Saying goodbye

The summer has truly flown by and we now have less than a week left here in CA. We have had a wonderful time in CA and have been so encouraged by our many meetings (over 40) this summer! However the hard part about being here for a summer and having such a great time is that it makes it that much harder to leave. Please think of us this next week as we say goodbye to everyone. Also think of our families who are already struggling with the thoughts of goodbye. We will post pictures as we are able to on the road and then once we get to Canada we will be updating regularly again. Our road trip to Canada looks as follows:

8/4-8/6- Las Vegas, NV
8/6-8/9- Hailey, ID
8/9-8/10- Grand Tetons National Park, WY
8/10-8/11- Cheyenne, WY
8/11-8/12- Lincoln, NE
8/12-8/17- Waukesha, WI
8/17-8/19- Grand Rapids, MI
8/19-8/20- Detroit, MI
8/20- Arrive in Canada

Think of us as we travel to all these places!

Yosemite Pictures

Floating down the river was a blast!

Jumping into the rapids...just kidding!

Bath time, camp style!

Great time with family!

Time in CA

Since being in Ca we have had a great time! It has been so wonderful spending time with family and friends! We have been able to spend a good amount of time with both of our families. Last week we camped in Yosemite Valley...what a beautiful place!

Throughout the time we have been here, we have had many lessons in trust. Over and over our Father has proven Himself to be faithful and sufficient for all our needs. What a neat experience to go through, hard at times, but rewarding and growing.

We have a little over a month left here. Time is truly flying by. We are excited to move to Canada, but are not too anxious as this time in CA has been wonderful!

Made it to CA

We arrived in CA on Wednesday afternoon. The house we are staying in is awesome and we are so grateful! We are getting settled in and adjusted to a new routine. Rylan is doing well. His first night in his new room resulted in a middle of the night cry session, but since then he has been fine. We are already enjoying time with family and friends. Carsten has met a lot of new people...most all our family and friends had never met him.

Thank you for thinking of us as we traveled across the country. It was a long trip, but it went really well with no problems! We had a fun time as a family in both Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks! Thanks also to the Moore/Rouse families who graciously hosted us in Nebraska...love you guys!

We are without internet at our house, so updating will be a little less frequently at this point.

Road trip to CA

Moments before starting the long trip from Waukesha to Riverside

Fun times in our packed out car!

Representing

Carsten is representing for the Brewers! Farewell Wisconsin we will miss you!

Hitting the road

The car is fixed...thankfully a transmission service did the job! (It is running great and the mechanic gave us an 80% chance of making it just fine to CA)

The house is cleaned...spent the last few days getting it all done!

And we will hit the road tomorrow morning for our first stop of many...Nebraska!

We will post pictures of our stops along the way. Think of us in the next week while we make our way to the Wild Wild West (a.k.a. Riverside, CA)