Making Circles

We are here! We have officially moved to Kentucky! The weather has been great, yes a little rain but nothing I can't handle. The truck was unloaded on Tuesday and I feel I keep making circles around the house and not unpacking enough. I don't know where to put anything in the kitchen. I have so much bathroom clutter I keep avoiding those boxes. Collin and Shawn's room has a ton of stuff to be organized. Drew's room is the best of all but has been a staging place for other upstairs rooms. I now have a walk in closet and not enough clothes to fill it...I better go shopping. And then the basement! I haven't opened a single box in it and I keep adding more.
I will post more once I get things unpacked, see you in a year!

Family

As we prepare to move, we have had the opportunity to spend time with lots of family. Since we are going even further away from family we have been fortunate to see so many different family members over the last month. I know we will all miss being close to family. Here are a few pictures from several family visits.

Funny thing about all of our visitors...we went to the zoo with all three groups. We never can get enough of the zoo. I am pleased to report, Louisville has a zoo!

Langseth Cousins

Bacus Cousins (the kids only first cousins)

Bacus Cousins - Claire and Drew

Zimmerman Cousins - at the zoo!

Happy Birthday Shawn!

Shawn is 5 today! We had his party a few weeks ago so he thinks he has been five for a while. We have Chloe, Liam and Beth in to help us celebrate his big birthday. We did presents this morning and are off to the zoo this afternoon!

On our own

Micah is out in Kentucky! He left yesterday and the kids and I are on our own...everyone is still alive.

Shawn's B-Day Party

We celebrated Shawn's birthday yesterday with friends from school. We went to a pet store in the Milwaukee area, Hoffers. I can't believe how big it was and all the different animals they had. The kids were able to touch or hold so many animals. A bird, bunny, chinchilla, hedgehog, box turtle, and a bearded dragon. Not to mention the big snake they could have around their neck, being able to feed huge turtles and feeding koi fish (which led to petting them).

For an animal lover like Shawn, it was the perfect place to have a birthday party. Enjoy the pictures

traveling

Is it really March 17??? I don't know what has happened to the month of March. This has been a crazy month. I was in FL last week with just Drew. We had the memorial for my grandmother. It was a great weekend with family which I will write about later.
Right now, I am sitting in the hotel in Louisville, KY. We really are moving! I am house hunting. I arrived yesterday and Micah comes in on Friday. We are going to have a kid free weekend learning the area and finding a home.
No pictures this time! Have a great week to all.

Busy Busy

So Peaceful

At the Circus with Brooke!

Look how big we have gotten!

Life is always hectic with kids! I don't know where the time goes some days. Everyone is doing well. Drew has a cold and it seems like he can't kick it! We need the sun and warm days to help him get better. Collin is busy with Kindergarten and loving everything about it. Shawn has been doing great since his surgery. He is excited for his upcoming birthday.

To add to our chaos of kids, we have exciting to news to share with those of you who don't know yet. We are moving. Micah has accepted a new position out of the area which he is very excited about. We are moving to Louisville, KY. Does anybody know anyone in the area??? He starts at the beginning of April and we all hope to be going by May 1. Yes this is farther than we ever expected to be going but the job is a great fit for Micah and we have learned the importance of liking what you do. The kids seem to be excited about it. Shawn thinks we are moving tomorrow. Collin would like to bring his Kindergarten teacher (who we will all miss terribly). Drew is clueless of course and it will stay that way. Micah is most excited about getting the kids away from Packer fans. They have started converting Collin and Shawn to rooting for the Packers. (I think they do it because they see it irritates Daddy!) I am excited about the move. As many of you know, I moved around a lot growing up. I am the person I am because of it. But I do hope this is it for us. We plan on settling in a home and staying put for a LONG time. We never dreamed that we would move as much as we have but this economy has hit us hard as it has so many of us. We are excited to settle down in an area we can raise our kids and watch them thrive as we stop moving. Micah and I are both going out in a few weeks to scout the area and find a home. If any of you know anything about Louisville, KY let me know!