You know that you are an MK when...your bedroom is a closet.

These past couple of weeks have been a blur!  We sorted and packed all of our belongings, moved out of the house we were living in, drove to MAF headquarters in Nampa, ID, and Mike has started training.  We couldn't have done it without the help of our friends!  You know that you have a true friend when they come and help you do yard work and scrub your kitchen and bathrooms for you!  Having such good friends made it even harder to leave.  It helps to know that this is just a temporary goodbye until October when we will get to see everybody for a short while (then the real goodbyes will happen).

A HUGE answered prayer happened the day before we left!  Our beloved stray cat Orange didn't have a home lined up, and we were pretty stressed about it.  Out of the blue our neighbors walked over and asked us if they could adopt Orange!  Turns out he is friends with their cat already and has been visiting them.  We couldn't have asked for a better situation for him, it is nice to know that God even takes care of the minor details of our lives.  

Our crates being loaded up onto a trailer.  They will hang out in Battlerground, WA for a few months and will catch up with us in Indo in about a 1 1/2 years.

The kids are pretty much pros at road trippn' at this point, so a little 7 hour drive wasn't a big deal.  It also helped that Auntie Katy sent them some activity books in the mail to surprise them with for the trip to MAF.

Headed out to Nampa.

Nampa or Bust!

We are going to live in the MAF apartments across the parking lot from headquarters for the next couple of months.  It is fun, it kind of feels like camp (with a lot of homework for Mike).  I'll give you a little tour of our cozy apartment.  We went from living in a 3 bedroom house on 5 acres to a 1 bedroom apartment.  You know what, it totally works.  I have WAY less to clean!  

Here is a little tour of "home".

Our living room (complete with Mike studying). 

Our kitchen.

...and yes.  Colton is sleeping in the closet (don't worry he LOVES it).