Playing Inside the Box

The unpacking is almost complete.  Only because we're not unpacking very much.  I must have a packing hangover because I'm content with most of our things staying in boxes so I don't have to deal with putting it all back in boxes if we decide to move in a year when our lease is up.  But the boxes that are being emptied (there are still plenty of them) have been great entertainment.  The girls have had a great time in their box houses in the backyard.  Natalie drew a garden on her front yard flap.  So sweet.

 Please pardon my finger in the viewfinder. 

I'm still getting used to taking pictures on my new phone. 

This house  is going to be perfect for us.  The girls have separate bedrooms and Natalie is loving that.  Although at first she seemed puzzled that Audrey could still come into her room and share her toys.  I think she was under the impression that separate bedrooms meant entirely separate lives and she'd only see Audrey briefly at mealtimes and during random hallway passings.  The "open door" policy we've implemented is helping but there's still a debate multiple times per day which toy should go in which room ("this is really more mine than Audrey's...")  

I'll post some house pics soon.

Moving is EXHAUSTING!

We're still here...honest...it's just that moving has sucked every spare ounce of time and energy that we have available.

We finished  packing up everything late last Wednesday night, the moving truck came bright and early Thursday, we were lovingly welcomed and fed at Aunt Ashley and Paul's house Thursday night, finished the last of the car packing on Friday morning, drove as far as Palm Springs on Friday night where we were, again, lovingly welcomed and fed by Papa Rod, Grandma Lala and good friends, Doug and Donna, and then drove the rest of the way to the Bay Area all day Saturday. 16 total hours of driving thanks to random delays and a needy two year old.  We're STILL waiting on our stuff so we've been in two hotels in two different cities since we arrived last Saturday.  And by "we" I mean, of course, the four of us PLUS the cat PLUS a very patient, flexible, saint of a Nana who's along for this crazy ride!

But all the moving craziness aside, we're really loving our new town.  Will post more pics soon.