Stake Out

Last night, we arrived home from a trip to Colorado to see Eric's family.  We had tons of fun--especially the kids who adore their CO cousins even though they only rarely get to see each other.

The girl cousins

The boy cousins

We got to do all kinds of cool stuff, like visiting nearby Mesa Verde National Park, going to our sister-in-law's family's mountain cabin at an elevation of 12,500 feet.  Some of us even used the zip line there (me included!).

Kids and Eric at Mesa Verde

Ancient Pueblan Dwelling at Mesa Verde

Evan zip lining

 Eric and I went to his 20th high school reunion to end the week. Thanks to our CO family for the fun week!

And then we drove 21 hours back home.  Ugh.  At least the kids behaved well for the entire trip--no joke, they were angels for 21 hours in the car.  I love my children:)  This may have had something to do with the fact that they were exhausted from the week and slept, or that I'd planned several car activities, including travel tickets they turned in every hour for a small treat.

Then, today, after we got unpacked and settled back into our normal routine, Eric drove out to check out our lot to discover that it has been staked!

You might have to click on the photos to see the stakes better.  Eric said the grass is chest high, which makes seeing the stakes rather difficult.  Although I haven't actually been to the lot yet, I can't wait to stand in the place where the front door will be and all the other places that have only existed on paper until now.  I'm thinking things will start moving quickly from this point forward.  Here we go!