Cousin Isaac

Cousins are awesome! We are so lucky to be somewhat close to the Allen family in Chicago. Michael and Jordan knew it would be one of the pluses that came with our move. Isaac is so fun!! We miss our other cousins and we are so excited that we will get to see them at Christmas!

Good ol' fashioned USPS

Blogging is great. --but something needs to be said for our trusty and true postal service. Michael knows what it means when his name is on one spot and a Grandma so-and-so on the other. Someone is sending him love straight from their house to his.
Michael has me read every word on the envelope and then finds the #137 on our apartment door. "The mailman even knows our numbers."

Jared's second home

We picked Jared up from school one day and snapped a picture to show you!
Jared is enjoying his studies, and we are very happy to be at Ave Maria School of Law!

Home Sweet Home

We are starting to settle down and feel at home in Michigan!
We feel very spoiled to have a beautiful, big apartment.
Here are some photos of the view from the front and back.
Our address is 2750 Windwood Dr. #137 Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

Moving

After the task of packing our life into boxes, moving day finally came. We had lots of help with loading and unloading. Thanks especially to Jared's parents, Susie and Chris. (Cam took on the pre-mission wisdom teeth extraction earlier that morning.) Some wonderful neighbors also came in the nick of time to lighten the load.

We sent our truck on the way with a trusty ABF driver, and then hung out in Salt Lake for the Dennis Harston family reunion.

August 4th we left to drive across Wyoming, then through Nebraska, Illinois and finally Michigan. The boys were pretty happy when I saw the welcome sign and said "We're in Michigan!" We took lots of stops along the way and enjoyed the drive as much as possible. Here are some pictures of some favorite spots we found.
We really enjoyed the visitor center and temple in Omaha although the pictures didn't work out.

We'll post some photos of our new home soon!

Cousins

Jordan wanted to be next to Becca on her blanket, so we made it a cousin photo opp.



Here is a smattering of cute Harston cousin photos.
Seth, Spencer and Sophie Harston, Tyler and Ella Balls, and Isaac Allen (Grandpa, Grandma, and Renee and Amy)

Grandmas Hall of Fame

I love these pictures and have to add them to our records.
I'm so glad Michael and Jordan can get to know their great-grandmas a little bit. (especially now that we've moved away)