Reunited

After a long week that saw Dad clean up the California house inside and out, and Mom start preparing the Colorado house inside and out, Dad took off with his friend Jordan this weekend for the long drive east and a reunion with Mom and Jonas. The drive through Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and southern Colorado was gorgeous...

...but before the drive, we were watching a scary winter weather advisory that foretold some tricky navigation once we got through Denver...

...our California car wasn't winterized, of course, so one of our first tasks was to drain the washer fluid and replace it with something that wouldn't freeze once we got through the nasty stuff...

...sure enough, once we passed Colorado Springs, the white stuff was falling. By the time we stopped in our new home town of Castle Rock, our California car looked like it had been shell-shocked...

...The first shipment of our stuff has already arrived at our new house, but since we haven't had a chance to unpack anything yet, we'll be spending a few more days with Jonas' Mima at her house up the road. But before making the last leg of the journey, Dad and Jordan decided to stop and refuel with some delicious waffles...

...and eventually, after days apart, the family was reunited, happy to be together again to watch Jonas see his first snowfall and anxious to get him out playing in it — once we buy him some winter clothes.