely and utterly terrifying!

For those of you that do not  know why we have moved to Colorado...let me share! Jesse works for Bose (speakers, headphones...) and while he really enjoyed working at the Portland, OR store as the assistant manager he felt it was time for a move up and so he applied for the Denver, CO airport store(s). After a longggggg interview process he was offered the job and we up and moved within about 2 weeks! This process has certainly been a test of our patience, perseverance and strength. Not one part of our moving process was smooth but I suppose looking back on it now that that was the exciting part about it, odd to say I know. There is a certain since of thrill and excitement when you have no idea what is about to happen, it's all NEW! Of course when we actually got here and the exciting part about the "move" was gone and reality sat in that is when the fear set in....
     
                                                  What happens now?

Well, for me what happened next was a good long 3 hour freak out before my mom left on a plane back to my home and I was left with a feeling of "what the heck have we done, i don't want to be here and please please please take me homeeeeeee!!!" Of course going back home wasn't an option...I'm a mom and a wife and depended on to be a sense of stability and strength for my boys right now. My mom said it best when she said "although you can't be strong for yourself right now you HAVE to be strong for Jackson." It was hearing that that gave me the kick in the pants I needed to put my fear aside and do whatever I needed to do for my boys. Each day I have to focus on waking up and saying to myself  "Today WILL be a good day and I WILL get through this because failure is not an option."

We've been in Colorado for about 1 1/2 weeks now and so far my saving grace has been TOMTOM :) Without our TomTom i'd probably be in some random state and Jackson and I wouldn't have explored half of the places we have.

                                                                   Exploring around the Rec Center

                                                                  Hanging out at a park we found :)

Everyday Jackson and I set out to explore something new and exciting...keep looking for more of our adventures :)