One year ago was our first official day here in North Carolina. We had our
mattresses on the kitchen floor, and a little
Pepsi fridge for our food. We have come a long way since then. We have
established a new life. We got the kids in school, Kevin started school, we have made new friends, the kids are signed up for dance and baseball. This has been the hardest thing emotionally that I have ever gone through. I have my good days and my bad. A bad day consists of wishing it was all done and we were moving back home. Feeling all alone, with no one to help me do things, we moved 2300 miles away from my family, and I can't even have my husband help me out with things. He is so busy with school that he can't help and wishes he could be there for us. He is starting to show sign of stress from school, his heart is having palpitations. All the girls in his class are losing their hair. This is the hardest thing he has experienced also. A good day consists of exploring new things, meeting new people, experiencing things that I never would have if we didn't move here. I know this is good for me, I am just being a baby. It will all be worth it in the end, (
that's what I keep telling myself). This has made us grow closer as a family. We are excited for the holidays coming up even though we are not with family. To celebrate our one year anniversary me and the kids went to Wilmington. This is a town 120 miles south east of where we are. It is right on the ocean. We had a great time.
We went on a tour of a battleship. This is the USS North Carolina, it battled in World
War II. It was really cool to see.
The word they are pointing at is Scuttlebutt, this is what they call the drinking fountains on the ship. Guess what my kids are going to call drinking fountains from now on?
I'm king of the world!!! (that hasn't been done before)
We also went to the Fort Fisher Aquarium. This was neat also, not as big as I was thinking it would be, but still way fun for the kids.
Because of daylight savings me and kids were up in time to see the sun rise.
We went to the beach
Saturday and Sunday, the kids just can't get enough. The air was warm about 75 degrees but the water was cold, maybe 60 degrees. But that didn't stop them. We brought a lunch and had a
picnic. They had a great time getting splashed by the waves, I had a great time just watching.
We went on a tour of a battleship. This is the USS North Carolina, it battled in World War II. It was really cool to see.
The word they are pointing at is Scuttlebutt, this is what they call the drinking fountains on the ship. Guess what my kids are going to call drinking fountains from now on?
I'm king of the world!!! (that hasn't been done before)
We also went to the Fort Fisher Aquarium. This was neat also, not as big as I was thinking it would be, but still way fun for the kids.
Because of daylight savings me and kids were up in time to see the sun rise.
We went to the beach Saturday and Sunday, the kids just can't get enough. The air was warm about 75 degrees but the water was cold, maybe 60 degrees. But that didn't stop them. We brought a lunch and had a picnic. They had a great time getting splashed by the waves, I had a great time just watching.
8 comments:
Kim, you are an amazing Mom. I am so proud of you and all of your accomplishments. I have missed having you here but I know that because you are so far away you and Kevin are making a better life for your family. I know that one day I will have to make the same sacrifice and I am so thankfull I have you to look up to. Take care of yourself. Love ya, Brittney
you truly inspire me. when b isn't around i feel like my whole world can't go forward but look at you... taking your kids to have fun memories! and i know how it is to move. i totally related to you. sorry we're not in the same place so we could be there for each other. you are amazing and doing a fantastic job.
Think of it this way, at least you are a short flight back to see family when you can. It takes us over 13 hours to get home and that doesn't count the hours wasted on a layover. We have an entire ocean between us as well as miles. YOu get used to it and there may even come a time when you don't want to move back to Utah because you like it so much. That's how we feel (no offense family).
You are the coolest mom ever! You do hte funniest things with your kids! You are also such a strong women! Holy Cow! You will look back at this once you move back home to all of us and only see the postives! Love all your ocean pictures. Can you bring the ocean with you when you come back :)
I have to agree with everyone elses comments!! I would be a serious baby!!! I could not handle being away from my fam and husband I hate it when he is a hour late!!! YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!Love all the pictures!!!
YEAH Kim! I'm so proud of you doing a whole vacation without the help of Kevo! Amazing! It looks like you all had lots of fun! I'm jealous, I need a vacation! I love the pictures too. Way cute!
Way to go Tanner!'m not surprised you made VP you are an amazing kid. Kaden you are such a smart boy, you will go very far in life.Kali. you go girl!
Kim I can't tell you how proud I am of you and your family. It would be a lot harder on all of us but you have all grown and acomplished so much in th last year. Love you, Mom
Congrats on your one year anniversary! Only one year left to go! We all hope. We can't wait to see you guys!
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