Where we are now

Due to job changes, our family decided to continue living in Denver, Colorado.  After a very brutal 2013 winter, we longed for more space and warmth.  After our rental property sold in summer 2014, we purchased a condo and put the RV up for sale.  With the intent of renting it out when we are ready to move.

Hello IKEA organizers!

We spent several days painting and replacing the appliances in the kitchen.  Plus, we had to replace some furniture.  I took the lessons on efficiency and wise use of space that we'd learned in the RV and applied to our new home.

We only purchased beds, a desk, a couch, and five heavy duty, wire commercial shelving units. Then stored all of our clothes and belongings in organizers tucked into closets.  The kids relish the indoor space, but miss the outdoor fun that waited right outside our RV front door.

Our condo is close to a favorite county park that enables us to swim in a lake, do some outdoor archery and some hiking, biking, and exploring.

My youngest has expanded her culinary skills. 

We joined an academic coop that is pushing the children and I to a whole new educational level.  Which can be painful sometimes.  On a whole, we are excited about our future and what God has planned for us.

My oldest, Jessica, attended a Civil War Ball with her best friend.
Her dad acted as escort!

Kyla has also taken up photography, like her father, and shown a prodigious talent!

Liam, my son, and Kyla also started a little paracord bracelet business.

Kyla's 11th birthday present. Sapphira likes to "help" with school work.  

Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Colorado --training wheels!

  

After wintering at the Clear Creek RV park, we relocated to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Jefferson County.  A decent place to stay.  It has water and electricity, but no sewer.  Just a dump station.

Bear Creek Lake Park, Morrison, CO

We stayed there for two weeks while I tested our fresh water tank capacity and how long we could go on the gray and the black.  With five people, we could go about three days without dumping.  But if I did laundry (in the bathtub), then I dumped after four loads.

We moved on from there to Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, Colorado...

We were excited about this particular place because it was the first campsite we were able to visit in Denver outside of our normal two places.

Lotsa Fun.

They have lots of trails to hike and bike. The kids loved swimming in the lake and we were close enough to walk!

Bear Creek Lake Park swimming 

As it turned out, we had to pay for showers and the dump station/water refill station were far away.  So this truly was a test of my little tanks.  I am cheap and refuse to pay for showers.  So, we discovered we could squeeze in six showers (done Navy style) and a couple loads of dishes.  If I decided to do laundry that day, then I dumped twice.  Whew!

On the plus side, my driving skills improved IMMENSELY...  Having to pull out every two days to fill up on water and then drive to the dump station (they weren't together) and then backing up and leveling made me very comfortable...