Life in Michigan

I am sure that all of my loyal readers are wondering how we are doing now that we are in Michigan!  It has been quite a busy week and a half, but we are feeling mostly settled and getting more comfortable with our surroundings.

On Thursday the 5th, we picked up our UHaul and started getting it loaded up.  We have a lot of crap!!!!!!!


We obviously put this guy to work!

Then in the evening, our wonderful friends came over and helped us move the big stuff and get the UHaul loaded to the brim (literally, there was NO MORE ROOM and we had to leave some things behind!).

Not the pic I intended to upload, but whatever.  What a great group of friends!
 

On Friday morning, we did our last bit of packing and cleaning and were on the road for MI about noon.  Adam drove the UHaul pulling his work car on a trailer, while I drove the Durango with the boy and dog.

Watching the world go by.
 

Not watching the world go by.

We made a stop for the night in Lansing, IL and then finished our trek on Saturday.  We had 3 hired movers and 3 of my wonderful cousins here to meet us, and we got things moved in and settled relatively quickly!  We are so glad we ended up hiring some guys-- they got ALL of our heavy furniture up into our 2nd floor apartment!  My parents also came later in the day Saturday and helped us get settled and also helped us get the majority of our treasured possessions (aka crap) put into storage.  We are so thankful for all the help we received with both loading and unloading!!

So the rest of this week Adam has been working, and J and I have been doing some things and getting ourselves acquainted with this area.  We FINALLY got cable and internet hooked up on Wednesday, so that has been very nice (watching our only channel, FOX, for 4 days straight was more than we could take!).

Monday J and I went and had a picnic lunch at a nice little park on Laka Macatawa-- Kollen Park.  It was a gorgeous day!

He could get used to this.

 Tuesday we didn't do anything too special.  I have gotten set up with a new OB/GYN here in MI (cause I'm 22 weeks pregnant!  With how crazy and busy things have been, I sometimes forget!), so I had my first appointment at my new office, just with the nurse.  My first official appointment with the doctor will be in a week and a half.  So J came along with me to that appointment, and then we met up with Daddy for lunch.  So nice that we can do that again!

Wednesday, we had a special day- our friends from Iowa, Kim and Ruby, were in MI visiting Kim's in-laws, so we got to hang out with them for the morning!  It was SO NICE seeing friends from home!!!!  J and Ruby had a blast at Crazy Bounce, and maybe Kim and I did, too. :)

Lots of blurry pictures!

 We ended our morning at Starbucks, of course!!

Aren't they the cutest couple?  J is obviosly trying to impress Ruby here.

 And in the evening, Kim even offered to watch J for us so we could have a date night-- how awesome is that????  So she took J and Ruby for a Mcdonald's date and back to her in-law's farm (not a house, I am reminded by J-- a FARM), and Adam and I enjoyed a picnic dinner and out for ice cream.  So nice!!!!

Thursday was cool and cloudy, but J and I wanted to get out and do something, so I did some googling, and we ended up at the Critter Barn in Zeeland for a couple hours.  J loved feeding the goats and seeing all the animals-- we will definitely go back again for a longer day there now that we know about it!

Fire boots are the appropriate footwear at a farm.

He LOVED petting these little bunnies!

Feeding the goats!

 Kim gave us a tip that on Thursday evenings they have street performers in downtown Holland, and all the little shops are open late.  So, we decided to check that out!  It was very cool!!

Watching the acrobats.

Balloon sword= happy boy.

 Friday again was a day of nothing much-- a trip to the bank and Meijer and Mcdonald's for lunch (I do not know what it is, but why do the days seem to go so much faster in the Eastern Time Zone?  Sheesh!  Feels like we just get going for the day and then it's already 1:00!  Hence the stop at McD's for lunch-- Momma, baby, and big boy were all hungry!!).

We gave Biggby Coffee a try this weekend-- we all give it a thumbs-up!  :)

Who wouldn't love a cup of whip with sprinkles?!?!?

 And today after visiting a church here in Holland, we headed for the beach for a few hours.  I really do think J would play there all day!!  And he loves splashing around in that freezing cold water!

Daddy and J

(Can't forget to mention what a great daddy Adam is-- Happy Father's day one more time!!  We love you!)

And now that things have settled down a bit, it's time to shake things up again!  Tomorrow we are off to Chicago for a week for my sister's wedding on Saturday.  So exciting!!  So stay tuned for an update and pics of the absolute cutest ring-bearer EVER (and the bride and groom and everyone else, too).  :)