leaving and arriving

open doors

chaos everywhere

truck loaded

near midnight

paul pulls out with the moving truck

it's not how I imagined it would be

so thankful my dad came over to help

crying as I pick up the kids from my best friends house

45 minute drive to Papa Jeffs

up late drinking wine and talking

laid awake all night

girls slept in my arms

boys slept in the basement

up early... ready to finish up at the house

2 dads and friends there to help

my heart is breaking all day

sun shining... warming the air

kids playing outside

taking pictures of our family in each room

watching my best friend cry

missing Paul

shutting the door for the last time

leaving things behind because they didn't fit

crying on and off for hours

eating chocolate

too emotional to listen to anything but 80's pop music

girls dancing in their car seats

spent the night at Papa Craigs house

shared the king bed with the girls

boys slept in my old bunk beds

up and ready for the road

crash lesson in backing up a trailer

making room for Nana's bags

stopped to pick up Nana

everyone is finally excited for our journey

9 long hours of driving

boys fighting in the backseat

girls sleeping and snacking

rainy day

bummed we couldn't stop to see a friend

expensive toll roads

pulling a bumpy trailer

one time-out standing in the rain

boys finally start getting along

lots of phone calls checking on us

late night stop at a ski lodge with a pool

yummy pizza for dinner

big waffles & yucky eggs

opened the trailer to check and things started falling out

fill gas {again}

another long day of driving

dry roads and lots of clouds

pictures at a rest stop

ready to stop by getting so close

horrible fogs rolls in... hard to see

slow down

stop to get chips for the kids

hoping for a safe last 2 hours

stopping in our new town for pizza {again}

calling Paul and asking him to guide me home

completely disoriented on the gravel roads in dense fog

watching for Pauls lights

following him to our new home

girls screaming daddy with delight

boys jumping into the mud

ready for bed

1400 miles

we're finally here.