How to Move Out of Your House

Step 1:

Pack every single item you own up.  This seems like an easier task than it actually is.  Do NOT wait until 5 days before thinking it will be a quick job.  This leads to great stress. 

 I had been packing a little bit here and there, but really left the majority of it for the week before.  That would have been fine, except Alec traveled that week and Briana was cutting two teeth (which made for a SUPER fussy babe).  Thankfully I had some amazing friends come over and help me pack and watch the baby.  We got it done though!  Its so hard packing everything though, the morning we left we realized how much we use every single day and had a hard time quick fitting in some of the last minute stuff!                

                  

Step 2:

Close on your house.  Make sure you have all the necessary paper work completed ahead of time, and if you have to bring money to closing make sure it is a cashiers check!  They do no accept personal check....found that out the hard way.

We officially closed on our Milwaukee house May 3.  We had to drive to an office and sign some stuff, and then pay money.....wait, didn't we SELL a house....why are we paying?!  Yeah..... 'tis the times I guess they tell me.  

Here is a picture we took of our little family selling our first house:

Then we headed back home where we had tons of our friends and some youth group kids help us load up the truck. 

Step 3:

Load the truck up with all your possessions! And I mean ALL, that bottle of windex you had sitting on the counter for last minute stuff....yes, that too eventually must get on the truck!

                                       

    Here is a pic of all the guys trying to get the dresser down the stairs......yikes, it was a challenge!                                     

                                        

How do you get people to be so willing to help?  Feed them pizza!!!!

Last family picture in the Milwaukee house:

Our sleeping arrangement for the last night in our house: 

Goodbye Milwaukee house!  You will always be our first house, the house that we brought Josie home too, and brought home our baby girl, and where we lived VERY happily for 4yrs!

Opps....those are some BIG ruts.....sorry new owners!

Josie had NO idea what was going on: