Four Jingle Bells

Life is definitely slower around these parts, but we have been exploring as much as we can. Hailey started school Monday and loves her teacher and class. Spencer starts tomorrow and is really excited. Me too! He needs to get back to his schedule! They are both going to ride the bus, which will make my life a little easier. The school is so great. Everyone has been so welcoming and friendly. There are some pictures of our house below for my family and anyone else who cares! haha A fun window seat in the front room. Thinking this will get a lot of use. We can see a bunch of trees and the river from here. Love it! St. Patrick's day popped up in the middle of all this. So, we had "Lucky the Leprechaun" come surprise the kids. He changed the pancakes and milk green. He also left gold nuggets for the kids. Hailey wrote him notes all day: "How do you turn food green?" "How are you so fast?" "I won't try to catch you." It was pre...

These pictures are backwards, but oh well! We took 4 days and made it to Iowa without loss to leg, limb or sanity! And I didn't go into labor, so that was a plus. First day was Las Vegas to Grand Junction, CO. Second day was GJ to Silverton, CO. Third day was Silverton to Omaha, NE. Fourth day Omaha to LeClaire, IA. We tried to make it like a road trip/vacation and the kids had a good time. I was surprised how well behaved they were and how much they could handle! Plus, they were so tired that sleeping in the same room was no problem. Now I can be braver and try more with them! Swimming at hotel #3. Best way to exhaust the kids. As if driving 28 hrs in 4 days wasn't exhausting enough! We went to Boston Market in Omaha. We had to wait a few minutes at the drive through so they gave us free cornbread and brownies. That's how we knew we were in the Midwest! They were really friendly and cared about us waiting. Not used to that! Brooke took a daily hour nap. Sh...