Slowly, but surely

WE MADE IT TO OHIO!!! All in all, the move went pretty smoothly. There were definitely snags and things that could have gone better, but in the end we made it, and we are all here together in our beautiful new house, and that is all that matters!

It's been 4.5 years since I moved across the country, and I *thought* it was difficult last time. Phew--I had NO idea how much harder moving with kids would be. I know that the me that existed 4.5 years ago would have already had this whole house put together and be sitting on the couch drinking wine right now, lol. (Ok, well I guess not, since technically speaking I was pregnant 4.5 years ago, but you get the idea;) This time around is a whole new ballgame. Add in the fact that poor pitiful Ava is still sick, and it is taking me (and Chuck!) a looong time to get this house together. But I keep pointing out that we're *hopefully* going to live here the rest of our lives, and, after all, Rome wasn't built in a day! :)

So to end this post, this is the ONE room I have finished (well, not even completely, since I don't have curtains up yet). It will most likely NEVER look like this again, lol, so I had to take pictures:) The kids are in love with their new playroom and it is soooo wonderful to have all of the toys out of the way and in one place. They definitely migrate down to other areas of the house during the day, but that's what kids do, I suppose;)