packing up our life!
Our entire life fit in a 10'x13' space. The less space you use with this moving company, the less money you spend so, of course, Anthony was trying to fill every nook and crany. It is a weird thing to see all of your belongings crammed into such a small space.
The hard working crew. We could not have done it with out the help of Uncle Rich and Aunt Jodi. They were there every spare minute helping to clean and pack. Jenny Sabin also came to help clean and uncle Andrew was such a huge help with loading the truck. Thank you so much everyone. We would still be in Utah if it weren't for all your help! (I am sure Jodi wouldn't mind that too much) Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Kai and his mama Jo-Jo
Just as we were loading up all of the last minute items and I was gathering the kids to load them in, Kai was no where to be found. I finally found him laying in the middle of the floor in the front room sulking. I laid next to him and asked him what was wrong and he firmly said "I am not going bye-bye." I asked him why and he said, "I am not leaving Jo-Jo." Talk about pulling at my heart strings. I brought Jodi in to show her and she went over to him and asked if he wanted some treats for the trip. So that, of course, cheered him right up. Poor Jodi, I could only imagine how painful this all has been. Jodi and Drake and Sadie have either been living with us or right next to us since Kai was a couple of weeks old. She is more than an aunt, she truely has been like a second mother to him and Maya both. This is going to be hard for us all
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5 years ago
3 comments:
what adorable pictures! I'll bet it was so hard to leave but what exciting adventures await you in Oregon!!! We sure love you guys
OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOSH!!!!!
I thought that i was doing so 'well'! Until i came in here & read your latest two posts Care. I am sitting here BAWLING my eyes out again! OH! I miss Kai and Maya and Addie so much it HURTS! A horrible kind of pain that makes my eyes 'water'. Ü I love you all SO MUCH!
I miss so much - Maya coming over the SECOND she is home from Church! - ALWAYS wanting to have dinner with us every single night... as if her mother never fed her, only so JoJo would say yes! - I miss her telling me her 'chatty' stories. Always never quite sure what exactly to believe. Ü - Her sweet princess ways! - love notes full of color! - her ALWAYS asking me 'what can i do to help JoJo?' I miss her sweet dimples, curly locks and sweet giggle.
I miss so much - Kai bursting through the front door, usually with his Mommy and Addie behind him... to come to say 'HI' to JoJo. I miss how excited he would be as SOON as he saw me, How his face would light up and before i knew it... he would jump into my arms or lap. I miss his belly laugh, his adorable smile & red hair, and even his 'grumpy' face!! I miss watching him 'body slam' Scamper & wrestle him to the ground. I miss watching his sheer JOY in the simple things in life... *a piece of candy from the jar - A B C's - being able to have the hose on! or a patch of mud or dirt to play in - telling me about his 'owie' he "got at da temple" or about falling "in da water pond".
I miss so much - Addies sweet stare, so soft and thoughtful as if to say "do you know how much i love you?" - her sweet smile that lights up her face - and I miss her 'noisy-chatty' ways.
I miss you terribly... more then words can express, but I am SO THANKFUL for the time that we got to be so close and for the time that i Had with those adorable babies to be able to LOVE them so deeply! As if they are my own.
I am SO SAD that we are not right next door... but OH! how thankful i am for the time we did have.
I love you all so much!
Wowzer, Jod....That one really got my water works going. You know you could just sell your house and come move with us here in Oregon. We could even start looking for a house with room for us all again.....tempting,right?????? I love you, Jod
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