Moving On

 We made it to moving day!  We closed on both houses on July 1.  After closing we met Andy's parents at the new house.  They drove up with a U-Haul full of furniture. 

 We got that unloaded just in time for the movers to show up.  I am so glad we hired movers this time.  Worth every penny!  Those guys worked hard.  They got to the old house just after 8:30 in the morning, and it was around 3:30 when they left.  And the very last thing off of the truck was a sleeper sofa that had to go upstairs.

We had our first meal in the new dining room.

Andy's parents are hard workers.  I still can't get over how much work we got done so quickly.  On Saturday Robyn brought Libby and Mallory over to play.  We ended the visit with a trip to the neighborhood pool.

The girls are really enjoying their new rooms.  Caroline is spending hours in her room dancing to her music and playing with her ponies.

Kayla has been giving facetime tours to all of her friends.

I absolutely love our new house!  I just can't get over how much space we have.  What a change!  Here are some shots of the house.

Living Room

 Kitchen

Gameroom

Guest Room

Dining Room

Andy's dad flew out this morning.  Tonight we sat out in the driveway to watch fireworks.  I am amazed at how many people in the neighborhood were shooting them off.  We had a great show without having to leave home.

Have I mentioned I love the new house?  I am so grateful to Jim and Darlene for all of their hard work.  It is amazing to me that we are as settled as we are after just 2 days.

Caroline's 5 Year Doctor Visit

My baby girl is now 5.  I can't believe it!  I might eventually do a post about her birthday if I ever get caught up.  Yesterday she went for her 5 year doctor visit.  It was a good one because there were no shots involved.

Here are her stats:  32.9 pounds (7th percentile....yay...on the charts!!!)
                              41.3 inches (25th percentile)

She has grown like a weed this year.  She has always been at less than 3%, so we are all pretty excited about her growth.  She had her hearing and vision tested.  She passed the hearing test, but did not do great on her vision test.  She tested at 20/40.  The doctor is sending her to a pediatric opthamologist.  I was not prepared for that one.  We will see what happens.

She also has a strange bump on her wrist.  The doctor said it does not look bad like skin cancer, but he does not know what it is.  He is sending her to a dermatologist.

Other than those minor things, she is doing great.  I am just in denial about how grown up she is getting.

Totally skipping ahead

I am skipping ahead on this one.  I am too tired to play catch up right now.  On Tuesday, May 17, we had a realtor come to the house.  We ended up with a For Sale sign in the yard that night, and the house was officially listed on May 18.  On Thursday morning we had a showing.  The same guy came back that night with his brother and sister-in-law that night.  We had another showing on Friday.  Friday night the realtor called me and told me we were getting an offer.  On Saturday she came over with a great offer.  Our house sold in 3 days!

It just does not seem real!  So today (Thursday, 5/26) we went house shopping.  We saw 7 houses, and then we went back to our favorite.  We ended up making an offer.  Short story....we have a contract on a house!  Assuming nothing goes wrong, here is our new house.  I am so excited!

We are set to close on July 1, so we are accepting offers to help us move over the 4th of July weekend!

Week 19 (May 8-14)

I can't seem to stay up to date on the blog.  Life has been unusually crazy lately.  More on the house:  We were moving a cabinet back into the bathroom and it fell over into the window.  That is not good.  So, along with everything else we got to get a new window.

 The handyman came and put up a laminate backsplash in the kitchen.  It is not tile, but I think it looks great.

 Fiday was Caroline's Fun Day at school.  They had a bunch of little bounce houses for them.  They had a great time, but it was freezing outside!

 She was line leader on that particular day.  She was extremely proud!

Ater they finished jumping it was time for a picnic lunch.

And it is never too cold for a snow cone.

 

 

Week 18 (May 1-May7)

 The work on the house continues.  I am beginning to wonder if it will EVER end.  We hired a guy to paint the inside of the house.  We chose the color from a facebook poll Andy's sister did.  She asked her facebook friends what their favorite Sherwin Williams paint color was for a neutral family room.  She had many friends that all chose the same color...latte.  We tried it and one other color, and decided to go with latte.  I love the color.

Over the weekend, Andy and his dad got the pod filled up.  On May 6th we got the pod taken away.

  On May 1st Kayla had her piano recital.  I am so pleased with all that she has learned.  Here is a picture of Kayla with my mom.

 Kayla with her teacher

 Kayla with my dad and Sue

And what would a week be without a dance competition.  We went to our last competition of the season.  I am worn out!  Kayla did a great job.  She got platinum (the highest trophy), high score for her category, and 3rd place overall out of all of the 9-10 year olds.

Kayla with her dance teacher, Ms. Rachel

 The 9-12 year old competition kids

This is Kayla with her Grandma Sue.  She was able to make it to this competition.  She is really Kayla's solo teacher.  Rachel makes up the dance, and then Sue works with Kayla every week.  She has spent a TON of time with Kayla working on this dance.  She has helped Kayla really improve this year.  I am so thankful for all that she does.

We had to leave our house at about 6:30 in the morning on the day of contest.  Kayla competed with her solo, and also tap, hip hop, and lyrical.  All of those group numbers got High Gold trophies.  By the end of the day I am not the only one who is worn out.  This is Kayla at the end of the competition day.  It is a really long day!  We got home at about 8 pm.

And I just think this is funny.  The girls were fighting and not being very nice to each other.  They got to sit and hold hands for about five minutes.  They both loved it.

And now I am caught up!  Yay!!!!