Last week in NC-Part 1

Besides having dinner with friends we've been doing other things during our last week in NC. 
On Sunday after we got home from church I had to go to Walmart to pick up a few things so while Sean worked on some homework and Liam napped Chloe and I made a trip to the park! She had so much fun playing with the other kids, taking a walk and going on the swings with momma! Although she did not like when another mom said, "look there is another baby girl playing here", Chloe responded with hands on the hips, "I am NOT a baby!" It was funny how the family responded, they laughed with her and the dad said thats right your a big girl, and Chloe was satisfied. 
During our walk we saw some Dogwood trees in the park, and I love them. One thing I will really miss in NC, is going to the dogwood festival every year. 

Beautiful Dogwood's 

After our trip to the park we went to Walmart and I surprised Chloe with a stop to get pedicures :) YAY! I've wanted and maybe even needed one so it was time and I have been taking miss Chloe with me since she was only 3 months old so she enjoys them just as much as I do :) She used to sit in my lap and just dip her toes in now she lets them paint her toes and she sits next to me in her own seat! :) I love time like this with my little miss <3

My little miss <3

On Monday we made plans to go to the park, this time with Liam of course. We had a picnic down by the swings and had alot of fun, but it was a really hot day so we only stayed an hour. A friend was supposed to meet us but unfortunately did not come until after we had already left....I was very disappointed but there's not much really that needs to be said...

Chloe and Liam enjoying their picnic

After the park I got the kids back home and it was nap time. They napped and daddy was home so I went to my dr appt that I had been putting off for a week. I have been having trouble hearing and had to have my right ear flushed...OUCH! Also was told I may need surgery just like my little man. I need to find an ENT and Audiologist when we get to NY. 

Tuesday we had Liam's appt to find out about the surgery. We spent a good amount of time at Womack and were starving so we made a trip to Jason's deli for a late lunch! 

cute little man drinking his first milk box

then enjoying his first ice cream cone :) 

<3Liz

Dinner Fun!

We are so lucky to have some great friends here in North Carolina! For 4 nights straight we didn't have to worry about dinner because our friends invited us over to their place :) 

Saturday we spent time with Heather, Rob, Robert and Audrey! We sure are going to miss them a ton! We have spent the most time with them in the past 1 1/2- 2years and we have really enjoyed all the time we've spent together. We are really looking forward to making plans and having visits with each other! 

Sunday we had dinner at Chris and Alina's. It was nice to see them because it has been awhile since we got to spend alot of time with each other. Chris and Sean are friends from back in NY so we know that we will be seeing them again! 

Monday, our neighbor and friend, Amanda had us over! her and her cute twins, Alaina and Alanna! It has been such a blessing to have such a good friend and neighbor. We have helped each other alot in the past 3+ years. Watching over each others house and dogs while we've gone out of town and everything. Its nice to have someone right across the street to hang out with and know that you can count on if you need something and nice to be able to lookout for each other. We sure will miss them!! 


Tuesday went over to Ginger's house, and got to spend time with her and her beautiful children, Lillian and Thomas! We have only known them for a short time, but it feels like much longer! And I am so glad that we have become a part of each other's life and have had this time to spend with one another! We've had lots of playdates and fun times and chats at dance class! We really will miss them but I am so thankful for all of the ways to keep in touch and hope that some day we get to see them again! 
Here are some pictures from our time at their house

the boys! 

they both love playing with the balls

Thomas got it! 

Liam and Thomas

Pretty little ladies :)

CHEESE!

Lillian and Chloe

<3Liz

Time for some fun!

After a busy week of packing and moving and the kids being stuck in the house for a majority of the week it was time for some fun! So we met our friends Ginger, Lillian and Thomas at Chuck E Cheese!


We had a blast!! and it is always so nice when we get to spend time with them :)
Here are some pictures from fun!! All of the kids liked the carousel! Especially our little men

Lillian

Chloe

Thomas and Ginger

Liam

Liam and Thomas climbing

happy man! 

