As we were packing the house and getting things ready to move, I asked Emma to make a list of things we needed to get done. She came up with quite a list.
We packed the moving truck and cleaned the house Wednesday November 7. The missionaries in our ward asked us if they could help with out move and as the time came closer we realized that moving on a Wednesday, we were not going to have much help. We called the Elders and they sure got some help. We had a few guys from the singles ward that showed up, a few high priest's from our ward, and 8 Elders. I don't think I've ever seen the house get emptied so quickly. They were a lot of help. I don't want to think about where we would be with out them.
We pulled out of Tangent around 8:30 am on Thursday, November 8, only for me to have to turn back and retrieve Carter's blanket out of his room. Lucky for us, Shawn left the back door unlocked and I was able to get in, a tender mercy of the Lord. We got back together around Troutdale, Oregon and decided we'd stop for lunch at Multnomah Falls. It was an over clouded, humid, drizzling day and there were hardly any people there. It make for good parking and even better sight seeing. Emma found some of the biggest leafs we've ever seen. We wish we would have pressed it in a book cause the car dried it out and it wilted as it dried.
The Salmon in the stream we huge and we talked about how awesome it would be to catch something that big on a fishing trip on the Columbia River. 
Everything we own we fit into a 26' UHaul ,a 8'x10' utility trailer and our Expedition. Something about packing ones belongings into truck, trailer, and car made me grateful that the most precious things I owned we surrounding me and we're not just packed into a box in a truck.
We got to Nampa, Idaho and stayed there from Nov. 9- Nov. 11. We were able to go to the Boise Idaho LDS Temple open house on Friday November 9 with our family, my Grandparents, parents and Jodi, who had come home from her mission the day before. It was special to share the temple with our children, and to be with my grandparents for their first time in the temple. 
After the open house we went to Lunch with everyone. My grandparents have their walkers and my kids love to sit on the seat and ride around. Great Grandpa and Grandma love doing it too.
Emma was next to Grandma's side most of the time. She adores her and I know that Great Grandma loves her attention and love also. They are so cute together.
Sunday morning, November 11 we loaded up again and headed out to Evanston, Wyoming were we would stay that night. Just outside of Boise, we pulled over to a weigh station and weighed the truck. The truck weighted 16,240 and the trailer alone weighted 2400.
When we got to Evanston, the wind was blowing and it was SO cold. We got settled into our rooms, ate dinner and packed the kids up to go play in the pool. We all slept good and we're so thankful for warm showers, cozy beds and a warm breakfast the next morning.
As we started out on the 12th for our final leg of the move, It was 17* outside. The wind, thankfully, was not blowing.
The kids we're all bundled into the car and had their moving playing. This would be the shortest drive our whole move, but we had to cross the whole state of Wyoming.
When Shawn first graduated Vet School in 2009, he interviewed at a clinic in Evanston and the Dr. who he interviewed with took him to Bear River State park where they have a buffalo herd and a small elk herd. We decided to drop in for a short drive thru visit. After all, the temperature was reading 14* at the park. The kids were thrilled at seeing the buffalo and the elk, and the snow on the ground made me feel like it was almost Christmastime.
When we got to Laramie, we drove to the house that we thought we were going to rent. After walking through the house, we realized that it wasn't the house for us. It was dirty, and a lot of things were either broken or missing, ie: light fixtures, vents, trim. There were really big stains in the carpet and it just didn't have a homey feeling to it. Shawn and I knelt in prayer in the master bedroom and I just knew we were not suppose to be there. We walked through another townhouse that evening that the same landlord had, but I just wanted to look a little more. So we moved into Hotel AmericInn and stayed 2 nights before we had keys to a house and were moving in on Wednesday, November 14. Our stay in hotel was nice and all but we were so thankful to be moving into a house.
I hope this is our last really big move and that our next move will be to our forever home that we are not just renting. We are so thankful to the guidance of the spirit and both of us have gain stronger testimonies of following ones impressions and trusting in the Lord.
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