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Settling Into Tulsa

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It has been over a week since we arrived here in Tulsa, OK. When we got here our bathroom floor was being tiled (it was carpet before) so our very kind landlady put us up in the Marriott in downtown Tulsa! 

These were perhaps the most comfortable beds I have ever sept on.
Hinckley seemed to enjoy them too!
We arrived at our place, a condo near the Arkansas River. I thought it was pretty good when I signed for it, but we learned later that many adventurous things would happen. Because the purpose and tone of this blog are meant to be positive, I will not spend the time and energy to chronicle those adventures here. 

Street view of the place - where I park my new car
(2001 Nissan Altima) woot woot. 

Front view. It is a two story place, with two bedrooms. 
We are getting a little better each day/night in working with Hinckley and his sleep schedule. When it is day I find his actions much more cute than at night when I wish he would just sleep. Kas is doing a good job at night, and she is the one that has to spend more time awake. 

He is picking up some poundage. Before we left CO the doc said he had gained a whole pound in just 8 days of life. That is along the same scale as my growth in the MTC, only slower! 


Perhaps he will have Shaq's foot size when he
hits high school? 
Kassie's mom and sister came out to help us, and we were very grateful for that. It was sort of sad and tough once they left. We are doing well, though, and getting more used to things one day at a time.

Below is Hinckley's first bath. Beware, there IS some nudity so feel free to skip it if you would like.


I (Greg) had two days of training with Tulsa Public Schools and enjoyed seeing some friends from this summer and learning how to be a good teacher. I was impressed with the training TPS gave us and look forward to working in the district. 

Also I was able to see my room for the first time! I have lots of work to do, but was pleasantly surprised to see more resources in the room than I expected. 


Well, that is all for now. They say you can't take too many pictures of your kids, but sometimes I wonder. Oh well, we are pretty proud of our son and though nervous/excited/anxious/etc about the future we know we can do anything as a family and with the strength of God. 


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  1. David WilliamsAugust 4, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    Very positive and exciting too! Thanks for sharing the pics and vids and thoughts. We're excited to see how things move forward!

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