Austin or Bust!

So the first move for the 'rents down to Austin went fabulous! The girls spent some nice QT with Grandma ahead of time - going shopping, gymnastics, Chick-Fil-A and reading books. We made the drive on Thursday morning and got the house ready with the help of Walmart. All the boys: Dad, Brent and Andy, arrived on Friday early evening. We actually unloaded half of the stuff that night with the help of the girls....they were fired up and kept everyone in great spirits! Kaitlyn and Addison were in charge of pillows, blankets, and anything else that was as light as a feather...you would be surprised how much of that stuff one packs up! The girls loved walking up and down the truck ramp with their items and then yelling to Grandma to find out where to take their treasures. Since the girls took over my usual role in the moving process, I was placed in charge of unloading the kitchen stuff....YIKES!!!! Andy was also able to hit up Austin on Saturday night and check out the place he is interested in moving. He said it was wonderful and right up his alley with all the music and activity - yeah!!! Oh and get this...we saw two deer in the backyard of my parent's new place....it reminded us of Old Froggie...well excpet for the cold and snow (Shout out to AUNT VAL)...but still great memories! Anywho, just wanted to drop everyone a line to fill you in on the big weekend! This gets me so excited for the future and having family close by. Pray that everyone is doing amazingly well!!!!!

meet the parents

Alright, pretty uneventful week so far - although I have to admit the girls were amazing yesterday helping me clean before my parents and brother arrived. They were spraying everything they could find with Windex - and I don't mean one or two squirts - Kaitlyn would get the item so bogged down with the cleaner that it would pool. I could not say much to correct it though, as the girls were laughing together running from room to room cleaning and the cuteness far outweighed the necessity to get it right. Who needs things perfect anyway? No one ever really comes to see the house!!!
So this is a shout out to all those young individuals who can still stay up to the wee wee hours in the morning and then function the next day. How do you do that? Please do not tell me I am getting old and that is the problem? I accidentally had some caffeine last night - I say accidentally cause Brent bought these water packets and I did not read the label besides "pink lemonade" (oo, yummy), needless to say it was an energy drink. I have not seen 3am in the longest time; however I am amazingly productive on caffeine! Struggling a little bit this morning, so I can see how it can be a vicious cycle. Hope you all have a great day, LUMUKU!

Halloween was SPOOK-tacular!

Halloween Night was FANTASTIC! First off, the whole day was relaxing and fun as Daddy was home the entire day. Addison got her hair cut, which was adorable, and we had lunch with the Lowry's at Chick Fil-A. Then the real fun began as we went over to the Barber's house for a potluck dinner as our kids are close and we always have fun when we all get together. By the time the first doorbell rang at their house all the kids were ready to start out for the night. Brent and I really thought maybe after 5 houses the girls would be tired and ready to head home. Let me tell you we were wrong. We ended up trick or treating until 9pm. It was crazy, but we could not get enough of how wonderful it was to see the excitement and pure joy in the girls eyes. Addison's little legs could not keep up with her body as she would run from house to house to collect the treats. She never wanted to carry her treat bag though, so Brent or I would have to trail closely behind so she could drop the treat off on her run to the next house. I have to tell you though, the neighborhood was great especially for the little kids - all the lights on and people outside - it was so fun! About 3/4 of the way through the night, Uncle Bob and Aunt Linda joined us which was wonderful. The girls were so excited to see them! I think we wore them out too though with all our energy at such a late hour! Halloween was certainly a blast.