Goodbye Friends!

Well, we have moved...again. This time back to MI. There were some things that I was looking forward to getting back to (mostly friends!) and some things that were hard to leave (again, mostly friends). I was given a surprise going away party by my friends in Iowa, which was so nice! It gave me a chance to say goodbye to everyone. Also, a lot of my friends there offered to watch the kids while I packed, which was super helpful, as you can imagine packing is difficult with two kids who are into everything!

This move was kind of eventful- I hurt my back about a week before the truck was to be loaded, got a stomach virus two days before the truck was to be loaded, and the day we were loading the truck, I was doing some of the light stuff myself and Liam fell off the back of the truck, requiring a trip to the ER- thankfully my fried Molly was there and followed me to help take care of London- she also helped calm me down. So I had to say goodbye to Molly in the ER. Thankfully, Liam was okay- I will NEVER forget the sound his head made when he hit the concrete- think of a Cantelope being thrown at the concrete and not busting open. THUNK. Ick. It makes me sick just to think of. So we finally got everything loaded, and my mom and dad were there to get us there (Josh had to stay behind one more week to finish up his work). So my dad drove the moving truck, my mom took their truck with Liam in it, and London and I drove my car. We were about 4 hours into our trip when the movers called and said they would be "a little late". I asked how late a little late is, and he told me he would be there at 8:30. That was two hours late, not a little, but I didn't have much choice. Two hours later, he called me again and said "Never Mind. We're not going to make it at all." Great. So now we have a truck to unload. My mom, dad and I were up late unloading everything so the truck could be returned the next morning (my dad did most of the work!), but we got it all unloaded. All of the boxes were unpacked and everything was put away in just two days- a new record!

Here are a couple of pics from our last day in Iowa City:
We met a couple of friends at the park for one last play date.

On the merry go round with friends. I know that Liam is missing these guys- he still asks to play with them sometimes, even though he knows they are far away :(