well, were here

The last couple of weeks have seem so long yet so fast. We are in the middle of making a big transition from Arizona to Wisconsin. It has not been easy but with prayer and lots of help we are getting through it. The movers came to Arizona, boxed and loaded everything we own. (All except my pots and pans which are in the process of being sent to me!) Our cars even got picked up by a man who responded to questions from Monte: "I pick up Erin, I take to Erin."

I left Arizona with Abigail to visit family in North Dakota. Jake met us later and we spent a week there. Abigail came down with a nasty flu which made it hard for all of us. From there we flew to Minneapolis where my parents were waiting to take us to their house. A few days later we moved into our own house.

All of this change has been really hard on Abigail but today was a better day and she is starting to come around again. She has taken comfort in looking at blogs and watching a DVD of children's christian music.

Jake and I were so excited to close on our house and start moving in. We have been busy cleaning and unpacking. My family has been awesome with helping do all of that. They started in the kitchen and started unpacking and putting stuff away. It's been great especially since most of our time has been spent helping Abigail.

Here we are as first time home buyers!

This is the family room. Jake had roses and chocolates waiting for me!

The unpacking process in the kitchen

The view of our backyard. Our lot ends behind the small bushes.

The deck with Abigail smiling! I also have tons of flowers to weed around and learn how to take care of.

Since we have grass now we figured it was time to buy a lawn mower.

We love how quiet it is outside and how open the yards are. We have even met some neighbors already.