December: Moving Mayhem

December was INSANE.

We moved to Ohio on the 20th, and into our new apartment on the 21st. Yup, RIGHT before Christmas. Only crazy people do that.

First off, to start my "picture journal" of the move, little miss Ashlyn was desparately needing to get out of the house and get some focus put on her. So Justin took her on a daddy-daughter date to "Jump It", while I stayed home with the baby and tried to pack some more.

"Jump It" is a fun place. It is indoors, and it has bouncy blow-up toys galore:

The Small Slide

The BIG Slide

Grandpa flew in to help us move. Which was FABULOUS. And he also got to meet the new baby:

Go ahead and say it....aaaawwwwwwww.

Ashlyn was "good" and helping us pack. And by "good" I mean "not good", but she is still cute:

"Helping"

Lexi was a little better at helping since she just lays there.

The Moving truck was just barely big enough, but Grandpa Tolman is an expert and it all fit:

And here we are, pulling away from the apartment, Yay! We did it!:

The move-in on the other end was "fun" as well. The roads, fortunately, stayed nice for us on the drive. But the day we moved in, it decided to snow like crazy. Being on the 2nd floor this time, I was scared for the guys going up and down on the slippery steps, but we managed without any injuries. I tried to keep Ashlyn entertained and out of the way. Eventually she just got boxed in and couldn't get in the way if she wanted to:

My Cutie Patootie

Ashlyn in the love sac surrounded by boxes. You can see the snow coming down outside the window.

As we started unpacking, things got a little crowded. For one of our meals (Five Guys) we set up a table in the only place there was room for it...

Our teeny tiny kitchen

The place is looking much much better, and hopefully we will get some pictures up soon. There are still some things I need to do. Get jewelry into my jewelry box, put up picture frames and other  decor, get coat hooks to hang up, organize that box of medicine that I threw in the closet, etc.

It just feels good to be in, to have Justin working, and able to turn our attention back to the kiddos. Yay Ohio!


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