We had a very short amount of time to sort, organize, donate, and pack in order to move from Sioux City, IA, to Kissimmee, FL. We will miss many friends who have supported us and helped us create wonderful memories. It was difficult emotionally to move but hope we will have visitors from Iowa in the coming months or years.
We got a much later start than we anticipated on Wednesday. The Trooper needed a new part for the transmission. We had far more to accomplish than we realized. We originally wanted to leave at 8 am but as we looked around Tuesday evening, we thought 11 was more accurate. Clearly, we do not know how much time three children require because we did not leave until after 7 pm. So much for meeting up with the Simonsons on the other other side of Iowa.
When we got to the hotel in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Alex was upset because a bug was flying near him in the van. I thought it was a moth and told him that it was similiar to a butterfly. Apparently it was a mosquito and it bit him. It completely flipped him out. He was belted into his car seat and he started screaming about hating night bugs. The poor child was terrified.
We ate breakfast at the hotel. Lane hasn't seen us eat donuts. She picked a chocolate donut and ate it with a spoon! It was hilarious!!
It is 95 degrees today so we can't leave the dogs in the car for long. Normally we would stop at a park or mall and let the kids run around but we are limited in what we can do with the kids since we have the dogs and it's HOT.
When the kids get out of the car, they are BONKERS! They have a ton of energy but little time to burn it off. We got to Hannibal, Missouri, and went to the Jones County Carnival. The kids ate and got to run around. I was quite impressed by Alex and Gabriel - they got on a spinning ride by themselves! These are huge developmental leaps for them.
On to another day tomorrow - we are hoping to make it to Nashville, Tennessee.
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