Update (part 1 of 2)

Well....we finally made it to Kansas! After a LONG 17 hour drive that we did in one night/day we can begin our little adventure. Stockton did great on the drive, he slept all night! For Bryce and I on the other hand, it wasn't so fun! We both were so tired at one point that we pulled over on the side of the road and slept for 2 hours. Anyway, we arrived in safety and we were excited to get to work. (I say we, but I really mean Bryce) :)

We've been here for 3 weeks and we're loving it! Bryce has been doing really well! He was in the top 10 salesman for rookies category last week, so that's good! He's had his bad days, but it's mostly been good so far!

Stockton and I have just been hanging out. We do our normal routine, so not a lot has changed for us. Although, it is really fun to live so close to friends! We do something with friends almost everyday: go to the pool, do lunch, go on walks or just hang out. It's been a pretty good schedule for us!

I thought I would take pictures of our apartment so you can see where we are living. (Mostly for my mom and dad, but everyone else, enjoy. :) )

Living room (the front door is next to the table on the far left of the picture)

Kitchen is behind the wall



The laundry room is behind the doors

Dinning room and hall which leads to bedrooms

Guest bathroom (located where Fuzz is standing in the picture before). There is another door to the right of the picture (not shown) that can go into Stockton's room.

Stockton's room

Just because :)

Our room

Our bathroom (it has 2 showers! One is behind the door to the right of the picture)

Our closet, which is HUGE!! To bad we didn't bring tons of clothes.

Update (part 2 of 2)

This past Sunday (Mother's day) was so fun! Bryce gave me chocolates and a really sweet card. And he made me a yummy breakfast! Since he had the day off we thought it would be fun to go explore KC and see Liberty Jail.

We drove downtown and we found this little street market that was SWEET! It was full of flea market items (which we bought Stockton a walker toy for $4. Some Lysol wipes and it's as good as new, kinda :) ) There was also vender's selling produce and flowers. I LOVED it! I think I have a love affair with food. I think fresh produce is so pretty. I know I'm a weirdo!

At the street market. I forgot Stockton's hat, but he was lathered up in sunscreen.

Crawling on the grass at Liberty jail.



He loves to chew on his flip flops!!! It's his favorite teething ring.



I don't think he likes this very much now that I look at the picture.

Our little family

I thought it was going to be a really old building. But it was destroyed and a replica has been built inside.

Outside Liberty jail

The replica which is built almost exactly where the original stood. The walls are 4 feet thick. The ceiling had rocks on it so the prisoners couldn't escape. And there was no door knob to actually leave the jail. Even the guards had to wait for someone to let them leave. It was neat to feel the spirit here.

Joseph Smith and others were here for 5 months in the winter time. How awful it must have been! And during this time Joseph would pray, but he didn't receive any answers until about 2 weeks before he was released.

I'm grateful to live so close to these historical sites. And we plan on visiting more while we have the chance. I'm reading The Book of Mormon on my won for the first time while I'm here and I can already feel my testimony growing. I'm grateful for Joseph Smith and the sacrifices he made to restore the gospel.


All in all, it was a fabulous Mother's day! I feel so blessed to be a mom this year!