Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy I know!  These three kiddos are so so fortunate to have this man leading our family.  We are beyond thankful for all of the fun, adventure, comfort, provision, and love he brings to our lives.  

Lots of firsts

 Since arriving in Iowa, Charlie is having all kinds of firsts!  He tried baby food for the first time.  So far, he's loving it!  He has tried rice cereal, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, squash, and peaches.

Sadie decided to pay Charlie some attention early one morning... his first time 'petting' her!

He also played in a baby swing for the first time.  He was so chill and mellow.. while the girls were freaking out with excitement about Char's first time swinging! 

He has also visited both Grammy & Babu and Nana & Papa's houses for the first time.  

Hello Iowa!

We are officially moved into my parents' house (no big deal.. just five extra people in your house for a couple of months..)  ;)

We've caught up with cousins, friends, grandparents.  We've taken a trip to Chicago.  We looked at 20 houses. We found a house, made an offer, and now we have a contract.  We close July 28th.  Whirl.wind.  Now that the major hurdle of finding a house is done, we are hoping to enjoy our time in Iowa, see lots of old friends, soak up time with family, and just relax before life gets crazy again.

Charlie got to meet his big boy cousins!

Sister + Char Char sandwich

Claire Bear and Leemo had no trouble catching up

Emma and Nora 

Char Char meeting Molly

Sooo fun getting time with our besties

Fun at the farmers market

Making gummy bear popsicles with Grammy

The girls are doing a princess dance camp this week

 Looking forward to catching up with more friends and family in the coming weeks.  Feels good to be home.

Goodbye ATL

We officially said goodbye to Atlanta last week.  The goodbye was so bittersweet.

It was a super busy and stressful week sprinkled with some sweet times with good friends.  I am so thankful for the years spent in Atlanta.

The girls just loved our neighbor Mira.  She will be so missed.  Look at the adorable dresses she bought them as a goodbye gift!

Sweet community group friends.  They hosted a goodbye cookout for us.. so great getting a chance to reflect on our time together over the last year.

Loading the truck.  Thankful for friends who helped with that DREADFUL task.

Last breakfast in our house!  And yep, it's McDonalds.  ;)  Don't judge...  gotta do what you gotta do.

All loaded and ready to be picked up and taken to IL!

Our last dinner in GA was spent with our neighbors.  I'm going to miss Katie and her family so much.  BUT, we have big plans... see you in Michigan for couples' weekend, Katie! :)

We spent many hours over the last year wrangling these kiddos and doing our best to chat over the chaos. 

Goodbye sweet home.

Closing on the house. Crazy fun story.. these are friends from our church and we are thrilled that they are the ones who bought our house.  

On the road!  

After a stop in Nashville, we made it to Iowa where we'll be staying with my parents' until we find a home.  Justin, Charlie, and I are currently in Chicago land, looking at homes and hoping to find and put in an offer on a house this week.

What a whirlwind!  Still kind of can't believe this is all happening.  Thankful God writes these stories... if it was up to us, I really believe our stories would be so much less rich and lacking the lessons He wants to teach us.