Friday, June 22, 2018

We moved! And a bunch more...

Yes, it's been 5 months again since I wrote--there are many reasons, the biggest of which is that we finally moved!  It was a crazy experience; you will have to ask mommy for more details if you want to know one day (it would fill up a few entries here, and that's not what this blog is for :))  Our move date was the 5th of February, but we worked on it all that weekend, too.  It took far longer and more effort than expected.  Grandma Judy, "Silly Buddy", Nana, Pa-Pa Junior, Kevin, Maryanne, and even our new neighbors helped us out.  Most of the winter, we had not had much snow...until it was time to move!  It snowed on the 2nd, then again on the 5th (while we were moving in and all that night), and a lot of the following week, too. 
For the next few weeks, our house looked like a sea of boxes.  We unpacked as much as we could each day, while also cleaning (a LOT--it was very dirty when we moved in) and painting many of the rooms.  It took a long time and a lot of help, but the house is finally mostly in order.  I'm still working on it, just not so intensely now.
Once we finally got settled in, we started getting back to routine.  Despite all the craziness, we did manage to keep up with your karate--you are a yellow belt now and doing well!  Homeschooling has still been a bit rough, but we have managed to get it in, too.
We also traveled in April to Las Vegas (another plane ride for you!) to meet up with one of daddy's friends from college (Celeste).  Some of her friends were meeting up there, too, so we all got to meet each other.  We all shared a large house together and enjoyed the experience a lot.  There was only one other kid there.  Her name was Hailey, she was 12 years old, loved cats, and you two got along famously right away.  She even tried to "protect" you as we walked along the Vegas strip and saw some showgirls who were not wearing very much clothing (you did not even notice lol).  We went on the High Roller observation wheel, saw some shows at Circus Circus, attended the "Hawaiian Festival" for a bit, and even stopped by to visit my cousin Bryan at his work for a bit.  It was a great time, apart from being super hot there, which you did not like.
Since then, we've done some short day trips to Wisconsin and Indiana, but nothing major. We are now at Nana Linda's for a short visit to drop off Kevin so he can stay and visit his friends for a while.  We'll head back on Sunday.  Love you and hope to write more very soon! ~mommy