We arrived at Fort Riley, KS on April 7 and checked into our hotel on post for a rather extended stay. Now when I say hotel I am using that word loosely. This "hotel" is more like semi renovated old barracks. There were 2 rooms: a living area with table, couch and television along with the bedroom which had 2 full size beds with a dresser and another television. (Of course there was also a small bathroom). This wasn't my idea of a "great" place to stay for 3 weeks but considering what we paid it was good enough. We made due the best we good and bought a small crock pot to cook meals in so we weren't eating out all the time and of course I had to get a tea maker so I could feed my addiction of sweet tea :-) Our 1st full day here we went up to the housing office to see exactly how long it would be before we were offered a house. Ugh.....3 weeks! That is a VERY long time to be stuck in a hotel with 2 kids. However the housing office was very nice and helpful. They were able to give us the address of the house we would be given, the school Andrew would be attending and also a map of post so we could start finding our way around. The second day we got Andrew enrolled into school and he started back to kindergarten the following Monday (which was a life saver for both of us). There were many ups and downs during our stay at the hotel. The biggest down was probably the 3 straight days they tested fire alarms. That did not make for a happy Ava or a happy Mom. All in all we survived it and have some funny stories. Here are a few pictures from our "hotel time"
Andrew and Ava posing on the couch in the hotel. Isn't it beautiful :-)
push up contest!
It took a lot to keep Andrew occupied in that small space
ahhhh....One of the many play grounds on post. We went several time during our hotel stay to let Andrew burn off some energy.
Sweet baby girl. Such a good baby and amazing traveler!
So far we are really liking it here in Kansas. One of our neighbors from Fort Drum is also stationed here now so it's nice to have familiar people around. We are also lucky enough to have a great neighbor here at Fort Riley too. Andrew has lots of boys his age to play with around the house so it's never dull. Ava is doing great and is finally crawling. She is a little firecracker though and very attention needy (must be a girl thing). I am doing well and have made several new friends which is always nice. Adam is hanging in there. This job isn't like anything he has ever done before and sometimes it's hard on him. He is in more of an admin position now and even though he's working in an ER he isn't really doing anything medical. Lots of paper work and stuff like that which he hates. I am hoping he adjusts and things get better in the near future for him.
