It has been a long few days. But our adventure has finally begun! Our movers came today and packed up the house. Sebastian played all day at Abuelita's as Paul and I supervised the movers and worked on packing our house on wheels (the minivan!) for the next five days. It's going to be a crazy trip. We are packed to the gills, but very happy we are taking as much as we are because we found out that the truck that will deliver our things isn't even scheduled to load until Thursday. So it seems it will take a while. Although leaving is bittersweet, most likely it is only for a year and we will be back in Melbourne. We are open to whatever God has planned for us and our family. Please keep us in your prayers this week especially as we travel to Rochester. I'm sure we will be updating our Facebook status and who knows, I might even get a blog post in while we are on the road - but don't count on it! =)
Story time with Sebastian before bed. Reading the best Gator book ever!
Matteo with Gloria - our lactation consultant extraordinaire! Gloria has been such a blessing in our lives since Matteo was born and I'm sad to be leaving her and the group of nursing mommies she leads at the hospital. I can't wait to come back in September to see her, the girls and all the babies!
On Friday, I went to the playgroup from church for the last time. We were meeting at a beach park...I was up for the adventure. Matteo cooperated super well and hung out in his stroller in the shaded pavilion. Sebastian had a great time splashing around. It was a lot of work and by the time we got home everyone was hungry, wet, sandy and tired. Brutal combination, but everyone got 3 hour naps that day - whoo hoo!
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Getting ready to pack the van. Sebastian thought it was pretty cool to run around in the back! So much room. I really don't know what we'd do without it!
Tio Daniel entertaining Sebastian while we got things ready. I think he quickly figured out that the best toys were not toys at all. Hence, the basket on their heads...
...and Sebastian in the storage cube! They had a great morning playing.
All the suitcases, bins, baskets and paraphernalia ready to go into the van.
Bye, bye Volvo! See you in Rochester! First she has to travel south to Port St. Lucie where it'll go on a big car carrier and then who knows when it will get to Rochester. Again, another reason we decided it would be smarter to drive.
All packed up. Two large suitcases, 4 storage totes, 2 collapsible baskets, 1 carry on suitcase, bathtub, bouncer, playhouse, foam tiles for floor, double stroller, boom box, two coolers and countless other things. All of this probably seems crazy, but I'm sure it will be worth it since who knows how long the rest of our things will take. Whew!
Matteo with the moving truck. His first move of many.
Bye, bye Florida. My family came to say their last quick goodbye. The Giammarinaro's are all up in Michigan so we said our goodbye's with them before Father's Day. I'm happy to report that the tears were brief and not as bad as we expected. Sebastian was happy and waving bye bye and blowing kisses. See you in September for Labor Day. We will miss you! Again, please keep us in prayer as our family enjoys this special year-long experience!
Story time with Sebastian before bed. Reading the best Gator book ever!
Matteo with Gloria - our lactation consultant extraordinaire! Gloria has been such a blessing in our lives since Matteo was born and I'm sad to be leaving her and the group of nursing mommies she leads at the hospital. I can't wait to come back in September to see her, the girls and all the babies!
On Friday, I went to the playgroup from church for the last time. We were meeting at a beach park...I was up for the adventure. Matteo cooperated super well and hung out in his stroller in the shaded pavilion. Sebastian had a great time splashing around. It was a lot of work and by the time we got home everyone was hungry, wet, sandy and tired. Brutal combination, but everyone got 3 hour naps that day - whoo hoo!
Hi!
Getting ready to pack the van. Sebastian thought it was pretty cool to run around in the back! So much room. I really don't know what we'd do without it!
Tio Daniel entertaining Sebastian while we got things ready. I think he quickly figured out that the best toys were not toys at all. Hence, the basket on their heads...
...and Sebastian in the storage cube! They had a great morning playing.
All the suitcases, bins, baskets and paraphernalia ready to go into the van.
Bye, bye Volvo! See you in Rochester! First she has to travel south to Port St. Lucie where it'll go on a big car carrier and then who knows when it will get to Rochester. Again, another reason we decided it would be smarter to drive.
All packed up. Two large suitcases, 4 storage totes, 2 collapsible baskets, 1 carry on suitcase, bathtub, bouncer, playhouse, foam tiles for floor, double stroller, boom box, two coolers and countless other things. All of this probably seems crazy, but I'm sure it will be worth it since who knows how long the rest of our things will take. Whew!
Matteo with the moving truck. His first move of many.
Bye, bye Florida. My family came to say their last quick goodbye. The Giammarinaro's are all up in Michigan so we said our goodbye's with them before Father's Day. I'm happy to report that the tears were brief and not as bad as we expected. Sebastian was happy and waving bye bye and blowing kisses. See you in September for Labor Day. We will miss you! Again, please keep us in prayer as our family enjoys this special year-long experience!
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