The Sunday after Benji and Miles turned six, Josh and I made the decision to bump up our move from Milwaukee to Idaho by three months. Both of us had the thought come to us on separate occasions and it felt right when we came together to talk through the pros and cons. The boys were out of school anyways and Josh was still not allowed to be on campus, so the timing of all of it just made sense. I would move in with family and Josh would live with us for the month of May then move back to Milwaukee to finish his schooling in person.
So we packed up our house in two short weeks and because of Covid and the social distancing rules, didn't get to say goodbye to our favorite parts of Wisconsin; our friends, ward family, parks, and museums. I still get a little teary eyed thinking about it. It was a hard (non) goodbye! But we're excited for the next new adventure and the boys are thrilled to be closer to their grandparents.
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| An awesome tower, boys! |
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| Our new normal. Josh and I took the boys to Baskin Robins but only 5 customers could go inside at a time and only if they had masks. So we waited outside in the rain until the current customers were done with their order! |
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| Ollie, helping me pack the basement. |
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| A quick break from packing to ride some bikes! The boys are getting so good! |
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| Some of my favorite afternoons! |
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| Benji wanted to remember all of his special hats from school and Primary. |
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| A break from packing to go see some awesome murals in Milwaukee. |
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| I was amazed by all of them! |
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| Oliver was happily entertained by a sink bath while I packed and cleaned the kitchen. |
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| Sweet Ms. Huber planned a surprise socially distanced goodbye for the boys. We went to the school thinking we were picking up schoolwork and rest mats and found Ms. Huber waiting with cookies and friends in the parking lot. I got teary eyed. We were so blessed to have her as their teacher for two years! |
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| Goodbye Shawn, Basilio, Emma, Izzy, Kingston, and of course, Ms. Huber. |
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| It was a much needed hour of visiting, laughter, and distanced play. |
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| It was a weird but memorable 28th birthday for me. Kopps for lunch, more boxes to celebrate. |
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| Thanks for the special birthday song, boys. I'm lucky to have you! |
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| I love these amazing boys of mine! |
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| Josh volunteered to burn some documents since we didn't have access to a paper shredder. |
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| The big boys were showing me their breath. It was so cold! |
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| And they got soaked! |
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| But they had fun. :) Thanks, boys! |
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| Brother and Sister Huang brought us some AMAZING dinner the night before we packed. It was seriously better than any takeout I've ever had. YUM! |
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| Beds packed, suitcases packed. We're ready! |
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| Uncle Ryan surprised us and flew into Milwaukee just to help with the move. It was super nice of him. He's the packing champ, for sure. |
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| Benji, Miles, and Oliver were such awesome helpers! |
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| Goodbye, sweet home. |
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| Goodbye, Danny and Barb who took this picture for us. We'll miss you. |
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