The Move

After 3 years in our apartment, we think the longest either of us has lived anywhere since high school, it's once again time to move.  It was actually a hard parting for a few reasons...lots of big windows facing the right direction for sun to come in, a wonderful patio where we enjoyed plants, birds, and bbq, and the location right next to beautiful walking trails.  But with Caleb growing and sleep being disrupted, as well as a need to save some money, we decided it's time for two bedrooms. 

 The significance to this picture...our new place doesn't allow BBQs.  Matt cooked up some amazing burgers a couple nights before the sad parting of the grill.  We found a temporary home for it at our church, where we're actually looking forward to having BBQ gatherings with friends this summer!

It's true...give a box to a boy and they'll be happy for a long time! No toys needed!

Daddy always makes Caleb smile!

 Our life looked a little messy for a week or two.

 Moving Day!!!  We started at 8 Saturday morning and had lots of help from church friends...even kids pitched in!  Caleb hung out quite contently in our room most of the time.

 It rarely rains here, but of course the most rain we had all winter came the week before our move.  We ended up renting a U-Haul, but people still filled up pickups and SUVs.  It took about 3 hours to get everything moved from our old place to the new one.  We're SO thankful for all the help!

 Beth came over and hung out with Caleb so I could try to start unpacking a bit.  I didn't get much done but Caleb sure had fun!  He discovered himself up close in the mirror!

 LOVE this picture!  After a hard day of moving!  You'd think Caleb helped too!

Next, time to unpack.  Cale thought the bags and boxes were pretty fun to explore.

 Poor guy, though...it's taken some time to transition to a whole new place.  We had a rough first week getting to sleep and staying asleep, but things are starting to get a bit better.  Still not as smooth as before, but it's to be expected with teething, eating new foods, getting older and all that comes along with it.

 The day after moving we headed back to the old apartment to clean.  Opa Chuck helped while Caleb napped and then they hung out together!

 Ready to go home later that night.  He thought that sitting in the front seat of the car was pretty fun!

Please pray for us.  We're thankful for the new place but it's had some challenges.  We're working on getting the carpets re-cleaned or possibly replaced or removed.  Pray for patience and perspective.  COME SEE US!!! We need new memories to fill this new place.