The only picture that was taken during the whole move-in weekend!!!!!!
(Thanks to Kelly and her cell phone!)
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Jeff and I on our front porch
The only picture that was taken during the whole move-in weekend!!!!!!
(Thanks to Kelly and her cell phone!)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
We're Home!
We are officially moved into our new place and it feels fabulous!!!!!
Saturday we had our family and friends over to help with the big move. We ended up having eight guys to do all of the heavy lifting. Everyone met over at the new house and then carpooled to the storage space to unload all of our stuff. It went pretty quickly, less than an hour in and out. Then came the fun part....
They had to unload it all and carry it up a few various flights of stairs. I think everyone developed a severe dislike for stairs very quickly!!!!!!! (sorry guys).
But that part went quickly too. Not only did everyone help with the heavy lifting, but much to our surprise, they stayed to put it all together and unpack. Grandma and Joan (with a fractured foot) unpacked the kitchen and filled our cupboards:) Jeff and I thought we'd have a weeks worth of work ahead of us, but everyone cut that time drastically. THANK YOU!!!!!
It's so funny how much stuff we had in the old house, and so little things it feels like we have in the new house. It could be because we more than doubled our home size, and now it feels empty, but in a good way. That house in slidell was a great starter home, but we out grew it fast! This house just feels much more comfortable!
Our kids finally have their own rooms. With their own beds.
Jeff's sister Melissa kept the kids for the weekend so we could get things accomplished much faster. We drove out to pick them up and the kids fell asleep on the way home. We didn't get home until almost ten. Olivia hadn't seen her new room all together yet! And she was kind of out of it, not quite sure what was going on....she knew, but she was groggy. As soon as we got to the top of the stairs she peeked out of one eye and saw this adorable reading corner that my mom had set up with flower lights (pictures later). Other than that, her room is almost identical to the familiar place she grew up in. Well, when she first saw it she was in awe with silent amazement. She smiled the most beautiful smile. I layed her on her bed and she said, "Momma can I just lay here for awhile and look at it?" It was quite a moment.
Deagan on the other hand wasn't so sure. He knew his crib and his rocking chair, but all of the other furniture was basically foreign to him. It had been in storage since he was about ten months old, so he had no idea. We rocked a little extra time talking about things and then he was fine. He had a little smug smile on his face and said he was ready for bed.
What a night. What a weekend.
We are all here, under one roof. For the first time since June!
It's an amazing feeling.
Now we've got so much ahead of us. Unpacking. Settling. Job hunting. School. Wedding. Relaxing.
It's going to be a great summer!
Thank you to Tom, Joan, Kathy, Tony, Grandma (for all of the fabulous food), Andy, Kelly, Melissa, Randy, Mark, Jen, Bill, John, and Grandpa. We couldn't have done it without you. You've made our lives so much easier and filled us with love and hope for the future. Thanks for the support!
P.S.- A BIG shout out to Brian, Allie and little Jeff in Oregon. Thanks so much for the cake! It was amazing tonight, after our long hard weekend and late night to settle in on the couch to a nice piece of chocolate cake! It was the perfect ending to a great weekend. THANKS!
Saturday we had our family and friends over to help with the big move. We ended up having eight guys to do all of the heavy lifting. Everyone met over at the new house and then carpooled to the storage space to unload all of our stuff. It went pretty quickly, less than an hour in and out. Then came the fun part....
They had to unload it all and carry it up a few various flights of stairs. I think everyone developed a severe dislike for stairs very quickly!!!!!!! (sorry guys).
But that part went quickly too. Not only did everyone help with the heavy lifting, but much to our surprise, they stayed to put it all together and unpack. Grandma and Joan (with a fractured foot) unpacked the kitchen and filled our cupboards:) Jeff and I thought we'd have a weeks worth of work ahead of us, but everyone cut that time drastically. THANK YOU!!!!!
It's so funny how much stuff we had in the old house, and so little things it feels like we have in the new house. It could be because we more than doubled our home size, and now it feels empty, but in a good way. That house in slidell was a great starter home, but we out grew it fast! This house just feels much more comfortable!
Our kids finally have their own rooms. With their own beds.
Jeff's sister Melissa kept the kids for the weekend so we could get things accomplished much faster. We drove out to pick them up and the kids fell asleep on the way home. We didn't get home until almost ten. Olivia hadn't seen her new room all together yet! And she was kind of out of it, not quite sure what was going on....she knew, but she was groggy. As soon as we got to the top of the stairs she peeked out of one eye and saw this adorable reading corner that my mom had set up with flower lights (pictures later). Other than that, her room is almost identical to the familiar place she grew up in. Well, when she first saw it she was in awe with silent amazement. She smiled the most beautiful smile. I layed her on her bed and she said, "Momma can I just lay here for awhile and look at it?" It was quite a moment.
Deagan on the other hand wasn't so sure. He knew his crib and his rocking chair, but all of the other furniture was basically foreign to him. It had been in storage since he was about ten months old, so he had no idea. We rocked a little extra time talking about things and then he was fine. He had a little smug smile on his face and said he was ready for bed.
