August 12, 2013

Happy Moving Day! We go to our new home in Byron Center, MI at 7:30am to get the keys and explore. It is raining and will rain throughout the day with a few downpours mixed in. Cooper happily picks out his room and Bella finds a closet to hide in. The movers arrive a little after 8 and we watch as they carefully drive John’s car off of the truck. For the next 5 hours we hang out in the bathroom playing with cars, in the laundry room playing trains and the play set when the rain lets up so that we stay out of the movers way.

The swing set is by far Cooper and Bella’s favorite part of our new home. It is a simple 2 swings and a slide but they have always dreamed of having their own “playground.” It is so green in MI- you don’t see the burnt grass very often.

After the movers leave we decide to go to Art Van, a furniture store to look for a bunk bed, bed set and couch.

Of course, after getting furniture and dinner the kids were ready for the swing set. When we got home we went directly to the backyard to play. As we were playing we met both sets of neighbors. Ryan (from Sioux City,IA- there always has to be a connection to Iowa) and Kelly (met each other in Iowa when they were at Palmers college becoming chiropractors) with their 3 kids Owen 6 (yes- Cooper now has 3 friends named Owen- he was immediately comfortable), Lauren 4 and Sydney 18 months. Scott (high school principal- connections for later?!?!) and Jodi with 1 of their kids Mason 7. They baked us cookies and rice krispies. The boys were very sweet to Cooper letting him decide between tackle or touch football.

Maybe this move will be okay!!!