As my DH is working on finishing up his PhD, we moved a 24 hour drive away from our old home. (Utah to Indiana). Sadly, all our family lives in the Utah / Idaho area (10 hour radius) and we left that radius. DS was 2.5 and DD was 10 mos. We really had to pump up the idea. Made it seem like this huge adventure. Our stuff didn't join us for about a week after we arrived at our new home, so we all slept on the floor together. We made sure to explore the town a lot, going to parks, the zoo, and some fun restaraunts that the kids enjoyed. We didn't have our fridge or stove for 2 weeks, so we hung out at the farmers market instead of stocking up. The kids were fine, much better than we thought they'd be. Plus, all of us were together, and that seemed to be the best part of it. DH had some free time and we built a sandbox. I realize that if you're moving to an apartment all this isn't the same, but some of it works. Best of luck! Don't worry too much, children are much more resilient than we give them credit for.