What a night. What a weekend.
We are all here, under one roof. For the first time since June!
It's an amazing feeling.
Now we've got so much ahead of us. Unpacking. Settling. Job hunting. School. Wedding. Relaxing.
It's going to be a great summer!
Thank you to Tom, Joan, Kathy, Tony, Grandma (for all of the fabulous food), Andy, Kelly, Melissa, Randy, Mark, Jen, Bill, John, and Grandpa. We couldn't have done it without you. You've made our lives so much easier and filled us with love and hope for the future. Thanks for the support!
P.S.- A BIG shout out to Brian, Allie and little Jeff in Oregon. Thanks so much for the cake! It was amazing tonight, after our long hard weekend and late night to settle in on the couch to a nice piece of chocolate cake! It was the perfect ending to a great weekend. THANKS!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Yell It From the Rooftops!
HE'S ON HIS WAY HOME. HE'S ON HIS WAY HOME. HE'S ON HIS WAY HOME:)
FINALLY:)
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FINALLY:)
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Finally, some pictures!
Well It's been awhile since I really posted some pictures. I've been just a bit busy...with Jeff's short visit over valentine's day weekend and getting things ready to move to the new house. So here are the pictures all the way back to Valentine's day!
Hope you enjoy,
Tricia
Hope you enjoy,
Tricia
New House
Here's a pic of the kids, very tired, haning out at the new house on the couch while I was unpacking some small stuff!
Playing With Daddy
These two were "Hanging out" during olivia's skating lesson. Notice the matching sweatshirts, jeans, AND SHOES!!!!!
Too Cute!
Olivia's First Time Bowling
Two weekends ago, Olivia was invited to her friend Isabele's fourth birthday party at Brighton Bowl. She was a little scared at first, but warmed up fast! They had a cool new aparatus that the kids just set the ball on and gave it a little push...then the ball flies down this ramp thing and knocks down a bunch of pins. The kids loved the fast action. She's so adorable with her little jeans and jumping:)
Basket Sliders
In my bedroom, the kids have a Kangaroo Climber. Well Olivia discovered that it's much more fun to go down the slide in a laundry basket! And to squeeze your brother in there too....lots of laughter!
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Disney Princesses on Ice
This afternoon I treated my mom and Olivia to the Disney Princesses on Ice show at the Palace. It was a great time. Of course, my mom spoiled us with princesses lights and goodies. Olivia was fasinated by everything. She was so full of questions trying to figure everything out. She would say, "wow that princess is a great singer" every time a new one came out and the recording played with sympony music:) She wanted to know if the spotlights hurt their eyes and how did they see where they were going with it shining on them so bright. She wanted to know where they went once they passed through the curtain offstage and if the princesses were all "friends." Because she didn't know that Cinderella knew Belle and Ariel. But they must be all friends if they sing and dance together.
I even caught her singing some of the songs! She was beaming ear to ear the whole two hours. And the show was fabulous. The costumes were extravagent and so beautiful. The lighting was great. The props looked real. The music and sound took you away. It was so well put on, I would go again in a second! And I can't wait to see if they do it again next year:)
The princesses on ice
This is the best we could get with our little pocket camera tucked into my purse! It was a great show!
Poopey...
The day before yesterday Deagan turned a year and a half old!!!!!! My baby is a full fledged toddler, he's almost two.
Yesterday, DEAGAN POOPED ON THE POTTY FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHH, Go Deagan! We were at the new house waiting on our furniture delivery and he came to me and said, "Deaga go poopey." And naturally I thought, great thanks for telling me. But he ran away fast as lightning. Olivia looked at me and said, no momma I think he wants to go on the potty. So we ran screaming with joy, plopped the boy on the potty and off he went!
WOW! It's just fantastic. I hope he trains fast. He's already full well aware of when he does what, now it's just getting him to know to go on the potty.
Now, I'm not jumping ahead of myself with unrealistic expectations, but I am sure celebrating this giant leap!
Yesterday, DEAGAN POOPED ON THE POTTY FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHH, Go Deagan! We were at the new house waiting on our furniture delivery and he came to me and said, "Deaga go poopey." And naturally I thought, great thanks for telling me. But he ran away fast as lightning. Olivia looked at me and said, no momma I think he wants to go on the potty. So we ran screaming with joy, plopped the boy on the potty and off he went!
WOW! It's just fantastic. I hope he trains fast. He's already full well aware of when he does what, now it's just getting him to know to go on the potty.
Now, I'm not jumping ahead of myself with unrealistic expectations, but I am sure celebrating this giant leap!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Out of the mouths of three year olds!
Yesterday we were shopping at WalMart. Deagan always makes a point to say goodbye, wave, and blow kisses to the cashier, but Olivia just sits mute. Well, yesterday as we were walking away, the cashier yelled, "bye honey!" Olivia got all excited and yelled, "she knows my name, she knows my name:)"
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