It's feeling a little too real!!

First, I must say that I am SOOOOOO happy to have Chad home! 4 weeks is WAY too long to be apart.. Thankfully though he made it home safe and sound (and even a little earlier) on Saturday. I've never seen the kids run so fast down the driveway to give him the biggest bear hug ever.

We also had to be apart on our 6th anniversary, which was a first for us :( However, I did get some beautiful flowers delivered to me from my great hubby! Ordered all the way from Japan..

Rilynn enjoying my flowers :)

Chad is on vacation this week and next to help get our stuff in order.. This week we''ve met with the movers, a lawyer (finally getting a will), and have cultural classes Thursday and Friday in St. Paul.

Our garage sale was a HUGE success, so thankfully I now have less to store.. We only get one box to be shipped via air to Shanghai and it is only 58" x42" big. Deciding what to put in there will be tricky.We could take 2 boxes but then we would have to wait 3 months for them to arrive via ship! The air shipment will take a couple weeks so we chose that option. We will have to survive for those weeks with what we pack in our luggage, so again will need to pack smart!

Who gets to celebrate Christmas before Halloween? WE DO!!! This weekend we are headed over to both of our parent's to have our celebration a couple months early. I can't wait for our parents to see their presents from the kiddos. I'm sure some tears will be shed :)

Next week is the kids' last day of school. We wanted to keep them in there as long as we could because they like it so much! Brady even has a friend that we are going to talk with via Skype :) Nothing like a pair of toddlers holding a conversation over the computer.. LOL..

After school is done the kids are off to Grandma and Grandpa Reed's for the week , ending with a wedding on the 30th and followed by Halloween. November 1st the movers come to pack up our shipment to China and then November 3-4 the movers come to pack up the rest of our house. We will then most likely stay in a hotel until our flight on the 8th. And then watch out Shanghai, the Reed's are coming!

And just because he's too cute!!