House Hunting in Arkansas

For this move, the girls REALLY wanted to come along and be involved in our house hunting trip. We booked the time for everyone and came the week after Easter. They loved the giant checkerboard in the Bentonville airport.

Sometimes a girl is too tired to manage her own suitcase and needs a ride on Dad's.

My mom came a few days in and helped with the girls. It was great that they were able to alternate house shopping and playing at the hotel with her. And, Tommy and I were able to go alone to dinner once or twice so we could talk through houses and decisions. We bought a house quickly so we had an afternoon off for painting pottery. Picking it up after we moved gave us something to look forward to.

Our new home. We stumbled upon it while seeing other houses in the neighborhood. It wasn't finished, but the builder was willing to work with us and make sure it could be done on our timeline.

House shopping with kids was interesting. We had a stop here.

My flexible girl. She can sit nearly in full splits in the car seat. 

Driving the plane at the airport.

Traveling with the girls at this age is a whole new world!!! They can pack, carry luggage and take care of their things along the way. We had a great trip and were thankful they had come along....knowing where they were headed made saying goodbye a *little* easier.