Respite

After staying up until 4:30am, we were able to clean our entire apartment and get checked out. We left for Colorado the next day and had to switch drivers several times because we were both so tired. We had a wonderful time in Fort Collins, though. Josh and Lindsey were there with the boys. We hadn't see them since Thanksgiving, which means Sophie was only a week old and little Cooper (their 3rd boy) wasn't born yet. So we got to meet him and had a great time playing with everyone.

Mimi bought a pool and some water toys for the kids to play with, so after lunch with Grandpa and Mo, we got the kids in their suits and let them play for a while. It was Sophie's first time in a suity. She hated the water (ice-cold) but she loved being outside with everyone.

Josh having a water-fight with Chase and Lincoln.

Jonah and Lincoln

Sweet Sophie in her suity.

Smile!

It was a wonderful way to relax from our move and spend time with family.

move it!

Boy, I sure love long weekends. This weekend we wanted to do something extra special instead of wasting our holiday camping or having a BBQ or swimming or hanging out with family. That's why we decided to spend the weekend breaking our backs, carrying boxes and furniture, over-exposing ourselves to the sun while we sell our belongings to the local Hispanic community, and figuring out how to stay afloat in an endless see of stuff. Sounds fun, huh?

We have lived in our apartment for almost 2.5 years. It's been the home where many memories were made. We've brought both Jonah and Sophie home from the hospital to this apartment. I'm fairly certain Jonah will be asking to go home after a couple of days in our new home. As good as the time has been, there are a couple of things I won't miss:

1. No Dishwasher --my poor hands have suffered the effects of constantly washing dishes.
2. Hearing our neighbors upstairs go pee -- how is it that they always go to the bathroom at the same time as us?
3. The ever-present, cave-like darkness -- I'm going to have skylights and huge windows in my house someday.
4. A driveway/parking lot for our front yard -- asphalt is most unforgiving (black clothes and scraped skin)
5. No air-conditioning -- there couldn't be a better time to move. It's getting hot and I can't sleep.
6. Jon and I not having our own room -- It has been 6 months since our adorable roommate joined us--6 months of piled up laundry because I can't put laundry away while she's napping and 6 months of having to plan outfits before I even shower and not getting to change my mind because I can't go back into my room during nap time.

That's all I can think of for now.