For those feeling left out (Kimmylouwho)

Natalie made a 3 day trip down south to Lexington to stay with her friend Kaylan Butler and Ellie Swisher before our move to St. Louis. I guess I didn't mention that in my last post...slight oversight on my part. Natalie had a great time with her friends and a HUGE thank you to Kim & Teddy for letting them stay with them and run them where they wanted to go. And just a reminder to Kim... St. Louis is WEST, not South. Just in case you ever come for a visit. ;)

We're Here...

Just a quick update on our move...
The morning of our move, we woke up to a poster in our front yard wishing us luck from our neighbors. The guys got there on time to start loading the truck which ended up taking longer than we expected. But, in all fairness, for two guys doing all the work, it was quite amazing to see what all they do and carry out. And let me just add... we have SO MUCH JUNK!!! Hopefully we will be able to clean out as we unpack and get rid of a lot of it. We ended up not getting away from our house until 9 p.m. which put us at our hotel at 2 a.m. Then, we had to be up early to get the dog to a kennel for a few days, walk through our house here and close on it at 10 a.m. Whew!! We were so tired. But, we are now in our house and all I see are boxes everywhere. We have lost space in some areas (mainly the master bedroom and closet) but have extra space in other areas so we'll have to try and figure out where we will be putting things in this house. On a sidenote: On our way here, we made a very quick pit stop in Louisville and got to see my best friend Sandy and her boys who happen to be there visiting her family. We are thankful we got here safely and now will be busy getting settled.

One last post before packing up...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

The packers (no, not from Green Bay) will be here tomorrow so I thought I would share what we have been doing our last few days here. Trips to Kings Island and Boomerang Bay, sleepovers, sleepovers, sleepovers, Jake's tball games, getting our Skyline chili fix, a few girls nights out for Michelle, and just trying to soak up whatever time we can get in with our friends before we leave. If all goes as planned, we will be heading to St. Louis on Monday, the 14th. I will post something as soon as we are up and running there and I get a second or two. Until then...

Bittersweet 4th of July!

This is happening all too quickly!! We are under 10 days on the countdown!! Today was a 4th of July/Going Away potluck given to us by our dear friends from church. I suppose it was fitting that we had to change the location from outdoor to indoor at the last minute to our clubhouse, due to rain we had all morning. Someone said, "This party isn't just because we are going to miss you, but because we will miss the clubhouse too." We have definitely gotten lots of use out of our clubhouse. There was lots of good food, yummy desserts, but most of all more time to be with one another. A HUGE thanks to all who were involved in getting it put together, contributing to our gift, and for being there for us. We are so thankful for the friendships we have made in our 6 1/2 years here and for the examples you have been to our children. Happy 4th!!

Pool time!!

Several people have asked me what Maggie's reaction was to finding out she starts school so soon when we move to St. Louis. Maggie had more of a reaction when she found out we won't be living in a "pool community" and lots of tears were shed over that. Which was a perfect segway for me to tell her that it really wouldn't matter because... she will start school 2 days after we get there. I really emphasized how much she loves school, she would be able to make new friends right away, and when she is off for 3 weeks, Natalie would be in school. She thought that was pretty cool. As for me... I realized, I will always have a kid with me since she and Natalie won't be on the same schedule. O well!!! For the time being... we are taking full advantage of the pool and spending what time we can there while we are still here.

Woolfpack to the Rescue!

Today started off with early morning (too early for Krysta & Natalie) dentist appointments for the kids. I have been a bad mommy and not been good at keeping up with re-scheduling for cleanings and today was Jake's very first dentist appointment. He did fabulous sitting still while his teeth were being cleaned and checked and guess what? Not one cavity for the little guy!! Maggie on the other hand does have one that needs to filled but out of 4 kids, only one cavity, so I'm happy about that. On our way home after making a donut stop which I'm sure the dentist would frown upon, we saw a turtle crossing the road on 42. So... as I pass it and realize it's a turtle, Krysta begs me to turn around and check it out. She LOVES turtles and has been wanting one for some time now. I make a u-turn and Nat jumps out and rescues the turtle from oncoming traffic. I thought for sure we would witness it being flattened right in front of us, but thankfully the traffic went around the moving target. We brought it home and watched it for little while... and then took it to the pond for a proper release.

As the sign says...

I wish this was the sign in our front yard... but not the case. However, there should be a sign in St. Charles, MO that will look like this in a few days because after much looking...and quickly I might add... we did find a house and as of late last night, finally will have a house to move into. It's not our first choice, that got sold while we were there, not our second choice, we were outbid on the same day, but it is in the neighborhood we like and close to shopping, etc. So... our closing date is July 15th and Maggie will start school on July 17th. The elementary schools go year round so Maggie will have a very short summer. Thankfully, she loves school and this will hopefully help her make friends quickly. I haven't broken the news to her yet.... she's at FC camp this week and I wanted her to enjoy that before filling her in on when she goes back to school. Wish me luck!