It's a bit hard for me to believe it's still January. In fact, we still have another week left in January! I successfully got more pictures of the older kids this week, but I'm way over the 7-10 pictures I usually go for. Ah well. There is a lot of life being lived here these days.
Day 18. Our sweetie ♥
Day 19. It was "Crazy Hat" day at Bible club this week. When Mommy made the final decision that we were not going to go the store to get supplies, the kids got resourceful and came up with some creative head gear. :)
Then she gets a little more focused ...
Then she melts ...
Then she sleeps ...
And on this beautiful day, while Abby slept, the rest of us enjoyed a picnic lunch. :)
Day 21. Beautiful weather continued, and the boys enjoyed riding their bikes while Hannah was at piano lessons ...
Matthew's determined to ride just as well as his older brother!
The older kids have been such a help with various aspects of preparing for our move ... this afternoon Peter helped putty the myriad of nail holes in the trim that Daddy recently installed.
Day 22. Cozy way to start the day ...
Matthew thoroughly enjoyed Caps for Sale, the theme book for this week of K4. And as typical for our chatter box, he's talking while coloring. :) He has recently discovered the joy of gracious adults at church who will carry on a conversation with him. :) For those who have patiently listened and conversed with him, thank you. He counts you as dear friends and prays for you.
Mommy's late night endeavors included multi-tasking with freezer meal prep and an encouraging online homeschool seminar.
Day 23. It's been amazing to watch Peter develop his engineering abilities with Legos. With the help of two additional "linear actuators" purchased with Christmas money from Great Grandma and Grandpa, he's converted his claw crane kit into a motorized digger with technical features comparable to those on a much larger kit. Without instructions.
Miss Abby's bottom two teeth poked through!
And the awesome Miss Beth watched the older kids at her place so that Mommy and Daddy could get a jump-start on Phase 1 packing. SO. HELPFUL. (!!!)
Day 24. Packing continues. Grandpa is coming down with a trailer next weekend so that we can get extra "stuff" out of the way for staging purposes. Our goal is to fill 'er up!
A friend from church blessed us with an entire van full of boxes. The large one at the left on the back of the van was completely stuffed with paper and other packing materials. What a wonderful gift!!
My kitchen feels so amazing!!! :) I love organizing and purging. :) I do. This is the easy part of moving, relatively speaking ...
And three cheers for Hannah-bug!!! This young lady packed up all of the extra stuff in her room all by herself--and she did a great job of purging along the way as well! So proud of her!
Our days are very full right now. Homeschool and "normal" life (laundry!!!!) continue in the midst of packing and painting and and assessors and trim work and other preparations for sale. Thanks for your prayers. Grandpa comes with a trailer next weekend, and we're working towards a mid-February date for house photos.
3 comments:
Hey, we've used the Peter Laurens moving services before, too, many moons ago...great service! ;)
Your kitchen looks great!
Love all the pictures, Jenny! I can't believe all the progress you've made at the house already. It's inspiring me to do some purging! :)
Love Matthew's look of determination as he rides his bike. Is the crib now in Hannah's room?
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