Liam riding in the BIG Truck! he really likes trucks now

After Chuck E Cheese we went home for nap/quiet time! 

I was supposed to have a Thirty-One party but it fell through because the hostesses friends canceled on her :( I felt bad, its not fun when friends bail!

So since I wasn't going to be gone for the night we decided to get the kids out of the house and go to dinner at Jason's Deli...we LOVE that place! :) and probably go there too often but its sooo good! Then we went home and had our usual Netflix night! 

While we watched movies I worked on a diaper cake that I was making for a friends baby shower the next day! 

It turned out super cute!! I was so pleased, especially since all of my usual craft things I have handy were all gone when they got packed up. We went to the shower the next day, Sean came too and hung out with the guys. It was nice to be able to see Julie and Erin and their families and friends. We know them from Sean's old unit. When Sean got back from his first deployment to Afghanistan, their husbands were new guys to the unit. Julie and her husband are having their first baby, a boy! And Erin and her husband are having their second baby, a girl! It is very exciting and we are happy for both families and wish them the best! 

<3Liz 

Movers

Well our movers came last week on Wednesday and Thursday. It was a crazy week to say that least! On Wednesday from 10-4 they were here packing everything in boxes! It was crazy, I couldn't believe how many boxes ended up filling our house. Then on Wednesday around 9:30 the movers came with the BIG truck and started to load everything into it! Our house went from being completely filled to completely empty! The kids have been having alot of fun in the empty house, although for the most part we spend most of the time we are home in our master bedroom.

master bedroom boxes

Chloe wore her Yankees hat for opening day

Big moving truck...after 6 hours..almost done! 

kids enjoying the emptiness and the air mattress

Chloe and daddy watching the TV on the floor

Chloe has had more of a difficult time with the move than we expected. On Thursday after the movers left we went to the Doctor's to play. I have known Joanne since I first moved here in 2005, our husbands deployed together a few times. During the first deployment together in 2005, Joanne's daughter Gabrielle was born, then when they deployed in 2006, Chloe was born, both Joanne and her 1 year old Gabrielle were in the delivery room when Chloe arrived :) Since then Chloe and Gabrielle have had fun playing together, and Gabrielle's younger sister Natalie has joined in on their fun now too!! They all wanted to dress up! They sure make beautiful princesses! :)

Natalie, Gabrielle & Chloe

We will really miss them, I know that Chloe will miss all of her friends here in NC but this was the first time that I knew how much it was really affecting her. She broke down and threw a fit when we had to say goodbye, screaming, I will never see my friends again. It broke my heart! She doesn't do those kinds of things especially this extreme. I am so thankful that we were able to have that time to see them but it was so hard taking her home. Since then we have tried our best to point out all of the positive things about our move in order to lift her spirits. And make sure that we are saying "see you laters" not "goodbyes"

When we got home the kids played on the air mattress with daddy, because before it was even bedtime the mattress deflated! I'm not surprised seeing as we have had it for quite some time now. I bought it when I was pregnant with Chloe so its been used quite a bit. Liam and Chloe love to "attack" daddy! It was so funny watching them play together and have so much fun on a deflated air mattress

 All the moving and fun wore us out and of course since we now had a deflated bed, we slept on the floor! Def not fun! So the next day I went to Target and got us a new one :)

<3 Liz

Liam's 1st Haircut!!

Today my baby boy was 12 months and 1 week old and he got his very first haircut!!!! :) 
Sean has been telling me for awhile that we should get it cut, I said not until around his first birthday and only if we take his to this kids salon I've heard of where the kids can sit in these cool seats while getting it cut. So we went Saturday, to Toadly Kool Me Kids Salon. It's on Bragg Blvd for any Fayetteville moms that are interested :) Unfortunately they were too busy so we made an appt to go back Monday! 
* The reason they were too busy is even a great story...they do parties there for the girls to go and get their hair done, nails and toes done! They come out all glitzed and glamored! Such a cute idea! I know Chloe would love something like that! 


