So going back to the weekend of the 9th and 10th... we had playdates set up for the kids for Saturday so we could start moving stuff, but Noah got sick so on to plan B. Andrea was so nice to offer to come watch the kids at our house so we could get some things done. Waylon's dad also came and helped us move a few loads (on both Saturday and Sunday) - including taking down and putting up our playset! On Sunday, Waylon's mom came also and we spent most of the day over at the new place trying to get some things set up. We got a huge amount of moving done and by Sunday night, we felt like we were in really good shape for the big move the following weekend...
Some pictures from that weekend....
On Monday, I took the kids to the mall. Between Sunday and Monday, Kylie really started officially walking. She's been taking several steps, but she starting walking all over those days. At the mall, she was all over the place and they had so much fun at the play area there...
That week was hard at the house since half of our stuff was at the new place! Kylie also ended up with some kind of virus in her eye on Wednesday. They thought it was pink eye and we even went to the doctor and got drops for it but they didn't really help. After about 5 days and quitting the drops, it cleared up on it's own.
Late Thursday night, my parents came into town to help us during our 'big move' weekend. This was huge because they had just gotten back from Italy that Monday night!! They had a big week and still offered to come help.
Friday was Kylie's first birthday!! And poor thing, I sent her to school! :-) It actually turned out to be a really nice day and she was very happy. We took a little extra time in the morning and my parents and I took the kids to school around 8:45 or so (Waylon went to work). After a quick trip for coffee, we went back to the house and started moving some things. Again, we got a LOT done and got enough moved to celebrate Kylie's birthday that evening at the rental house.
Waylon picked up the kids on his way home from work and we ordered in Chinese and did cake and presents. It was a late night and we just let the kids go until they dropped which turned out to be close to 9:00! I think Kylie got a second wind after the cupcake. She LOVED it! A lot of kids are a little tentative with it (Noah was) but Kylie just picked up the cupdake and shoved it in her mouth! It was so funny. By the end she had rubbed it all over her head and face and was so happy. It was so cute....
In a 'My First Birthday' shirt and holding her birthday balloon
In a 'My First Birthday' shirt and holding her birthday balloon
Me and my girl
Daddy's little girl - SOOO BIG!!!
Her Birthday Cake!
Not really interested in the hat. :)
Special cupcake for Noah
Kylie's birthday cupcake
Singing to her
The first bite!! :-) And Noah had to imitate her. :-)
Wouldn't even put it down to drink her milk...
See what I have?! :-)
This is good! :-)
Wouldn't even put it down to drink her milk...
See what I have?! :-)
Ah bliss
After that craziness, we just threw her in the bath and put on her pajama top with her special birthday tutu! :-) How adorable is she?! I can't believe the year flew by so fast.
The it was present time. Noah wanted her to open his first - it was spiderman on a motorcycle... guess who picked it out? :-) She does like it though!
Waylon and I got her a baby doll and stroller. She loves pushing the stroller around. She's not too terribly interested in the baby doll yet although I did catch her putting a blanket over it a few days ago.
The closest we got to a family picture. :-) 
We got Noah a big brother gift - a shark from teh $1 bin at Target - when he opened it, he said, 'Oh. My. Gooness.... Oh. My. Gosh.' :) And he's been sleeping with it almost every night since! :-) Guess that was a hit!
Grammy and Papa brought him a Polizia car from Italy!
Kylie decided she wanted to be the baby doll. :-) 
Grammy and Papa with the kids.
Playing with the birthday balloon Grammy brought for her. 
Reading with Grammy
Around 8:15 or so, we headed back to the 'old' house and all of us went almost straight to bed. Bright and early on Saturday, Waylon and I went to pick up a moving truck that we thought we might not need (we were wrong, we used up all of it!). We had a bunch of friends and Waylon's dad come help us load and my parents took the kids out. They had so much fun at the park and lunch and then napped in the car while my parents drove around a bit. They went to see our new neighborhood and just messed around until around 3:00 or so.
Here's a few pictures from my parnets from their day....
