Moving day

Well, moving day arrived. We packed all weekend in between attending all the final parties and Monday morning we began the loading of the truck. My parents came out to help us while Micah's parents had the kids and were going to fly out and meet us on Thursday. So the loading began...

We had some AWESOME neighbors who helped us all day loading and packing. We really wouldn't have gotten it all done in a day if it wasn't for them!

Our minivan was getting worked on and I'm on the phone with the dealership trying to get everything taken care of. As annoying as it was to have to deal with that on top of all the work we were already doing, I welcomed the chance to sit for a minute!

All packed up...sort of. We still had some odds and ends to get in there, but we couldn't believe we got it all in. Well, that's a lie. See my dad's truck on the side...loaded with stuff for storage. Garage had a pile of stuff still to go to storage and Goodwill. I had Sandy's car since the van was at the shop, and that was packed to the brim. Oh yeah, and some stuff in the cab of the moving truck. It all got transferred into our vehicles that were being towed (they were both at our parent's houses because they were both getting work done on them before our trip).

So after we loaded everything up and cleaned the house we left Monday night for our parents' house 2 hours away. Spent the night, and then Tuesday morning picked up the van and put it on the tow dolly and met everyone for a final breakfast. This gave us the chance to say goodbye to everyone one last time, and see the boys before we got on the road. They were excited to see us and the truck with all our stuff, but Aiden did start crying when we were leaving. I am sure he was pretty confused as to what was really going on. But Grammy did a good job distracting them and giving them plenty of fun things to do before they left with Sandy and Larry on the plane to meet us in our new home!

Getting on the road! We were so grateful that Dan made the drive with us. I didn't drive at all...no way I was going to pull that big truck with a trailer on the back with our van! No experience, no thank you! haha

We stopped in Utah on our way out for a quick breather and visited with Ben's mom LuAnn and Ben's niece Lucy. She was so welcoming and opened her house up to us for a few hours. If I had my way (which I was trumped by the two men driving who wanted to continue straight through) I would have wanted to stay the night and seen a little of Utah, and actually get some real sleep laying down. But I was going to take what I could get, and she made us a wonderful breakfast, gave us a few hours of sleep, and a warm shower. I felt human again! Even if it was just for a few hours :) Thank you so much LuAnn!!

I tried to get some pictures of the scenery with my phone...sorry about all the bug splatters. We actually welcomed the rain we encountered to help wash them off! All these are in Utah.

So while we were leaving Nevada, the boys were getting ready to go to the airport and fly with Kiki and Grandpa to meet us!

Getting ready to board the plane! And see Mommy and Daddy!!! and their new home with a playground and a pool :)

I think they did ok on the plane. This isn't their first time, but it is Devin's first time in his own seat. I'm just so happy and thankful everyone arrived safe and sound. Especially AJ who took off a day after us towing Micah's car, and he drove almost straight through. So glad he stopped in Reno to get some sleep before getting back on the road.

San Fransisco! No this is not the Golden Gate bridge...but you get the idea.

Putting together the boys' airplane bed.
I really didn't take pictures of the mayhem that followed after we arrived. The unloading and boxes everywhere were a bit overwhelming. We had some friendly neighborhood kids ask if they could help us unload...and it was fabulous! Since we live on the 2nd floor, it was great to have the help taking boxes up the stairs. We showered them with pop and Popsicles in gratitude (hope the parents didn't get mad)! So many people played an instrumental part in helping us with this move, and we are so incredibly grateful to each and every one of them! We truly don't know what we would have done with out you!

We love and miss you all!!