moving WEST!

We've been living in Reno for about 8 weeks now and I'm just now starting to feel normal and settled!


Please, experience our move in pictures!

 A final evening stroll through our neighborhood!

 Final sunrise across Lake Michigan! Ugh, I'm missing this!

 Let's get a move on! Westbound I80!

 Bye Bye, Illinois!

 Day One concluded in Omaha, NE where we stayed with our lovely friends!

 

We spent a day exploring Omaha instead of driving! Besides someone stealing my cash, it was the best decision with a 15 mo old!

 

Sock Monkeys make good pillows!

  Day Three, destination Colorado!

 Keeping a little one entertained in the car for endless hours was tough so we shoved a lot of things in her lap to see what would happen!  Here she's reading to us! The book is up-side-down but really... it was awesome!

 Signing FISH!

 Nebraska, Nebraska, Nebraska!

Finally, there you are Colorado!

 We stayed with another lovely friend in Denver!

 Penny loved the STAIRS! They were really nice!

 Wyoming buffalo!  Don't be fooled - it's just a sign!

 We ended day four of our trip in Park City, UT! BEAUtiful!

 Hooray!  We made it.... or did we?!

 Someone was getting a little stir crazy!!!

 Go ahead, play the video! I'll wait to tell you the rest when you're done!

 In the middle of Nevada, our trailer blew a tire and caught FIRE!  

Yep, you read that correctly!

FIRE!

 After we put it out, called UHaul (sons of bitches) we kept P cool in the 90 degree desert!

 Does UHaul send replacement tires? NO! They send replacement trailers! WTF!!!

 Unloaded the stupid trailer!

 Penny was in the shade under a tree in her pack n play!  Man that thing comes in handy!

 Our Rescuers! 

Be my guest, send them a thank you note!

 They checked all our tires! Just in case...

6 hours later we were on our way...

Told you it was fun!

Holidays

I know - it's February!
Well, I'd still like to tell you about our holidays because we had so much fun this year with Penny and being home for a few weeks. 

P saw all her grandparents and was of course, spoiled rotten as any little one should be on their first Christmas!

Before we made the trip home we had a small Christmas at home with our felt tree and lots of wrapping paper!

Penelope loves jingles bells and got so excited when they were ringing.  She couldn't contain herself.

Some of the gifts this year included matching strawberry hats for P and me, fun stuffed toys, books, and if you look further down you'll see Gorman, a puppet animal that Nolan gave Penny for story time.

I made cookies this year when Nolan and Penny left for NV.  Shortbread snowmen, salt carmels, and my mom's famous espresso logs! Because of school, I stayed behind while Nolan and Penny flew to NV.  I was on my own for a whole 4 days and didn't sit to enjoy it much as I cooked/baked/cleaned my 4 days away.


When I arrived in Nevada, Nolan's family had a fun holiday party to Christen their new home in Sparks.  They'll be so close when we finally make our way home this year.

 Lots of gifts

Packing all the essentials

 I flew into the sunset!

 Penny and Grandpa Terry

 We were lucky enough to spend some time with my brother and his wife, Alicia who just had a little girl in October.  It was a joy to see the two cousins together!

 My Dad's side of the family!

In Las Vegas we visited Nolan's family who had 2 polar bears mounted and a gigantic great dane who LOVED Penny!

 

 

 Finishing the Holidays with some fun sparklers and our new little girls!