we're getting settled!

Well, we arrived on Saturday to our new home in Michigan! We had a lot of great people who helped us move, which was awesome. We are on the third floor of an old school, so it was a very difficult move. At least, for the guys--I was the one who stayed in our apartment and "directed" where things should be put. But thanks to everyone who sweated like crazy bringing all our furniture and belongings up 3 floors!

Aaron and Jill moved up the same day, so all our stuff was loaded into this box truck and another trailer. Aaron is unloading the box truck.

Here is a look at the hall outside our apartment. It was filled with our stuff! All the stuff we didn't know where to put. As of now, though, it is all put away, so the hallway looks much less cluttered.

This is looking waaaaaay down the hallway. You really can't see it, but at the very end of the hallway is Aaron and Jill's apartment. It is so fun living so close to them!

Dad M. is putting the finishing touches on Kaine and Halle's new bunk beds...see the next picture down for another look at this bedroom.

So...my amazingly talented hubby has done it again! He made Kaine and Halle a new bunk bed. But it gets better...it is a twin on top and double on the bottom...AND there is a pullout twin trundle bed! So this way, eventually all 4 of our kids will sleep in the same bed. What a space saver! Good job, honey!

Kaine is having a blast with this long hallway! Hopefully when the other students start arriving they don't mind Kaine zooming down the hall on his scooter:)

Ivy is having a blast army crawling down the hall, too! Although when Jill eventually picked her up, her shirt was filthy! Yuck:)

Hanging out in Aaron and Jill's apartment. This was before the couch made its way in--that was an ordeal:)

During lunch yesterday Ivy kept sticking grape stems in her mouth. She is so funny!

Daisy is drying off after her bath. She is growing so fast! What a good baby, too:)

So far, so good! We are still unpacking and organizing, but it is going well. We will have registration for school on Saturday and orientation early next week. Then I think we start classes on Wednesday. Yikes! I can't believe we are in college!

We love you all!