Connecticut!

So just when we were getting all settled in, in DC Jordan got a call to come work for LEGO!

We were so excited! It was a long time coming and thanks to my cousin Nathan we he was able to score an interview. So we packed up as fast as we could and with what little money we had, we bought him a suit and he went and interviewed. We stayed at hotels for a few days, then my wonderful cousin and his lovely wife offered their basement to us!

They invited us to go to The Big E, a 5 state big fair, with them and it was so much fun!

They even had butter carving there. HA!

And of course Makayla was all over the rides again.

Do I need to worry about this girl turning 16 and getting her license already? :-)

We stayed for almost 2 weeks waiting to hear back from the Lego, until we decided to leave. Jordan had a "for sure" temporary job in Washington working with Lego, but we kept hoping he could work at the corporate headquarters in CT and network a little more.

But with no call it was time to leave.

We loved meeting our cousins though! Here are the youngest two, Lucas and Abby.

We got on the road early that morning and drove till we were halfway between Albany and Buffalo when Jordan got a call from Lego to come back for another interview for a different position!

WHAT?

So we took a big gamble, made a u-turn and drove back to Connecticut and stayed at our cousins house for a few more days while we waited to hear back on the new position.

Jordan helped earn our keep by burning out some stumps in their back yard.

The kids were running and running all over in the back yard and woods having a blast, when Oscar started walking toward Jordan, then just collapsed, dead asleep!

Seriously, he ran himself to SLEEP! 

Who even knew that could happen?

We loved staying with our cousins and getting ready for Halloween! Here are the girls making some eyeballs! I think Makayla ate more of the icing then she did decorate with it!

It was Justin's birthday while we were there and they were nice enough to invite us to his birthday party that was at a pumpkin patch! We went on a hay ride, played in the dirt, pet some goats, and had all sorts of fun

including a corn maze! Here every one is gathering around for the "rules" of not getting lost

And in we go!

We have been so blessed getting to know our cousins! They are such amazing people and so generous and open! Not only are they that nice, but their friends are too, and they found us a small apartment to stay in while we waited to find out if we were staying for the job or not.

I am definitely going to like Connecticut!