Our journey back

The Lord opened a lot of doors for us when we decided to move back. We found a place to live in Cottage Grove that was way out of our price range but the owners really needed to rent it out so they gave us a break on rent. Michael's dad offered to fly to Salt Lake and help us move. A friend generously offered her frequent flyer miles so the flight would be free. The truck that we rented was a corporate truck and they needed to get it back to Minnesota so they knocked $300 off the price. On top of all of that gas prices dropped! We packed up the truck on Saturday and said our goodbyes and took off on Sunday. Grandpa drove the big yellow truck and the family followed him in our van. We took our time so we didn't have a lot of driving to do on a given day. The morning of the second day Grandpa and Daddy were showing Micah the inside of the truck. The keys were in the ignition and she started the truck right up! I am not really sure where she learned that! Taryn and Micah did very well in the car. We arrived in a very cold Minnesota. Grandpa stayed a few more days to help us unpack and then he had to leave. We were missing family but happy to be back!

Micah with Grandpa by his truck!

We stopped in Nebraska to eat lunch and met Grandpa's sister, Aunt Connie, and brother and sister-in-law Uncle Mike and Aunt Star at McDonald's. It was so good to see them again and a nice break in the long trip!

Aunt Connie with Taryn

Grandpa holding Micah, Aunt Connie holding Taryn, Uncle Mike behind her and Aunt Star next to her.

Micah and Taryn at the hotel ready for another day of driving!

Micah really enjoyed her muffin! We watched a lot of movies on the way home but Micah especially liked 'The Wizard of Oz". When we got into Minnesota she said, "There's no place like home!"