This was a fun first for me. I got Lilly's hair into two little pony tails onto of her head. I have waiting for a long time to be able to get her hair to do this. They are not perfect but it was so fun.
So on Sunday Ryan made me the best chocolate cake for my birthday. Lilly loved it because she got her first beater of frosting. She loved the frosting. She is also a good sharer. 
Well we have been here a few days now and all seems to be going well. We are almost all unpacked. I hate unpacking. I think Ryan hates it even more than I do. So we decided to take a break from unpacking and checked out the local Wisconsin State Fair with our friends Matt and Amie, their little girl Kaylee and baby boy Josh. We had a great time. Lilly loved the animals! I think her favorite part was watching the dogs jump into the pool of water. She started barking at them as soon as she saw them. 
Ryan and Lilly took a ride down this giant slide on a potato sack. All Lilly said at the end was "Mama". I think she liked it though.
Lilly and I in front of all the cows. They had some of the biggest cows I have ever seen.
Lilly with her new friend Kaylee. They are so cute together.
This is when Lilly saw the doggies. She was barking and pointing we just had to check them out.
I can't believe how big Lake Michigan is. It seems just like an ocean only with fresh water. We found this awesome beach called Bradford Beach. We had a ton of fun yesterday splashing in the water and playing in the sand. Lilly loves the water just like her mama and grandma. We also did a lot of sight seeing and shopping. I found an H & M here. I love that store. Well my parents had to leave today. I hated to see them go but I am doing better than I thought I would. Thanks mom and dad for all your help. I don't think I could have done this move without you.
Lilly and I attended our first play group today. Lilly had fun at the splash pool and it was fun to start meeting people.
I wish I would have taken more pictures of our 3 day trip across county but oh well. I have several pictures of us in front of corn because we saw so many miles and miles of corn! Anyway I hope you enjoy!
Lilly got very spoiled because I let her come into bed with us every morning. 
What a funny girl. She can find a place to sit anywhere. 
Ryan and Lilly hanging out at McDonald's on some very cool saddle seats. I think we were somewhere in Nebraska.
Well we are here in Milwaukee. It is so nice to know that we don't have to be in a car forever today. Now is the really hard part though, moving in. It is hot and very humid here. A storm rolled in last night. It looks like we may be moving in in the rain. Oh well! We stopped by our friends Matt and Amie's apartment last night. They had a lovely dinner for us which we so nice after eating out for the past 3 days. Thanks again Matt and Amie! I also got to see the type of apartment we will be in. It seems way bigger compared to the University housing we were in. Anyway I will post pics later. I just thought I would let everyone know that we made it!
Today we hit the road headed to Milwaukee. We made it all the way the Sidney Nebraska. Lilly did so good with the 8 hour car trip. Quick knock on wood so I don't jinx myself and she doesn't do well tomorrow. We only have 900 more miles until we get to Milwaukee. I actually am truly excited for the adventures that await us in Milwaukee. I will try post more from the road later.
Well we finally got everything packed away into the trailer. I can't believe Ryan was able to pack all of our stuff into only 11 feet of this trailer. Now we get to just hangout for the rest of the week and say good bye to everyone. We head for Milwaukee on Friday. I can't believe I agreed to drive across country with Lilly. My mom just says to think positively and we'll be fine. I am just glad she is coming with me. While I am still nervous to go I am getting very excited at the same time. Milwaukee will be great! Right? The best part about moving is that Ryan will finally be able to start dental school. I know he is going to make a great dentist. I am so proud of how hard he has worked to get to this point in his life.
We want to thank Ryan's parents for letting us stay with them for the last 5 months. We never would have been able to save enough money to move without their help. Lilly has grown so close to both of them. So many great memories have been made here with them. I really am going to miss there beautiful basement they let us take over. As I closed the door to Lilly's room I flashed back to her taking her first steps in there. Oh, so many memories!
Since this is kind of a good bye post.... I want to say goodbye to all the great friends we made up in the University 1100 court. We had a great 3 years there and are going to miss everyone so much. Thanks for your friendships and I hope we can all stay in contact over the years.
I also want to say goodbye to my family. The thought of not hanging with them as much as been so hard for me. I have been so lucky to have the family that I have. I love you all. Cody, Megan and Madie I feel like we have grown so close this past year. Don't let Madie forget us! K.C. and Amber good luck with the new baby. We know you guys are going to make great parents. We really wish we could be here to welcome your new little boy into the world this fall. Mom and Dad I can't even think of saying goodbye at this point. Good thing you guys are coming with us to Milwaukee for a bit.
Well I think that is it for now. My next post will most likely be from Milwaukee. Thanks again to everyone! We are going to miss you all!
