Goodbye Jersey

So it's done. The bags were packed, we loaded up the car and said goodbye to the first home that we knew as a family. We were lucky that my mom, Gigi, was able to come out and lend us a helping hand. She flew in on Saturday afternoon so that she could help me make the long drive to Illinois. So Sunday morning we were up and at'em. Finishing up last minute details and around 9:30 we were ready to go. Of course I had to take a minute to get one last shot of us in our home as a family of four. One last glimpse of where "WE" began. We gave Daddy a hug and a kiss and set off on our new adventure. Daddy stayed behind to assist the movers.

Gigi and I planned to make the long haul in two days, but things didn't end up working out that way. The girls were being super in the morning, so we were trucking right along. We stopped at had lunch and let them play in a McDonald's playland (ewww) and then we were off and running again. By late afternoon (4:30) Kiersten was getting pretty cranky...nevermind it was a good 2 hours past her naptime. So I climbed in the back seat and stroked her head...she finally fell asleep at 6!!! So we didn't stop for dinner until after 7. By then we were well into Ohio just west of Columbus and so there was no way we were stopping and getting in the car a second day. Mom and I decided it would be worth it to just get home....of course that was before we got stopped just east of Indy for over an hour where a semi-truck had taken out a guard rail. Kiersten screamed and screamed. I was in the backseat with her, and while the car was at a stand still I took her out of her seat and let her move around, of course it was nearing 11 pm and she was STILL awake! Needless to say she finally fell asleep about an hour out and we got home around 1 am ET and midnight central time. The important part of the story is that we made it. Safe and Sound we made it...and are enjoying being back in the midwest. I will try to get pictures and update more on the move and the house soon.