The Big Move

We made it to Iowa! It was a rocky road...but we made it :) It took us 2 days to finally get our truck all loaded. Thanks a ton to everyone that helped!! We couldn't have done it without our awesome families.

Cole absolutely LOVED the big truck!

After packing and re-packing our moving truck, filling every nook and cranny with our junk, Ben and his brother Nate took off for the long drive across the country. The overloaded and top heavy truck made it an extra long and extra slow drive for the guys. Thanks for the road trip Nate :) You were a lifesaver!

Good bye Utah!

Cole was really sad that he couldn't ride in the big truck...until he found out he got to go see the airplanes and fly high in the sky. He loved the airport and all of the planes. Our first plane we got an entire row to ourselves too, so we all got our own seat (Even Beezer!)

It was a very long day! We were late arriving at our apt so we were worried we wouldn't have any help unloading the truck. There was nothing to worry about though, we had a dozen guys waiting to help and they unloaded the truck before I even saw our apt! We found out that we moved into a complex filled with students. Everyone here has been really great. We have had plenty to eat thanks to all of the dinner invitations, we went with some friends to a Farmers Market, and a bunch of us got together at the beach (who knew that Iowa had a beach?) at Raccoon River Park. It has been a lot of fun mixed with a lot of unpacking so I haven't had anytime to get homesick yet! Now, if only we can get the stale cigarette smoke smell out of our apt :( Yuck!

Cole still asks for our family all of the time, but he's found some friends here too so it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. We miss everyone, but we really like it here in Iowa so far. Ben starts school on Tuesday...so the real adventure has yet to begin!