Our New Place in Kansas

We're here! We finally arrived in Lawrence Kansas and found a little bit of time to write about it. After being moved to three different apartments within the same complex, we were fortunate enough to get, what we think, is the best apartment here. It is equipped with a new fridge, new carpet, and newlinoleum and most importantly, it has a toilet, so we don't have use the outhouse. We are excited to have the baby's room almost put together. It is covered in pinks, purples and greens. We've included a picture of our back balcony that has a beautiful view of a forest behind our home.
Andy also started his first day at KU!!!!! He was absolutely adorable with his new backpack and the best part of it all, he had no classes scheduled for his first day of school, so we had fun together that day!
Recently, on the 25th we celebrated Andy's birthday!!!! We had so much fun between our picnic at KU and eating his favorite cream cheese pie that night. So far everything is fantastic here in Kansas. We are hoping that very soon our duo will become a trio!!! Little Addy is due on September 29 and we pray that she comes soon!!! We are just oozing with excitement! We love you all!

Andy's Debut at the Tabernacle

After all the paperwork and auditions were completed, Andy was ready to play at the Tabernacle. Of course, that included hours upon hours of practice that brought us up to the Tabernacle for some late nights. It was a wonderful experience to be there and feel the Spirit of such a special building that represented such a sacrifice from the early Saints. Many a night the lights in the Tabernacle shut off at 11pm and we found ourselves seeing only by the light of the organ console, but this only enhanced our view of the Christus Statue in the visitors center, which could be seen through the windows of the Tabernacle. The recitals were fabulous and we had such an outpouring of support from friends and family. It was so much fun to have my mom come and visit us! I couldn't have been prouder of Andy for all his hard work to accomplish his dream to play in the Tabernacle before we headed to Kansas!!