5 on Friday

1. We have a new house! And actually get to live there! We had rescheduled closing for Tuesday, but late Friday afternoon we were able to get it changed to Monday morning (Thanks, Jess!). What a beautiful day to move, much better than Tuesday or Wednesday. With the help of my mom, dad and Two Men & A Truck (or 2 men, 1 woman and a truck as we had) we got it all moved in before 4PM that afternoon. Ellie's room was set up before she was picked up at day-care and the kitchen was done before the end of the night. I was very happy with the progress we made the first day.

2. Nick and I were back to work the next day, and have been doing a few boxes each night. We now have both upstairs bathrooms done (as much as they will be for the time being) and our closet done. Now, if we could only find the feet to our bed-frame we could have our bedroom done. Until then we are sleeping on the floor, which is still an upgrade from the hotel beds.

3. Ellie LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her new house. We are so happy about that and the transition has been very easy (after being in a hotel for a month plus). She does call it "Grandpa's House," although I think that is because the only other garage she has driven into has been at my parent's house and they were the first people she saw when she came home the first day. At day-care she has been talking about "Ellie's House" to all of her friends and teachers. She loves her room, but loves the basement more. We had neighbors stop over Monday night and Ellie was very proud showing the older kids her house and all of her toys.

4. We also had family pictures taken on Sunday downtown. We cannot wait to see how they turned out.

5. We ended up switching hotels Friday, good decision as Ellie liked the second hotel much more than the first. And the pool was warmer so we could actually swim. The Beltman Family came over Friday night for swim/play time. Watching Ellie scream when she saw Sophia and Brad was priceless. Saturday night Megan, Mike and Liam joined us for a swim (although Liam didn't swim). Ellie had a great time then too and enjoyed getting to go out for frozen yogurt after dinner.

Bonus: what a crazy week! Wonderful, busy, crazy. And the fun doesn't end. Today we find out the gender of Baby #2!