First Day of School!

Wow! I can't believe how fast they are growing up. This year is the last year we will have all our school aged children at the same school, it's Tyler's last year of elementary school! We met the teachers last week and they all seem great...the kiddos were very excited to get out the door this morning. Our only grump was Aaron, he did NOT want to leave the school and just misses everyone. We will get some playdates going soon! I sure hope the rest of the day goes as well as this morning did...we'll let you know the scoop once they are home. HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

I love Craig's list!

We still have boxes piled high and nothing on the walls...but thanks to Craig's list we have a nice place to relax at the end of the day. We found these beauties...2 recliners and a 7 foot couch, dark brown leather...for a mere $275. I love it when other people move and need to get rid of all their furniture :-)

Adventures of the pregnant homeless lady...we're home!

Holy Cow! What a summer! We are moved in (well, almost) and ready to start our new adventure. Here's a few lists to summarize our adventures!

7059.9 miles on the Kia

52 days from Friendswood to Friendswood

11 states slept in

23 states driven through

7 Sundays

1 set of church clothes

596 photos loaded to Shutterfly

1 visit from the tooth fairy

1 birthday

2 holidays (if you are from Utah)

10 swimming pools

7 burger joints

8 hotels

8 homes of friends/relatives

57 license plates

1 flat tire

1 dead battery

2 oil changes

1 urgent care visit

3 stomach bugs

4 suitcases

5 backpacks

1 well used iPod

3 sets of headphones

14 historical landmarks/museums

5 professional baseball games

23/26 cousins

14/16 aunts/uncles

4/4 grandparents

16 "bonus relatives" (great aunts, second cousins, etc.)

4 amazing kids

2 really tired parents

1 adventure of a life time!

Not counted (or classified):

ice cream cones

hours of screen time

gallons of gas

bottles of water

cans of sunscreen

band aids

pounds gained ;-)

Things I will miss:

All that time together as a family...just us

Relaxed rules

almost no bills

spontaneous side trips

spontaneous anything!

"special occasion" food

relatives/old friends

play doh in the car

extra people to help with the kiddos

walking down memory lane

historical landmarks/museums

relaxing just because I can

Things I will NOT miss:

All that time together as a family...just us

Relaxed rules

suitcases

buying gas more than once (or twice) in the same day for the same car

eating out of the blue cooler

hotels

sharing a room (or a bed) with my children

Wyoming/ New Mexico

the same 4 outfits

Things I'm looking forward to:

big grocery shopping (weird huh)

catching up with friends

my own bed

decorating my new house

getting the mail

establishing a daily routine

potty training (Aaron, not me, I'm good)

PLANNING OUR NEXT ADVENTURE :-)