PA Move!

I will start off this post with some big news....we are moving to Philadelphia, PA. Most of our friends and family know by now so hopefully this isn't a surprise to anyone reading. We are relocating for my job at General Mills. George and I have always had a desire to move out east for a bit, but we thought that it was several years out for us. Long story short, the timing and opportunity were right so to Pennsylvania we go! George will be looking for a new job either in Philadelphia or something that he can do remotely. So far, he has a couple of good prospects. We will be renting our home out. We posted it on Zillow and were fortunate to have found good renters within a week of posting it. The renters move in on August 1 so we will doing our pack/load on July 27 and July 28. Our lease in Pennsylvania doesn’t start until August 19 so we will stay with my folks for a couple of weeks before we hit the road. And yes, we opted to drive out there. I know, we’re crazy to do that with 2 small children!! George had a strong desire to do a road trip and make some stops along the way. I was skeptical at first, but after looking over the plan (6-7 hours max per day and one short 3-4 hour day), I am getting more excited. We are stopping in Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Nashville, and somewhere TBD in Virginia.

Last week, we went out to PA for our house hunting trip. We looked at a ton of places and after factoring in space, cost, location, etc. we decided on a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment in Collegeville, PA (north of Philly). The apartment is actually really big…1500 square feet plus a large private storage room. The one downside is that the kids will have to share a room. Surprisingly, Madeline was VERY excited about sharing a room with her “Lukey Boy” as she now calls him! Haha. I will post some more details and pictures of the apartment in a separate post. 

The move and all of the logistics have been keeping us very busy. That’s my excuse for the long blogging hiatus! Here are some pictures of the kids from the past couple of weeks...

Madeline stayed home while we did our house hunting trip. Emily, Hannah, and Rachel all helped us out with Madeline while we were gone, which we really appreciated! Since Luke is still so little and is still nursing, he came with us. He was a good little traveler, but by the end of the trip, he was very sick of his carseat. 

We were all very happy to reunite when we got home!!

 We stayed at an Airbnb while we were house hunting. The home was a 1751 Pennsylvania farmhouse. The home was amazing and the gardens/property were gorgeous! Here are Luke and I in their backyard!