The Big Move!

Moving out ↑

Packing up was about as easy as it could've been since other people were doing it for us, but it was still two very long, hot days.  The kids played at friends' houses and Aunt Cambrie came down and entertained monkeys in an almost empty house the last day while Collin and I cleaned rooms as fast as they were emptied.  Poor Clara got a migraine, probably because she was dehydrated, and spent the last hour in our old house waiting to throw up and then passed out in the bathroom.  Because of all of that confusion we left the kids' scooters and helmets behind in the garage when we locked up and drove to Great G & G Roueche's house for the night.  Luckily we knew other people moving to Seattle and we arranged to have them throw the scooters on their moving truck.

We decided to drive to Washington instead of flying.  The highlight of the trip was the awesome hotel in Oregon which had a pool, a separate bedroom for the girls, and a delicious breakfast. Everybody was really excited when we finally made it to the new place. 

Moving in ↓

It was a delightful move for the girls, they got shifted around the house watching movies while Collin and I directed the movers.  The movers were the ones who really had the hard work.  They had to haul stuff up to the second and third floors! Luckily for them, we left the piano by the front door.  They sounded like they were having a baby trying to get the big dresser up to the master bedroom. "PUSH! (followed by inhuman grunt) PUSH!" It was crazy.  The Queen box spring had to come over the balcony since it couldn't fit in the stairway.  Overall for us a very smooth move and an exciting beginning to our new life in Seattle.