And Then We Moved

Whew! I'm writing this about one week after our big move to Walla Walla. It's a little surreal to look back. On Saturday July 11th, we began packing the truck. Due to a math error (as in we didn't do any), our truck was too little. Warren was able to do some engineering magic and Jon and Kento took apart almost all of our furniture...and it worked. Between the truck and our car, we fit almost everything. Warren did tie some laundry baskets and the pack 'n play to the trailor.
On Friday night, we slept on the floor in the apartment. This was the night when I realized that I am not 18 anymore. Sleeping on the floor is painful. Also, Adalie didn't sleep well in her pak 'n play, so she came to sleep on the floor with us. She then slept very well. The trick about sleeping with Addi is that she likes to sleep with her feet in the air. In her crib, this works out well. With us, it means that she sleeps with her feet on Sandy's face or my back. When we woke up in the morning, she was above our heads up against the wall. We were very tired, but managed to finish packing everything with Warren and Lindsay's help. The car was sooo packed that the rearview mirror actually broke off. We drove off and headed to Walla Walla. Addi talked most of the way (see video below). When we arrived we were supposed to call the lady from the storage place. We called all day and she didn't answer. I was very frustrated because we needed to return the truck. We eventually got ahold of her on Monday and moved our stuff in. It ended up being better because Sunday was about 100 degrees with thunder and lightening. Monday was about 65 degrees and windy which was perfect. We moved everything out of the truck. Moved storage stuff into storage. Moved home stuff back onto the truck, drove to the house and unloaded it again. Then we hooked up the trailor and took the truck back...whew! It took about three days to unpack and sort through everything, but we are settled in and beginning our new adventure in Walla Walla. Thanks Eugene!

Kenton and Jon taking apart our chairs

This is the truck...almost done

Adalie eating apples in the truck

Family Pictures

Warren and Lindsay came up to Eugene to help us finish packing the apartment - and the truck. We are so thankful for their help as we literally could not have done it without them. While they were here, I thought it might be nice to get some family pictures. I asked Amy Green :-) to take some pictures. We went back up to Hendrick's park which is just amazingly beautiful. Because of our schedule, we couldn't get to pictures until after dinner which is why Adalie looks a little (or a lot) sleepy in some of these. I love Amy's photos and am very excited to print them out. Thank you Amy! We had a great time and even sleepy Addi did very well. * The pictures where Adalie is frowning - those are just her "stank face." She furrows her brow as part of a game. She frowns and then smiles....just so you know. I would write little comments on each photo (which I love doing), but Addi is waking up...

The Park by Oakway

On Memorial Day, we went to another park with the Greens. We went to the park behind Oakway. I realize now that I have no idea what the name of the park is. :-) It's a great park for little kids because there are a few things to play on and a big, grass field for running...sooo fun. We had a blast playing and taking pictures :-) We actually did get pictures of more of us than just the kids....but these are my favorite.

Addi loves to chew on her shoes

Adalie really loves to grab Emma's face. Emma generally
doesn't seem to mind. I think having two year old
twin siblings helps a bit.

Our happy girls

Adalie grabbed the back of Emma's shirt, "bit" her head
(which means, licked her head)
and muscled her down to the ground.

Down she goes....

Two happy girls

The Victor.....for now...

Can I bite you head again?

Emma was alright. She decided to eat grass

After we sat Emma back up, she thought she'd take a turn
and grab Addi's hair.

Adalie looks at her and gives her "the look."

Emma is unphased by "the look" and grabs again.

Addi can dish it, but would prefer if you not pull
her hair, thank you very much :-)

Taking comfort with Mama

The day ended well. Adalie and Emma are still friends...all is well.

Alton Baker

During the last week of May ( I think :-), we went to Alton-Baker with the Greens. We walked from Autzen to the park, had dinner and fed some geese. I (Nicole) have finally conquered my fear of geese and had fun without having to run away :-) We had a great time just being outside. and the kids loved being together. Addi and Emma love to grab each other's faces. They're just so funny.

Adalie ready to picnic

Nose-to-Nose with Papa

New Family Photo

Day in the Park

So I have some great pictures that Amy Green took - of us at a few parks. They are currently stuck on my external hard drive and I'll post them when I can figure out how to. These are a few pictures of the Miller family shortly before our big move. Hopefully, I'll be able to post about our big adventure sometime this weekend.

Here is our sweet girl - just talking away!
She's really quite chatty.

Adalie and Papa

We were trying to show Addi how to smell
a flower, but she just kept trying to eat them.

Just plain an awesome video...