I guess that since a few months have passed, I can update my blog again. Can't be too on the ball and set too high of a standard for myself! So...we moved! Here's what's been going on during and since the move....
My parents and Dan's dad came to help us move. What would we do without family?? My parents came 4 days before we left to help us finish up the packing (and load the truck...my dad can't be stopped when he gets an idea in his head. I kept telling him that we had people coming the following day to help us, but he loaded it all by himself. Crazy man...). Dan's dad came the morning before we moved to help Dan drive out the moving truck. We stopped by the pool briefly before packing up the last box.
Dan and his dad at 6 am on July 29. They drove the truck and pulled the Saturn on a trailer behind the truck. They were road warriors and made the drive in 2 1/2 days. I drove the van to Panama City where I picked up my sister. We drove the 2100 miles in 4 days. We had some crying spells here and there (mostly by the 4 month old baby), but all in all, it went pretty well!
The kids are keeping their bad habits....first night in the new house and here's Eric and Jeffrey in mom and dad's bed. We've GOT to break this trend!
Latisha and I...she was the unpacking hero of the trip. We pulled in late on Monday (Aug. 1) and had the basement and most of the kitchen unpacked before we went to bed that night. By Thursday morning the pictures were hung and we were totally done. It was SO NICE to be out of boxes and feel like we were really in our new home. Thanks, Tish!!
Dan made me a yummy oreo sugar cookie cake for my birthday. He takes such good care of me! Love Caitlyn's face in this one...
One of the good things about living in Utah....friends are likely to pass through! My good friend Jennie stopped by with her kids and hung out for a few hours. It was so good to see her!
Grandma Milton sent a fun package with a new game - we love new games!
We went to a pool with my old college roommate, Rhonda, and her kiddos. Our kids played great together and mine are begging to get together again. Another plus to Utah...
Eric never made it into a picture frame on the wall when we lived in FL, so when my parents and Sara came to visit a few weeks after we moved here, we did a mini photo shoot. He's getting to be a big boy - 5 months old. He's officially a part of the family now that he's on the wall :)
Can't really stand, but with a little awkard help from Aunt Sara, he managed for a few seconds.
The picture that finally went in the empty frame on the wall.
While Jeffrey was in school one day, Caitlyn, Andrew, Eric, Grandma Leckie, Grandpa Leckie, Aunt Sara, and I went up to Temple Square. The kids loved to see the Salt Lake Temple. Here's a blurry Andrew in front of the Christus.
Caitlyn wanted a picture of herself and Andrew in the circle that she made. She really isn't choking him.
Andrew and Jeffrey hanging out in the new house.
Jeffrey climbing a tree in a park that we were checking out while Dan was gone to a conference in Seattle.
Jeffrey has been begging nearly every day since he saw the bowling ally in the WILK to go bowling. When Dan made it back from his conference, we went for FHE. They have a $1/game deal - nice!). Andrew wasn't so into the whole bowling thing, but he loved messing with the arcade games and managed to find the light switch for the whole bowling ally. Who thought it was a good idea to put the switch where a 2 year old could reach it?
We were going to get Jeffrey a new bike for his birthday in May, then decided we'd just wait until we got out here. We've been walking/riding him to school everyday and it was getting really old taking the training wheels on and off since he and Caitlyn were sharing his tiny bike. So we finally got him one that is the right size for him - it's taken some getting used to, but he loves his new bike.
Jeffrey riding his new bike (only problem...thorns. They are EVERYWHERE. Within about 2 days I had patched 4 bike tires. I think we have some new stuff that should help...the whole holes in the tires thing is getting really old!)
Eric hanging out in the Exersaucer. We don't have any FSU stuff...shirts or anything. So I guess we'll have to wear UF stuff to show support for our former FL home.
So here we are...settled and getting used to our new place. It's been fun to see family that we haven't seen for a long time and enjoy the mountains and dry weather. Don't know how long we'll stay in Utah, but we'll try to enjoy it while we're here!
