ARE WE THERE YET?

HOW MUCH LONGER?
STOP TOUCHING ME!
ARE WE THERE YET?
I HAVE TO GO POTTTTEEEEE!
So these were the most heard phrases Thurs and Fri as we made our way to our new home (though I have to say that the potty stops were more often for me than the kids). Really the trip was uneventful. Long, but thankfully, uneventful. I would like to send a special shout-out to the man or woman who invented the in-vehicle-DVD player! We did look a bit like the Griswald's driving down here. We had so much stuff in the van that you could barely see the kids! Poor Kiera had to do quite a bit of climbing, stretching and contorting her body to get herself into the back seat. We made it here safely Friday, mid-afternoon. It was so sad to leave our NY friends, Thursday morning saying goodbye was definitely really rough for all of us. But we were all happy to get here and be together as a family again. All of the kids are really happy to be with daddy, but especially Michael. There's just something about a dad and his son....Also we are very happy to have cousin Kasey with us for the kids to hang out with. I think it is making the transition easier for them and takes their minds off of missing their friends. We haven't really done any major unpacking this weekend. We have been busy doing other things like going to WalMart (3 times!), running other errands, going to church and doing other things around the house. We definitely have to get serious about unpacking tomorrow! There are certainly a lot of boxes! I did find time this weekend to check out the local nail place to get my toes done! So much more motivated to unpack when I have pretty toes! We have had some yummy family dinners together, which is so nice after not having that for the last couple of months.
So in a nutshell, everything has gone well so far. We are all happy to be here and slowly getting used to our new surroundings. And let me just say that it is really HOT here! Nothing like NY hot! Everyone says that we will get used to the heat. At this point, I am definitely thankful for central air!