It has taken me almost a month to get settled in, but we unloaded the last box on Saturday. I am so glad to be done with it all! But I am even happier that we are all together again – under the same roof – every night. My wonderful husband gets to play with our kids everyday and tuck his babies into bed every night. How sweet it is!
We love Minneapolis so far! The weather here is amazing! We have great shopping and entertainment. There’s something new and exciting to do every weekend.
We found a church that all of us love. Our pastor in Tulsa gave us a recommendation for a church in this area, and we are so glad that he did. It feels like home!
We have great neighbors on both sides. On one side, our neighbors have three kids, ages 5, 3 and almost 1. Our kids love playing with them. It’s nice to have friends right next door, and the kids run back and forth between our two houses and yards everyday. Steve and I enjoy their parents’ company as well. On the other side, our neighbors are grandparents with grandkids the ages of 7 and 9. They really enjoy our kids too.
The kids love being here. They have quickly and easily settled into our new house and have quickly made new friends. They miss having MiMi and PopPop so close, and Claire misses Analise like crazy. But they love seeing and doing new things and being with their daddy everyday.
Now for some pictures.
Claire saying goodbye to Allie and Analise the day before we loaded up and left Oklahoma (Oh how I love these girls!)
We made a bit of a detour on our drive to Minneapolis and took the kids to the St. Louis Zoo.
Hippos
Elephants
My Girl
My Boy
We went to one of the lakes for the 4th of July. We had a great time!
Claire watching the squirrels play in our front yard.
As a housewarming gift, Steve and I bought our kids a trampoline. The neighbors were as excited as our kids were to get to jump on it. Hope, Elijah, Claire and Cale love jumping together.
For my birthday we went to Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. 
Claire and her daddy with the flamingos (Claire’s latest favorite zoo animal – because they’re pink!)
Me and my girl
My girl in the conservatory (with a tiara – for all of you Clue fans!)
My wonderful hubby and me
Steve took off the whole week of my birthday, and we went somewhere different everyday, exploring our new city. One of those places was Minnehaha Falls.
My boys
My Gorgeous Girly Girl
The Girls 
My love and me
We also planted a garden.
We went to the library – Cale’s first library visit.
We are having a great time being a family, doing ordinary things like fixing dinner together and playing together and putting our kids to bed each night. I am so glad that we made this move!
Pictures of the house and more info on the kids soon.
