Thursday, February 12, 2015

Moving

Here I am!  We finally got internet hooked up again, and both babies are actually napping at the SAME time!  That seems to be a rarity these days.

We are officially out of our old house and moved into our new house.  We signed the closing papers for the sale of our house yesterday.  It's not quite official yet as there is still one more thing that has to go through, but we are getting close!  I can't wait for that chapter to be behind us.

I also can't wait to finally be all settled into our new house.  We love the house and the extra space.  It's actually bigger than our old house, which is nice.  However, it wasn't very clean when we moved in.  The previous renters had a dog and there is dog hair literally everywhere.  It also had a very definitive dog smell, and I still get a whiff of it over a week later.  It has reinforced the fact that I am so not an animal person.  I still can appreciate a good animal story or your cute furbaby pictures though. The owner swears they had the carpets professionally cleaned, and I believe that he thinks they did, but I think he was taken to the cleaners (pun intended).  When I vacuumed again yesterday, for the fourth time and still got a ton of dog hair which I could clearly see in my Dyson.... Yeah, I'm not convinced.  I told Tony that it will be worth it for my own peace of mind to pay for the carpets to be cleaned ourselves so we KNOW it has been done.  Besides that, Ayden has decided that the carpet is the very best thing in the world to eat.  I can't even begin to tell you how many little pieces of carpet I have pulled out of his mouth already.

Eating the yummy (GROSS!) carpet

In addition to the carpets, I've been scrubbing down the walls, windowsills, and cupboards.  We hired someone to come in and clean our old house.  I made so many day trips back and forth with the babies to just get things packed up, that I also decided it was worth it to have someone else do the cleaning there.  I was just too overwhelmed to get it all done by myself.  Tony's dad delivered the last load of stuff from our old house here last night.  Now our garage is a mess of stuff that needs to be organized and put away.

While I've been working on cleaning and putting stuff away, Tony has been baby proofing like crazy.  All the cupboard doors and drawers within baby reach.  Every time we think there is a spot that doesn't need it, Ayden proves us wrong.  I finally broke down and had Tony baby proof my china hutch.  I didn't want to drill into it, but unless we want to leave it empty, it had to be done.  I put 2 things in the very back of the cupboard and Ayden crawled inside to get them.  Sigh...  

Tony has a 4 day work trip to Texas next week.  My Aunt D will be coming to stay with us so she can help with the babies and getting our house put together.  It is near impossible to get anything done with two toddlers running around and getting into everything.  Plus, my Aunt D is AMAZING at getting things done.  She also cooks for us.  I'm also just excited to see her.  One of these days, I'm hoping she can come for a visit without me putting her to work!  Haha!

Well, I should actually be getting some unpacking done while the babies are asleep.  I've been dying to get back to the blogging world though and we finally have internet!  I'll leave you with some pictures from this last week.

They like the new seating arrangement!  

Moving problems.  He got himself stuck!  haha!

These double doors push open from the outside, but not from the inside.
He found himself stuck again!  Rylee came to the rescue.

They love having their own little play corner.

She LOVES sitting there reading her books


22 comments:

  1. LOVE all of the pics but my new favorite is Rylee reading by herself!!! ADORABLE!!!!! I imagine that a weight has been lifted having locked the old house's door for the final time! And now, no more running back and forth!!! Thanks for the shout out. I am SO LOOKING FORWARD to coming and visiting next week, helping out and enjoying those 2 cuties and you of course, my original cutie!! Sending lots of love and hugs!!!

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    1. Rylee will spend a good 20 minutes sitting there reading and playing by herself! It's really cute. I can't wait to see you next week! I also love that I was the original cutie :) lol

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  2. Awe! The pictures are so sweet. Congrats on your new house. Hope you get settled soon.

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  3. Yeah for awesome Aunt D!! Glad you got out of the long commute for DH. I don't blame you for getting the carpets cleaned, Stanley Steamer does a great job. Thank you for sharing the great pictures of those cuties!!

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    1. She really is the best aunt ever! It has been soooo nice having the hubby home more. He's able to eat breakfast with us in the morning and has time to play with the babies at night, instead of basically just putting them to bed. Thanks for the carpet cleaner recommendation!

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  4. Haha love the picture of them with those double doors- too funny!! Congrats on the move and good luck getting settled- we moved into our new house in November and I still feel like I have stuff everywhere!! Ahhh!

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    1. I have a feeling, it's going to take us forever to get completely settled in, but hopefully it will happen before we buy our next house in a few years and have to start all over again!

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  5. Hoping your new place works out wonderful for you guys. I know you said it will save Tony a long commute to work. How much time did the move take off?

    Ayden is hilarious!

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    1. T, he is now home long enough in the morning to eat breakfast with us and get a little play time in before heading to work, and he is home by 5:30pm instead of 6:45. It's an amazing difference! He's able to help with baths and get some playtime in instead of basically just kissing them goodnight and putting them to bed.

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  6. Such precious photos.The holding hands and the french doors - too cute! The previous owners of our current house had 2 golden retrievers and I was not too happy about how much hair was left in the carpets when we moved in. I was still vacuuming it several months later. We didn't have it professionally cleaned, but it's probably a good choice since you have a little carpet-eater on your hands!

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    1. I love those 2 photos as well! Yeah, with them playing on the floor and Ayden eating the carpet, I will just feel so much better about life if we get them cleaned. Although it still hasn't happened yet!

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  7. So glad you got moved but it sounds like you have been a very busy lady! I love all of the photos too!

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  8. SUCH cute pictures. So happy that you guys found a place you love.

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  9. I always make a point of doing a thorough clean before leaving a house to the new owners, and it bugs the crap out of me that others don't always extend the same courtesy. It should be part of the closing deal!

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    1. Exactly! That's why we at least hired someone to come in and clean out our old place. It's just common courtesy to leave it clean for the next family moving in. I didn't have enough time (or energy) to clean our old house AND the new one, so we hired someone instead.

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  10. Love this update! The picture with them at the doors is priceless!!!! Not looking forward to having to babyproof soon myself! Glad you're back blogging!

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  11. I really can't imagine packing and moving with two toddlers. You must be exhausted. Hope you start feeling settled soon. This post also make me so happy we have hardwood floors with our pets. There is so much hair everywhere, always. I seriously dream of having a pet-free house.

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  12. Congratulations on your move into your new abode! That news is more than welcome. It seems that everything is going smooth-sailing from the looks of things. I just hope that you guys are settling in there real nice. Best of luck on your new life there!

    Cathy Schwartz @ Best Rate Removals

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  13. Moving into a new house requires a lot of work, and it could get very stressful. Nonetheless, seeing your adorable babies can definitely wash away the tiredness – they’re just too cute! Anyway, having to clean the house because of its previous owner’s rubbish is a real bugger. But it’s nice to know that you’ve managed to clean it up in one go. At the very least, you got that worry out of the way, so you could focus on decorating your new home. Thanks for sharing this with us Amber. All the best!


    Naomi Walters @ Coldwell Banker Chicora Real Estate

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