The Big Move

From one coast to the other, it was a LONG drive.  Moving is exhausting, especially with small children in tow.  Thank goodness the military packs you up and transports your goods.  We filled almost half of the semi trailer....and to think we considered moving ourselves.  We could not have done it without my mom's help.  She came to stay for over two weeks and then drove with the boys and I back to Iowa to wait for Hans.  Plus, Nana AND Papa drove the boys all the way to VA for us a few days later so we could get most of our things unpacked.   On the bright side, moving is a great excuse to get rid of stuff and take some extra trips to Goodwill.  We all made it to the east coast healthy and safe.  The pictures our hung on the wall and it's beginning to feel like home in our new house.

The only thing missing is our family and our wonderful friends we met in Washington.  If we could have brought you with we would have.  Everything is a new adventure and trial and error until we get use to our surroundings.  We are all together and that means we truly are home.  

Here's our move in pictures:

Time with Nana before they packed us up.

One last picture of our house before we left.

The big semi and the very happy 4 year old who got to pull the horn before it pulled away.

day one, blue skies and sun....Iowa here we come.

two happy back seat travelers.

rest stop picnic lunch had to be relocated inside as there was still snow in the mountains. 

First night swimming at the hotel was motivation for the boys to get there and DQ for dinner as a special treat.

Morning two met with another sunny day and some beautiful mountain views.

Broadus, we only passed through, but this is a piece of Hans' heaven on earth.  The boys were sleeping so we kept on truckin'

Night two we opted for a picnic dinner in our room and the boys slept like rocks all night.

Last leg of the trip.  Zeke did great.  Only a few rough moments the last few hours.  Made for a trip to ShopKo just to let the kids run in the toy aisles. 

Home in Iowa!  A last treat and reward for being troopers, dinner at Culver's :)

And we finally arrived at our new house all the way on the other side of the country...