We made it just in time for the blizzard!

We made it! We had a rough start to our move to Illinois. We had a direct 3.5 hour flight and Grant did awesome, but Maddie cried the ENTIRE time and so I kept giving her different snacks to make her happy, which ended up being a very bad thing that evening. In our hotel, Maddie woke up and threwup three different times, so we had to request baby bedding 3 different times during the middle of the night. But now the kids are settled and getting more used the cold temperatures.

My little snow angel

On Feb 1, the Chicago area was hit with a huge snow storm. So we woke up to about 3 feet of snow in our yard. In the pic below I am attempted to clear our driveway. Fortunatley, a neighbor saw the dinky shovel I was using and offered to come clear my drive with his snowblower, I happily accepted and when he came over another neighbor and his teenage kids followed to help out! So with the 5 of us, two snowblowers, three snow shovels- we got it cleared in under two hours. I am extrememly grateful for their service!

I threw Grant into the snow and then I jumped in myself! It was a blast!

Maddie in the snow before the blizzard.

Rewind....

This is in Washington when Maddie was helping me pack up.

Grant was "labeling" the boxes for us. AKA drawing pictures of himself on the boxes.

Maddie is sneaking into the drawers of our new kitchen.