Well the time has come!

We have moved everything from the Utah house to the Idaho "Big House" as Abby calls it.

Our schedule the next few weeks will be crazy with moving locations.

Our renters move in June 1, so the girls and I are still living in the home for now.

We're sleeping on the top mattresses from their beds, with clothes in baskets in the closets.

No table. No chairs. It's picnic dinners on the floor/blanket for us!

I guess we could eat in the motorhome at the table. But where's the adventure in that?

Besides, we'll be doing that soon enough when we park the "temp home on wheels" at Wheatley Farms next week until school gets out.

Then it's off to Casa de Mama for the rest of June until I finish out work.  

 

 The girls were so excited for Daddy to come home.

The drive from Layton to Victor is SO pretty. I love the drive through Swan Valley the most. I'm thinking that is a great location for family pictures in the future.

It rained the whole day we packed up the moving truck. But it made the drive so green and lush and the clouds were amazing. I tried to take a few pictures along the way, but they really don't capture the beauty of the country.

What a guy! He's a good egg that one. We had help loading the truck in UT, but had to unload it ourselves in ID. We did pretty good just the two of us. We make a good team.

 

 

 

Truck is unloaded. Garage is full. MOVING IS FUN!

 

We were all SO tired by Saturday night. Good thing the couch was set up!

I love Abby in this picture. She looks so tired and comfy on Dad's lap.

More pictures from the drive home. We were up and back in 2 days. I really think if the drive was ugly and boring it would have been worse. But how can you not enjoy driving through the country like this?

 

I do want to give a BIG shout-out to all those that helped us move. From driving the big scary truck to my house (Virginia), to the muscle movers (Marty, Jason & Nicole). You guys helped make this transition much smoother! THANK YOU!

Celebrating Jodi

 

This weekend we gathered to celebrate Jodi's bridal shower. I'll say it again. I cannot believe my little niece sister is getting married in a month! I was just 13 when Jodi was born and she was instantly my little sisters. We fought like sister, played like sister and trust in each other like sisters. She's a great kid and I'm so very blessed to have her in my life. Congtrats Jodi and Larry

 

I'm also the fun aunt that calls her missing niece and tells her "you have 10 minutes to get ready and I'm going to pick you up". Autumn loves me!

These are all the sisters and sister-in-laws from my dads side of the family.

Claudia (Gene), Louie (Marty), Judy (Farrell), Mom (Dad), Reva (Brent), Pat (Blair)

I do have another aunt on this side that lives in Colorado. Maybe I'll Photoshop her in!

 

Since my dad died, I've tried to have our family pictures taken whenever we are actually all together. I like to see how we've changed from  time to time.

In this photo it's plain to see that I have put on a little bit of weight.

Mother of the bride and Grandmother of the bride.

 

The Bride!

And of course me and my sissy.  

Road Trippin' with a 4 year old

We decided to take a little trip up north to visit Perk for the weekend. Anna opted to stay home so she could attend her friends birthday party. I don't recall my parents giving me that option when I was 6!

 

"Mom I need to spend as much time with friends as possible since I won't see them anymore"

Arrow. Heart. Guilt.

 

Abby was a ham on the drive up. Actually I think she really loved (and needed) the one-on-one time with me and Perk.

 

I heard many variations of this song in 4 hours:

Old Donald had a farm: E.I.LO.LO.LO

The farmer chases the horse

The farmer chases the

The farmer

The farmer chases the horse

E.I.E.LYE.LO

 

 

What kind of lab would she be if she didn't stick her head out the window?

 

Since it was dark when we arrived at the new house, we only got to see the inside of the house at first. CAN YOU BELIEVE THE SIZE OF THIS BASEMENT?

 

This was our view first thing in the morning.

Abby is in horse heaven!

This one liked me.

We opted to check out the happening local scene on a crazy Friday night in a small town.
Let's just say not much was happening.

We did find a GREAT restaurant that if you ever happen to be passing through Driggs, Idaho, you must stop and dine. It's called Tony's Italian and it was probably the best Italian I've had in a super long time! Goodbye Olive Garden, Hello Tony's!

 Abby opted to sleep through dinner. The entire dinner.

 

 Chris and I hadn't seen each other in a week. He opted to watch basketball while at dinner.

Love that man!

On Saturday we drove around Jackson, checking out Teton Park. Let's just say that Jackson in mid-spring is a lot like Driggs on a Friday night. Not much is happening. We did get to see a mama Moose and her baby laying it the field right off the road. Although it would have been more exciting had they charged the car and tried to eat us, but hey...

I've decided this should be our annual family Christmas card.

Don't knock it.

You might just get one!

I'm not sure who was the bigger grumpier bear this day!

 

Abby, Bear and I drove home early Sunday morning to find that someone named Wind had tried to take off with our trampoline.

At least Wind didn't touch the dog poop can!