Sad, Happy, & More Moving

 Behold the second dumpster worth of moving and throwing away. Yes Grandpa, that does look like the broken jungle gym you took hours and hours putting together It's sad to see all of this. We have hit a little snag in the otherwise very smooth insurance as apparently, summer vacations have hit. So now I am dealing with the THIRD personal property insurance person in the last three weeks. State Farm has been beyond amazing for all of this so the latest little glitch in the system has been surprising.

The insurance adjustor keeps asking for receipts for things that are over $250 and of course, we don't really have them (who keeps a bean bag receipt from two years ago?!). That has been frustrating but we're getting through it slowly. 

Another thing that has been rather slow is the actual move. Wow, we have a lot of stuff (!). I am motivated, along with Chris, to purge and purge and purge but right now, time is of the essence so we're hauling EVERYTHING over to the new house and then sorting. We just need to clear out of the old house so we can stage and resell it pronto.

One of the 'lots of stuff' things was a full bedroom set for Lily that I had purchased when she was just a zygote in my belly for $250 off Craigslist. It looks incredible in her new room. Her new room is a pale pistachio green and the super cute furniture makes her room really pop. She is thrilled about it but until I get her a new crib mattress so she can use her transition bed to get used to not rolling out of bed, she's in her temporary pack 'n' play.

Lily and Cousin Alise have become very fast friends. Cousin Alise has spent a lot of time here lately (along with her parents) and we're happy that the new house is bringing family together in a real and meaningful way.

Jamisen continues to love to cook and be a huge helper in the kitchen. He even made me Mother's Day breakfast (eggs, naturally!).

We also have been enjoying messy, sensory play - like this cornstarch food coloring experiment.

We have been thankful for the kindess of friends that have hosted us for dinners during the last three months and can't wait to repay their generosity when we are more settled in this beautiful new family home.

One of our last forays at the lake house involved this adorable little hiking duo. Jamisen and Lily continue to rapidly evolve and grow as friends. Jamisen just told me today that he was sad Lily was going to school because he would miss her. Awwww ...