{The Move}

Once upon a time I packed up all of our stuff and we moved. Again. Second time in less than 6 months. Now I'm done moving. For a good long while.

Goodbye shoebox apartment - it's been an adventure.

The Elder's Quorum from our ward came bright and early last Saturday to help us move. There were so many people that came! Thank you! Saved us! It was a record move time - seriously. They were so fast and efficient.  It's tricky moving just down the street because you don't want to pack everything up because then you'll just have to unpack everything 10 minutes later when you get to the new house. So we boxed up a lot of stuff, but then just shuffled over a lot of stuff in big bins and whatever. It worked pretty well. Big shout to all who helped - you know who you are!

Some pictures of the new place during the first few days. We're nearly moved in now, but I haven't taken pictures of that yet, so you just get messy moving pictures. 

Front room.

 Garage. This place has a garage. It's magical. But it gets better - it has a washer and dryer in it! A washer and dryer that I don't have to put quarters into. Practically witchcraft. Amazing.

Playroom - best part of the house. This is magical - probably more magical than the garage. It gives Evette and Miriam space to play alone, without me tripping all over them or worrying about the toys literally taking over the shoebox apartment. It's so fun. Cannot wait to show updated pictures of this room. And yes, that's a backyard in the back. A backyard (can you tell I'm excited about living in a house again?)

Memes helping me put the girls room together. It's so cute. I love having them share. I love that they love sharing a room. I love them. Lotsa love. (also, check out these AMAZING wood floors. They tore out the carpet and refinished the hardwood floors. I'm in love.)

And part of the kitchen with an adorable bouncing baby. 

We're practically moved in and we love it!! Every room is livable - it's just missing the little things like the decor. It's been a pretty quick unpacking experience (especially since we sold a lot of our stuff before moving to our shoebox apartment). We're almost done hanging up pictures and then I'll snap some photos of the "finished product". It's a wonderful house that we're turning into our own home. We're excited to start a new chapter of our lives here!