Move Number Nine

 

This was the ninth time we have moved since we have been married and the seventh time we have moved since the kids were born.  Kaylee just turned 7 and she has already lived in five different states. We have loved everywhere we have lived and are thankful for all of the wonderful friends we have made but we are also excited to finally settle down somewhere, especially somewhere with warm weather year round.  The kids had mixed emotions about moving.  They were excited to get a longer summer vacation and to be with their Dad again but also sad to leave their new best friends. 

We stayed in Kanab, UT on our way to Arizona.  Right before Kanab we saw signs for Moqui Cave.  We decided to pull  off and check it out.  That was the fun part of traveling alone, Geoff will NEVER pull off the road for anything.

Inside there was glow in the dark paint and...

glow in the dark minerals.

There were also dinosaur tracks.  Kaden had to go to the bathroom and I made him pose for this picture first, can you tell by the look on his face? :)

We stopped by this Movie set museum in Kanab.

The kids in jail, don't you love the expressions on their faces?

In front of an old movie set.

Another old movie set.

That evening we had dinner at the Rewind Diner.  It had a fun atmosphere and the food was really good.

Can you tell the kids were excited? :)

We stayed at the Holiday Inn and had the swimming pool all to ourselves that night.

When we drove over the Arizona border Kaylee said, "Oh, Arizona is so beautiful, I can already tell I am going to LOVE living here!"  This was in the middle of the desert. :) After we drove over the state border Kaden switched his Utah Jazz hat for his Arizona Suns hat.

The first night we arrived we stayed in the condo that Geoff had been renting.  Our good friends, the Browns surprised us with posters, balloons and a gift basket.  The kids were so EXCITED to see the posters and balloons when we pulled up.  THANKS AGAIN, ESTHER!!!

Here is a picture of the gift basket.  That evening we took the kids to see our new house and found a fruit basket and card from our realtor.  Needless to say, it was a fun day full of surprises!!

The next morning the movers arrived.  Kaylee loved the blue carpet that they put down the stairs.  She put on her new sunglasses and pretended she was a fashion model. :)

We had A LOT of newspaper and packing paper.  The kids filled 10 large black garbage bags full.  

We also had A LOT of boxes.  Some of them have been through the last three moves. It felt nice to finally be able to get rid of them.  So far we LOVE it here.  Our new neighbors are very friendly, we love our new ward, and we especially love hanging out with the Browns again.