I was too busy to actually take any pictures while we were moving but the guys had everything loaded up by about noon and were over to the house in time to start the NC State game and take a beer and pizza break. After a while, they started unloading and while they were doing the heavy lifting, the girls and I were making beds and getting things organized. It went really well and we owe everyone big time!! We were pretty settled by dinner time so that was nice. The kids were excited to come back and have things pretty much set up.
Here is the one shot I did manage that day - Ryan (Megan and Jason's son) and Jennie doing their jobs. :-) How sweet!?
Megan and Ryan out by the playset 
Later that day/evening, my mom hemmed NOah's Halloween costume for us and he of course had to try it on so we tried on Kylie's also... so here's the Halloween preview. :-) Noah is Buzz Lightyear and Kylie is..... well..... a butterfly or fairy or something! :-) She's just cute is what she is. :-) We have butterflies in her nursery and I love her in purple so I thought this costume was appropriate for her! :-)
Saturday after the kids went to bed in their new rooms (bedtime went incredibly well - they are both so laid back!), my parents decided to head back to the lake to get a head start on getting back to MD. We so appreciate them coming to help us with the kids!! It was so great to have them here.
Sunday morning was madness. We had to return the moving van and then headed to the old house to clean and say goodbye. The kids and I headed over to JAnet and Franks to play while Waylon cleaned. What we thought would be a little visit turned out to be much more and we owe Janet and Frank big time for invading their house!! Janet even ended up going to get us lunch!! (Are we seeing a theme in that we owe a lot of people big time right now!! We are so lucky to have so much family and friends to help us during this crazy time). Anyway, it was a fun visit despite a few breakdowns and craziness....
Kylie and Mason
Can you belive how big they are?!
When we went back to the old house, we walked around all the rooms together and said goodbye. It was a little emotional but I was trying to keep it upbeat and fun for Noah. I didn't want him to be sad. He was totally fine with it and as we were driving away, he said, 'Wait! We didn't say 'Bye House!'' So he counted to three and we said it all together. It was a happy thing and he was smiling as he said it. I should have gotten a picture of us all on the porch or something but like I said, it was a hectic time so we didn't think about it.
In some ways (and maybe this is just me justifying it), I feel like the fact that we moved on Kylie's first birthday is kind of closure... we moved to that house 2 months after we got married and brought our babies home there. Now, Kylie is officially a toddler and our baby days are over so it's time to move on. It's bittersweet but it's life and I love it.
The kids were exhausted and both took really good naps (Kylie's was 4 hours!!!). While they were sleeping, Nana and Grandad arrived to have another birthday celebration for Kylie. Noah had to try on his costume again and wanted to play a game with Nana... she was good at it!!!
Andrea, Sean and Savannah showed up a little later and the birthday girl emerged from her sleep... adorable as ever!! :-)
Have I mentioned that she's a daddy's girl?? She has given me some hugs but mostly these are reserved for daddy. She does it all the time with him - especially when he gets home from work. :-)
Playing with Savannah - they are all so big - time flies. 
More presents!!!
And of course we had more cupcakes - this time Andrea made them! - but my camera died just as we were starting to eat those. It was funny though, the next night, Noah had one for dessert and Kylie looked at him and the cupcake and us like, um, where's mine?? So she had to have one, too. :-)
It was a great party and a great way to end a big weekend (and a big few weeks!).
Monday, the kids and I discovered the neighborhood a little and played on the playground that is in walking distance. We really love it here and are probably going to be a little sad to go in April! ;-)
We took our normal after dinner walk and really missed going with Janet, Frank, Maddie and Mason but we did have fun and even met a few neighbors.
In addition to walking, Kylie is now starting to say words that are discernable and it's so cute to hear! She says mama, dada, Noah, hi (which sounds like hi-eeee), ball... the other night she actually said Da-Deee! It was so cute and melted Waylon's heart.
So now we are in and like I said, trying to enjoy the little bit of down time we have for now! Life just keeps chugging along, doesn't it! And I'm enjoying every moment of it. :-)
Happy Birthday Kylie-girl... WE LOVE YOU!
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