Technical difficulties.

So Blogger is having issues letting me post pictures. I'm very very frustrated.

Birthday fun

Apparently we've started a tradition for Erin's birthday.  We took the train downtown to meet Daddy for lunch, just like we did last year.  Of course, I forgot the camera!  When we got to the restaurant for lunch though, Matt reminded me that the iphone takes pictures.

Erin loves her daddy.

 Patrick was in a fairly cranky mood....until he got food in his tummy.

And Erin had to take a picture of me.  Yummy breakfast for lunch!

More train fun on the way home.

So after that we pretty much crashed until dinner time, and then after dinner Erin opened her present from Grandma and Grandpa Hill.

She LOVES her "Uhpunsoh" dolly.

Then we went swimming!  We also did this last year.  No idea what we'll do next year after the train because we won't have a pool anymore.

Happy Birthday Erin!

I can't believe it's been 4 years.  It seems to have gone by in the blink of an eye.  Here is where I usually post the video, but with all the moving craziness that hasn't happened.  Hopefully before the end of the month!

Overwhelmed.

That's the word.  We made a big list of the things we need to buy...for painting, for yard work, other little things.  I'm overwhelmed by all the boxes I've packed and barely made a dent.  And I'm just exhausted all the time.

Molly Maids are cleaning the house this morning and then we can start moving boxes over into rooms that aren't going to be painted.  We're probably going to need Matt to take a couple days off work to get the rooms all painted and such.

Erin's birthday video isn't going to get done by tomorrow.  It makes me a little sad.  I know she won't know/remember but I still wish I could have gotten it done too.

Boxes, bedding and bellies

So, one of my least favorite parts of moving is packing.  And my least favorite part of packing is finding boxes.  So you can imagine how overjoyed I was when, while at Walmart today, I happened upon some.  Erin wanted a drink from the drinking fountain, so we went into the site-to-store area, and someone had left 2 carts full of boxes back there.  Well, technically 3, but I only took 2.  One were boxes for Sterilite and Rubbermaid storage containers, so they're fairly big, and I didn't need 2 carts full of really big boxes.  And actually I left the biggest of the boxes in the cart outside, because I don't want them TOO heavy and/or unwieldy.  but there was also a cart full boxes for Kellogg cereals, which were perfect sized.  I have no idea where we're going to PUT all the full boxes until we can start taking the to house (after recarpeting and painting), but we'll make do.  lol

 I also bought my crib bedding today!  I've never bought a set before, but I fell in love with this one and couldn't resist.

And last but not least, the belly.  For one of the forums I'm on we do a thing on Friday where we take pictures of ourselves with the fruit that the baby is the size of for the week we are.  Well, Allison is the size of an eggplant.  Erin took this picture, didn't she do so well?

A pair of sickies

Coughing and hoarseness.  Erin's poor little voice is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard.  I'm starting to get it too.  Joy.

Homeowners!

Yep, you read that right.  Today we officially closed on our house.  We take possession Friday afternoon, and then after we paint and put in new carpet, we can move in!  I'm more than a little excited!