Nana Moves To AZ :-(

October 16 was a sad day for our family. Papa Doug and Nana Betty moved half-way across the country to Arizona :-(

Here is a short overview of the trip.

Saturday morning a few us gathered in front of the moving van

Papa drove the moving van and I drove my mom's van right behind him. This was my view for 2 days (almost 20 hours of driving). I took this picture right after we pulled out of my mom's neighborhood. Notice that the trailer is leaning to the left a little. Mom and I both noticed it right away, but we just thought they might have packed the trailer a little heavier on that side, no big deal, right?

A day-and-a-half later we found out that it was NOT the case. Apparently the wheel bearing was about to snap when they received the trailer and about 750 miles down the road it finally did. We were only 3 hours from my mom's new home when we got stranded on the side of the road...
We ended up having to stay the night in the nearest town because it was nearly dark and we couldn't get the trailer fixed that night. The next morning they decided to give them a new trailer instead of fixing that one, so they had to switch over all of their stuff to a new trailer before we could head out to finish the final leg of our trip.

Here's some beautiful scenery...

When we finally got to my mom's town and pulled into her neighborhood, this is what greeted us - a gorgeous, welcoming street lined with palm trees and ending with a beautiful pond and fountains.

My mom's new home!

Complete with a very pretty landscaped patio

This tree is not in my mom's yard, but it is in her neighborhood.
I love it!

Pond near the entrance of the neighborhood.

Park near the pond

Girls playing at the park

Zora peacefully thinks by the pond

Lily's thinking rock

While we were there we took the opportunity to visit with our good friends who moved there last year. We even got to see Noah play baseball!
Eva and the girls played like they have never been apart. They have such a sweet bond!

Nana Betty entertained the girls with fun little stories and rhymes during the game.
October 23, 2010 was an equally sad day because it was the day that the girls and I had to come home and leave them. Here are the girls with their Nana and Papa at the airport.
Although we were very sad to leave them behind, the girls loved their first experience in an airport and flying. They loved watching the planes land, take off and get loaded with luggage.
When we finally boarded the plane the girls got a little nervous. As we pulled onto the runway they comforted one another :-)

And here is their reaction to the take-off!

To Papa & Nana: Thanks for letting us help you move and for letting us stay a whole week in your new home! We love you and miss you very, very much!!!