Cleaning out the camera

So now it's November, and David is officially out of the Army. I thought it was about time I go through the pictures from our trip here. I didn't get as many good shots as I had hoped of our stops, but you can be sure that we enjoyed seeing everyone we were able to meet up with.



We left Kansas as soon as we possibly could. Ready to get started on the new portion of our lives. I had a "Retired Army" hat hidden away for David and gave it to him just before we drove off of Fort Riley.



It took a couple of days to get to Vegas. Once there, we dove right into having some fun with friends and family. We got to visit Rosie and her guy, who is also named David.

...We also got to see Rodney.

...And Cathy.

...And Cathy's daughter Rachel. Myranda, Rachel and Ben had an awsome time "not getting too wet" at the park.

...The three musketeers.

...I think Ben's main goal was to make Rachel laugh as much as possible.

...I also think they will be friends forever.

David's Uncle Roy treated us again to a great Barbeque at his place. We looove going over there because it always means we get to hear the VanGees sing again. We were not disapointed and as a bonus also got to play around with the equipment. Kylie and Randa sang several duets. And, though I don't have a picture of him at the mic, our nephew, Doug sang several awsome songs.

After Vegas we headed up to Salt Lake. Scott and Cody convoyed along with us and pulled a trailer full of "stuff". We got to stay with Emily and Jim. They fixed a wonderful meal which we devoured after some fun at the park with Paul and Mira. We had a great time and wish we could have stayed longer.

A day later we were up at the house and happy to see that everything seemed all right. Scott looked over the place with his trained eye and relieved some of our worries. Thanks, Scott! We really appreciate all the help with haulin the trailer and moving it all inside.

After Cody and Scott left for home, it was time to get busy getting some water hooked up to the house. Here are some pics of the yard before the well guys came.

Now.... how do we go about digging a trench to bring water from that shiney new well to our home?

.....Ahhhh yes, I think this will do. mmmmm

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.... ok, or we could use one of these. Not as much fun for me to watch, but faster.

... Now, where was that pesky propane line buried?

...There it is, that yellow tube.... The guy was very careful and detailed with that digger, but I snapped this pic and then just couldn't watch any more. lol

... Laying the pipes.

... All hooked up to the house!

... Here is the magic bullet, err pump.

... And here is the control panel to make it work. Oh what a beautiful thing that is.

A couple of weeks after all of that, the test results were back, and now we have the most awsome water for drinking, bathing, and everything else we used to take for granted.

Once the water was connected and everyone got showers, it was time for the kids to get back into school. Here are some pics after their first day coming home on the bus. Are they happy because they had a great time, or because they didn't have to walk the half mile plus from the bus stop?

... Maybe a bit of both.