We had been looking forward to Great Grandma and Grandpa Cooper all spring! They were excited to come out and explore Colorado once more before we moved too. One trip they wanted to fit in was the drive to Ouray and Silverton, CO. It is a beautiful drive with lots of fun stops. Our first stop was at some intense waterfalls in Ouray and then we went on to Silverton and toured a Mine that is over 100 years old.
We were able to celebrate G&G's 60th wedding anniversary. This also counted as a pre-celebration of mom and dad's 10th wedding anniversary. We went to a fancy Italian restaurant down town and walked around in the perfect weather.
Then we got to celebrate memorial day with a program at a local veteran's cemetery and BBQ later.
Our church had a stake father/son camp out but after they arrived at the site up on the Grand Mesa it was cancelled because of risk of a landslide. But G&G came through for us and reserved a camp sight at the RV park they were staying at.
Coop was not happy when he found out he couldn't go camping. Thank goodness for Grandma and Grandpa snuggles (and a treat and glow stick).
On their last day here, they offered to babysit while mommy and daddy hiked Mount Garfield. Daddy (aka the machine) was unstoppable on the steep terrane. Mommy did her best to keep up.
Lastly, Daddy was able to travel to Rexburg, ID to ride quads on the St Anthony sand dunes with Uncle Mark, Uncle Derek and a few others for a weekend. Dad said this was one of the best trips yet!
While our house was being shown, we went on a beautiful bike ride.
Best buddy, Carson's 6th birthday
Life is rough. <
Baseball season ended sooner than we anticipated. The team won their conference tournament but weren't able to come together for the regional tournament. We were all hoping the team would go to nationals for daddy's last year. So it was bittersweet to end so abruptly. The team will miss Daddy so much!
Helping daddy make a table top for a friend.
Mommy hanging out with old friends and saying good bye
Our Kinder Garten Grad
Summer hair cuts
Getting so big!
Taking some of the Young Women from church on a hike to get ready for Trek.
One of mommy's good friends from Springville was having a surprise 30th birthday party and mom really wanted to make it there. So she found another friend to drive over to Utah valley with her and they attended a session in the Provo City Center Temple before hand. Daddy was unavailable most of the weekend to help out so mommy had to organize a lot of babysitting and she was so grateful it all worked out!! It was a wonderful weekend!
Houston/Daddy day
After a long weekend of baseball games, daddy loves coming home to this!
This is a year of change for the Wilcock family. Daddy has accepted a position as Papa's real estate assistant on the "Schlenker Selling team" and we are moving to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada! This decision has been over a year in the making. There is so much that goes into moving to a different country and we weren't positive on our timeline for a while. Because of this we have kept it on the down-low until now.
This idea all started during mommy's trip to Canada last March (2015). Papa approached her and asked if she thought daddy would ever consider working with him as a real-estate agent. Mommy was very honest and replied that she knew how much daddy loved his athletic training job and she would have a hard time approaching him about it without feeling like she was pressuring him to make a big sacrifice. Papa still planned to eventually approach Daddy about it but mommy didn't want to be in the middle and things were left alone.
Later in the summer at the Cooper family reunion in CA, while mom and dad had a few moments alone together, DADDY actually asked mommy if she thought Papa would ever consider taking on him as an assistant. As you can imagine, mommy almost fell over! She couldn't believe the stars had aligned and an honest desire for a career change was coming from daddy just months after Papa had inquired. After more discussion together with Papa and Grandma Schlenker, Granddad and Grandma Cari, a temple visit and a lot of prayer, the decision was made to move forward and start the immigration process. As of February, mommy has been approved as daddy's sponsor and we are waiting on Daddy's permanent residency approval. Us boys are already recognized as duel citizens in Canada so we are good to go.
Daddy also gave notice at his AT job at the university. He is planning to work through baseball season and until the end of June. The house is on the market and we hope it gets sold fast. Things get more and more real everyday.
There is no denying that this is a dream come true for mom. Growing up close to family was such a blessing in her and daddy's lives and she feels like exploding from gratitude whenever she thinks about it. However that doesn't change the fact that Grand Junction will be easy to leave. Even though there were hard times, we really tried to bloom where we were planted and we invested a lot to be happy here. Mommy's piano students and all of our friends will be sorely missed!
The week prior to getting the house listed was a stressful one, but we got a lot done.
Everything we do now in GJ takes on new meaning. There will be lots of "lasts".
Last birthday with Landry
Last movie night at Pear Park Elementary
Last firework night with the Mavs
