Update #1 - We made it!

Hello dear friends,
Well we made it FINALLY.  I'd like to say it was all smooth sailing but alas it was not.  Now that I can look back at it and laugh, it doesn't seem all that bad and what's more it makes for a great story.... and you all know how I love a good story!
So the story begins....
Our plane to Canada was delayed due to strikes at the Domestic terminal.  When we arrived in LA we were told that because we were late we could not transfer our bags onto the conveyor and would need to take them across the airport (a good 15mins walk) to book them in.  This might not sound that bad, but Daniel was about the only one in the family who had managed to sleep on the plane and it was now 1:30am Brisbane time,  LA airport is bussling and we had 10 suitcases to move a fair distance at a quick pace if we were to make our flight.  The kids were real champs.  Laura pushed a trolley (nearly took out half a dozen people!) the whole way.  We finally arrived puffed only to find out we were too late and after standing in line for who knows how long, they eventually booked us on another flight in seven hours!  Every time we went through a check point, Daniel would ask,"Are we in Canada now?" 
We found a little corner and Laura slept on a row of chairs and Nathan slept under the chairs.  Daniel of course had slept and was full of life, so Howard and myself took turns sleeping and watching Mr Energy.  Just when we thought that we had made it through the seven hours, they announced that the plane had been delayed another two hours. We finally made it to Canada but then got stuck in immigration with a rather straight faced officer who wanted to know what was ssooooo special about Howard that required him to move his whole family to Canada and why their engineers couldn't do the job!  At this point Daniel pipes up with, "This isn't Canada, is it Mummy?"  I gently tried to tell him that it was, but he replied, "This can't be Canada."  The stern faced man just looked at him emotionless.   Well we eventually got through customs and finally made it to our accommodation at 2am Canadian Time.  We had been travelling for 32hours!!!
It had been ten hours since we last ate so Howard decided to go for a quick walk to see if he could find some food.  To cut a long story short, someone tried to sell him crack, he got lost and he got stuck in the sister building for 45 mins.  He returned rather frazzled with some pizza and commented that maybe we should have waited till morning.  To say we crashed is an understatement but it describes how we slept.... oh yeah, I forgot to tell you.... we slept in the wrong unit.... but that's another story.   The unmade beds should have been a clue but we were so tired we didn't really notice.
It's been a lovely first day in Canada.  We've had lots of fun exploring, freaking out on the roads and trying new foods.  It was rather strange putting the kids to bed at 7:30pm in bright sunlight.  It is presently 9:30pm and looks like it is lunch time.  Jet lag is confusing enough as it is without new sun habits to get used to.  Oh, it's going to be such a big adventure!
Oh while i remember,
Our address (in 9 days time) which is where we will live for the year is....

628 - 25 Ave  NE
Calgary  AB   T2E 1Y5
Canada

Hope you are all well.  God bless.
Love from your friends the adventuring Ebans (Howard, Shona, Laura, Nathan and Daniel)