Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was busy but fun! Grandma and Grandpa Plite came down and they had a really fun time helping us paint the house, set up furniture and take care of a sick baby ;) ..... What good parents!!
We spent the afternoon at Nick and Marcia's house which was full of people, kids and amazing food. The next week unfortunately, was not so fun for Landon. He and Madeline both caught a nasty bug and had really high fevers. We did have a real good look at Duke's ER that Monday for Landon's high fever. Besides the 3 hour wait...the Ped doctors were awesome! Not some place I'm dying to visit anytime soon, however. We're back to normal now and adventuring around town. Safe to say we now know how to get to Trader Joes, Lowes, the coffee shop, Nick and Marcia's, the kids museum (which is amazing) and whole foods. Still working on Duke campus...but common- priorities! We're loving the weather so far. Friday it was 78 degrees!! It's rainy and in the mid/high 40s all this week- WINTER IS HERE (apparently)  They had an "ice storm" on Sunday and everything was closed. Cant imagine what happens if it snows!

Being sick is not very fun

But the museum is!

This photo is harder to take when all three are mobile!

"my boys"

They grow so fast when you compare photos!

ugh...moving

Moving across the country is hard enough, but add all of us being sick and Landon getting 3-4 molars in at the same time...and it's hard work. Bentley was/is completely confused and we did a lot of in house camping before we left. We had the truck packed in 4 hours and were on the road- amazing! We drove until about 8 pm and stopped at a hotel. I'm glad we did, we were all exhausted. And, I'll give Kyle full credit for driving the truck the entire way and getting everything we own down here in one piece.
We finally made it here (with amazing help from family) and are getting settled in. We are liking everything so far and don't seem to be missing any of the snow back home...yet. We're just glad we don't have very long until we seem family/friends for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
I'll be sure to post house photos once some walls are painted this week!

Fall

We had a very busy fall, but still made time for fun! Landon went to the pumpkin patch where he picked out pumpkins, had apple cider and found out how amazing donuts are! He went to Boo in the Zoo and tried to get his face painted, but decided he didn't have time or patience for that. Instead we visited the animals and ran around a mini corn maze. We carved pumpkins at Grandma Plite's house and dressed up as a bat and went trick or treating for the first time. He actually wore his costume all day- including the hat! This boy has a major sweet tooth!

Frederik Meijer Gardens afternoon

Who puts mini pumpkins and apples all over the floor as decorations? They must not have kids- or a boy who is obsessed with apples!

I guess there is a zoo in Middleville?

and they have an alligator!

Rock!

Landon went on his first train ride for his birthday and got to drive a fire truck!

Last few Michigan beach days

We took a last minute trip to Holland beach to soak up some sun. Probably our last time on the beach for the season and before we move!

Southern Living

We found a house! I'll admit, it looks a little like a cabin in the woods, but it's actually bigger than our house in GR and has close to a one acre lot. It's on a shaded quiet street and has a great backyard. We cant wait to make it our own in a very practical, inexpensive way; because let's face it- we're pretty much broke :)

Our new address is 713 Wendy Way, Durham, NC 27712 and the official move date is November 23rd.