Journey across the Nation

Our actual journey to NY was great. My parents took our boys to my brother's house in the Tri-Cities while we loaded our moving truck; It was much easier with out two little helpers. Thanks to all our friends who helped trek our stuff down the mountain to the trailer. After a night on the floor (literally- our air mattress popped as we were sleeping), we were off for Idaho. We picked up the boys in the Tri-Cities, stayed a night with our good friends the Kidmans in Boise, and then left our babies with Grandma and Grandpa Higham, and the rest of the family for a full week as Jordan and I drove to NY.

South Dakota was amazing. There were antelope everywhere, just hanging out along the roadside. The National Monuments were beautiful as well. We spent pretty much one whole day seeing Devil's Tower, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and the Badlands. I didn't know what the Badlands were, so my first view was shocking. Unbelievably beautiful and unlike anything I'd ever seen before.

There really wasn't too much to see from SD on out, but we were able to stay with two sets of our friends from UnderGrad; The Godfrey family in Rochester, MN and the Murdock family in Cleveland, OH. It was great to see friends and how their families have grown. It also helped that each family was somewhat near other fun stops we planned- the Mall of America in Minnesota and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Mostly, it was great to travel without two babies and spend time together as adults, not parents.

New York is good, we greatful to be here and we're excited to begin this new phase of our lives. We look forward to meeting new friends and having family visit us in this land so rich with Church History.