Our New House and the Move

The moment that our offer was accepted on the house we knew that since we were moving ourselves we needed to start packing early. We took our time filling a box here and a box there, packing things that we didn't need or use much. The hard part was that we needed to find places for these boxes. At first we just tucked them in corners of rooms or closets but when we were almost all packed Abigail ended up losing her play area. The actual move went great. Some friends helped us pack and clean and it went pretty quickly. The Silva's watched Abigail the whole day for us. Their little boy was very excited to have a playmate.
The only major hiccup was that Penske was FOUR hours late in getting our truck but hey, what's moving without a few headaches. Here's some pictures;

Abigail helping us label the boxes:


She was really excited about driving:

The trip went pretty smoothly. Abigail was excited that Daryl was riding with her and that helped keep her calm most of the time. Sarah also pointed out every cow, motorcycle and big truck along the way. The top speed of the moving truck was 72 mph so that kept us from getting any tickets (they have a speed limiter in these newer trucks). A friend who moved up here a week before we did came by to help us move the big things off from the truck, which was a big help. One of our first purchases for the new house was an invisible fence for Daryl. After receiving a few shocks he's starting to learn the property boundaries. It has also actually helped to make him a bit more obedient too.

What was the first thing to get hung up in the new house? But of course, the John Deere clock. Thanks Grammie!

What was the second? But of course, the painting that Sarah hates.

After putting up those items we hung pictures in the main part of the house. What a difference. The house is starting to feel like a home when the walls aren't bare.

We would have some nice pictures of the colorful leaves in our trees but it's been windy and rainy this week and the leaves are mostly gone from the trees.