We decided that nine weeks without our furniture was long enough, so we headed back to Iowa to pack up the rest of our stuff and visit with our friends and family. We had such a great time back home. While back home, we were able to celebrate our niece Aliyah's 7th birthday with both a family party at my sister's house and a friend party at The Playstation. We also were able to watch our nephew, Matthew, play soccer for his high school team which was undefeated. I must admit, it is having to miss the soccer games and birthday parties, that make living away from family tough. Those events were somewhat taken for granted before we moved and are now coveted times together.
We also enjoyed a night out with our friends from our small group and their kids. The girls had fun playing with their friends again. Unfortunately, I lost my voice while back home and came down with a nasty cold. So in between all of the people to see and places to go I was napping instead of packing. I started and finished strong though! Poor Trace ended up with a fever and bad cold that went straight to his chest. We had to take him to the doctor as soon as we got back to Michigan. He ended up having bronchialitis and had to have a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia. The x-ray was negative and the albuterol he was given helped almost immediately thankfully. It seems our lives are complicated these days and that nothing goes quite like we plan...
Anyway, we had fun visiting with Trevor's family and my dad and Sue as well while back home. Grandma Becki took the girls to watch the movie "How to Train a Dragon", which they enjoyed. Aunt Sam took each of the kids individually for some special time and activities. The girls had fun making May Day baskets with her and Trace had fun playing next to Bryker.
Despite all the fun we had in Iowa, we were also there to work. Packing was a huge job, as most of the stuff that remained was breakable and needed to be wrapped carefully. My grandma, Mom, Sue, Dad, and Bob all came over at various times to help us with this daunting task. We also had to neutralize the girls' bedroom which had hot pink and lime green walls. It took 3 coats of paint to cover up those walls with a nice beige color. Sue came over and helped me paint their room, which was a tremendous help. Trevor tackled outdoor work including the removal of weeds and Christmas lights. It was February when we left and still very cold outside, so the Christmas lights had to wait.
The movers came and loaded us up and we met them in Michigan the following day. We had a great time in Iowa. It was hard to leave again. On our way back to Michigan we stopped to spend some time with our good friends, Sally and Ryan and their two girls. We had a fun night playing games and visiting with them.
Now that we are back in Michigan, we are excited to have all of our furniture, yet overwhelmed by all the boxes. We are in a mad dash to get through our boxes as we leave for vacation May 14th through May 23rd to spend a week in Branson, Missouri with Trevor's family. Then the weekend after we get back we have some friends coming to stay with us for. I guess we just need to take one box at a time and as we do our house will slowly transform into more of a home. Oh and as a fun side note on how things don't always go as we plan. Upon returning to Michigan and going through the mail. We received a letter with two pictures of the back of my minivan driving down the interstate in Cedar Rapids, as well as, a close up of my license plate. Apparently, while driving across town to pick up my grandma I was going 71 mph in a 55 mph zone and was rewarded with a $70 speeding ticket. I didn't even know they gave tickets that way. I guess it was my lucky day...
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