On the Road Again (and again and again)

A week and a half ago we left our home in Dallas, Texas to begin the long haul to Philadelphia. After driving through 12 states and spending the night in six of them, we have finally arrived at the destination for which we've been preparing for so many months. Our little guys were unbelievably good on the road and for those of you who are familiar with Dora the Explorer: "We did it!"

We did not only leave our sweet home in Dallas, but precious friends with whom we pray we will keep in touch with for the rest of our lives. The most difficult good-bye involved the little stinker on the right below. Charlie and Robert were the best and sweetest of friends and I'm going to have to stop there, because I tear up every time I think of them together. I wish (though not really) that we didn't love you so much, Charlie!

Our first stop was in Baton Rouge. It was such a blessing to spend the evening with our dear friends, the Greenes. McGregor and Ty showed my boys, among other things, that there's nothing better than driving barefoot in your Gator!
No pictures from Atlanta...too busy, I guess.

In Charlotte we stayed with the Steveners. They were gracious hosts and didn't seem to mind having two little boys break in their adorable young couple home!
We got to see some of our other Charlotte favorites as well. At one particular gathering we realized that all of the "men" there were named Robert, except for little Connor.
Our shortest leg of the trip brought us to High Point, NC to stay with our beloved "Gee-Gee"! We had a wonderful time and were treated like royalty by the greatest hostess I've ever known.
We got to help my cousin Carson move some of her college stuff from Gee-Gee's basement to a truck. Robert was a huge helper/cheerleader!
Next stop: Georgetown! Beautiful DC - one of my favorite US cities!
And what's a trip to Georgetown without a trip to "T-Sweets"? Carlton and I went to T-Sweets all the time in college and it has once again proven itself to be my favorite ice cream shop ever! Connor is still too little for ice cream...the excursion clearly was not as much fun for him.
Robert is apparently not too big, as he ate his ice cream and half of Leeley's, too!

Almost as tall as the Washington Monument!



This video will forever make me smile and is one of my favorite Robert moments to date. We attended the end of VBS celebration at our old church in Charlotte and Robert hopped right out of his seat and joined in while they were performing. He was hilarious!

We are thrilled to finally be settled and we are really enjoying the area so far! More to come soon!