We're Home!

Home is a place our little family has been seeking for a while... it's been a long and emotional journey, but we're here! Hooray! I feel like I've been homesick for about four years now. In all of our bouncing around (it's a really LONG story!), I've sometimes gotten irritated at myself for feeling homesick. You know the saying, "Home is where the heart is", but I just couldn't get my heart into the places we've been, although I've come away a better person from the people and experiences in each one! I know that home is more than just a roof over our heads - it's been an extremely huge lesson for me to learn. We're just so glad to be here!
We aren't even close to being all settled in, and as is expected, it's been a transition, especially for the kids, but we've already met some really great people in our neighborhood and ward.
Chris and Trevor both made Utah Rangers Premier Soccer teams, and so now their home fields are super close to us - that's a HUGE plus for the mom that totes them around - I was traveling 20 minutes (one way) back-and-forth who knows how many times a week!
Katy's new karate studio is also closer to us now... and she's really enjoying it, even though she was super nervous about going.
We're closer to my sister and her family (oh-so-fun to have the cousins near!) and also Mike's parents. The pro list just keeps getting bigger, doesn't it? So now I'm going to try to find a place for Tessa to take dance, and we'll all just settle in for the ride - and hope we never have to MOVE again!
As Ty would say, "Welcome home, family, welcome home!"