Anyway so we went this afternoon and of course Liam fell asleep the moment we pulled in the parking lot. Chloe was even talking to him and telling him to stay awake and wake up because she could see him eyelids closing. He was ok and not whiny or anything but he wasn't his smiley self for such a fun place. 
I took him over to the chair and it was a little airplane! ADORABLE! He sat there really well, moved around a little but for the most part he did great! I was so proud! :) He looks soo cute with his new cut too! Big sissy was proud too! She kept saying "Oh Liam you did such a great job!" :) 

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER!

I'd say the first hair cut experience was a success! Liam did great, and momma did too!! ;) 


<3 Liz 

Moving!!!

Moving day is getting closer and closer, tomorrow we will be down to 10 days left in North Carolina and tomorrow will also be the last night sleeping in our bed until we are in NY! The movers come on Wednesday!! They will be packing everything up so the past week we have really been doing more than ever. Each day is filled with getting stuff moved around, going through boxes, throwing out ALOT of junk and when I mean ALOT  I really mean ALOT..those poor garbage men tomorrow will be busy in front of our house! LOL We have donated ALOT too and have even sold a few things on craigslist and braggyardsales.com.
Sean and I spent a pretty good amount of time in the garage lately going through all of his Army gear. There is sooo much! So much that is getting turned in but so much that he gets to keep too...I swear there are like 25 sets of ACU's that have NEVER been worn! It's crazy! We dumped everything out on the floor and separated into piles and they were more than piles it was like you had to climb over a couple of mountains to get from one side of the garage to the other! On Wednesday morning he has his appt to turn in everything thats on the list so while he is doing that me and the kids will be watching the movers pack up all of our belongings! 

MOUNTAINS!!!

Today I spent the entire day getting the house ready! I mean we've gone through things for the past 3 months so that our house would be presentable to potential buyers and renters but now that movers are coming its time to cut out ALL the extra junk! Some people would rather move themselves but I am so thankful that we are having movers do it. It has really made us look at everything we have and go through it all piece by piece. I feel like if we moved ourselves not only would it be alot of work with 2 kids and an 11-12+ hour trip with moving trucks, I think we would probably just throw everything in boxes just so it was packed and not actually go through it thoroughly. I spent alot of time in the kids rooms today and picked out what clothes and toys we will be keeping for the next 10 days so that it can be kept separate from everything else. It was so cute watching Chloe decide what toys she wanted to stay and then she would get so sad that other things were getting packed and I had to remind her that it wasn't going to be packed forever and she would get them all back in NY. She was sick last night and for most of the day today so she spent the day on the couch and in the early evening, after dinner she got involved and said to me...."mom you sure did alot of stuff while I was sick on the couch! You did an amazing job!" It was so sweet! 
Made me feel really good that she took notice to how much work at had done because from the time I woke up this morning until about 10 o'clock tonight I have been going going going! Sean finally said ok its soo late, sit down and relax, and even after that I still finished cleaning the kitchen until I was satisfied! 

Tomorrow will be another day like today was, and it will probably be even busier! Sean picked up his clearing papers this morning so he will get to alot of what he has to do tomorrow, and I will do alot more at home. I need to finish doing all the laundry that I have left because the movers are taking the washer and dryer too! This is probably the one this that I am not looking forward to most! But we will deal with it for the 10 days that we have to. 

Even though we've been so busy, I have still been trying to make sure that I am doing something with the kids each day so that they don't feel like they aren't being paid attention to because lets face it with all this craziness there are times when I just need to keep going and can't always do what I'd like to be doing with them. 

The other day we stopped at Walmart and Chloe really wanted pizza for lunch so we grabbed one and got her fav toppings, when we got home she put all the toppings on and it made her day! :) 

walked in from topping off the pizza and little man was caught putting his foot on the table! 

my girl LOVES her black olives!! 

while mommy empties out the drawers, Liam decides to fill them back up with himself ;)
I could not keep him out!! LOL

<3 Liz