To start off we are moving.  We have a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. This a big thing. We have been living in a 2 bedroom townhouse for many years. Actually since Allie was 2. She is now 9. So to be able to stretch our feet and stand tall is going to marvelous. To have space is going to be a blessing. The house is not settled on till September 8th. So I am hoping that all is going to go smoothly with this process and have no setbacks. At this moment I am trying to pack but I just sit. Once the house is transferred our plan is to get it fixed up and move in at a decent pace because our lease is up in December. We will see how that goes. It has my head going in circles though.

Now with this house we are changing counties. This means the children are changing schools. This also has me a nervous wreck. I have never written about this but it has taken me a LONG time to become comfortable with changing counties.  The school they will be attending has had high compliments. I have not heard anything too negative so it has me somewhat ok (believe me I have done a lot of asking and research). But I want to know the routine, where everything is, how they work. I was late getting the  kids registered because the whole house thing was coming together late in the summer too. To top that off Madison is starting kindergarten in a new school. My baby is starting school.  Now I know that it will be ok in the end. It is just getting through the beginning that makes me fret. And like some I am assuming when my mind has time to wander I think of all this things I need not too and then my head goes in circles again. The kids are super-excited so that is very encouraging. Surprisingly my shy little Madison is so excited to begin school and Allie with her free spirit can not be any happier to be in a new school. I am praying that the school with be as good and their experience will be best it can be!

Tonight we will go and meet the teachers and be able to walk around the inside of the school to check it out. I think this will be very good for me. We shall see

Needless to say with this wonderful stuff coming up I feel as though I am standing still and waiting for it to happen as the world continues to move and while I wait I tend to worry about how it is going to go. So I have to  remember to stop and take a breath and know that it will all be good!

Our drive up was flawless. No traffic, kids were quiet, and we had a SNACK!

Oh how i love these donuts.

When we arrived at the hotel we found a very interesting picture. No these are not mine. I did not forget them (like i did other things!) However someone must have and they sat outside till morning. (i did think about trying them on but did not )

Inside the elevator Allie and i

Mom and I took the girls for a swim and let them get some of their energy out.

Back in the room… if you remember the last time we visited my grandma we stayed in the same hotel and these rooms have very big closets. The last time the girls and i each took a picture in this closet. This time all 3 of us hopped in

On Saturday we had time to kill before our dinner with the family. I saw this grey building that I really liked. It is empty, no one ever in it. I decided i was taking the girls for a photo shoot. Mom agreed and off we went.

This is the building

Dinner was awesome! My favorite part of our trip. I love my family and i love my cousins. Growing up i spent lots of time with Sarah and Liz. Sarah is currently living in Italy and her sister Liz is getting ready to join her for a semester of school. It was great listening to the stories that Sarah has to tell of her time over there.  I can’t wait to hear of Liz’s adventures!

My Beautiful Cousins and Me

Liz. Me, Sarah

My Favorite Picture!!

Sarah’s boyfriend also came with her. His name is Silvio. This i believe is his 3rd trip to the states. I was excited to meet him and was glad i did.

Liz, Silvio, Sarah, Me

A big group Picture!

I had a great time! The girls had great time! Thank you mom for taking us up. It was wonderful to see my family!            I love you all so much!!

The girls had a blast staying in a hotel. It is always fun sleeping/staying in an all new place.

The room had a BIG closet that we all had fun in

We got to eat at one of my step dad’s favorite restaurants. He was not with us this time and neither was Jason but we still enjoyed. It was a cool place. We do not have one of these near us in Lynchburg.

If you can guess by the name they serve all types of egg dishes along with all your breakfast dishes and they serve it all day.  They also have a full bar I believe. It was an interesting place and had pretty good food!

We spent two days with my grandma. (my kids great grandma rosa) We all had dinner together and both of my girls enjoyed helping prepare the salad and cleaning up the dishes and passing out dessert. It was great spending the time together and talking about all new stuff going on. It was a quick trip but it was one worth taking

Madison posing at my grandmas

Allie keeping herself busy

Some family pictures…

The girls with some of the things they picked out at dollar store – my grandma and the girls walked up to the dollar store the one afternoon while my mom and I were out and she let each girl have $5 to spend. They had fun choosing different things.

Getting a little crazy!!

I love you grandma and I enjoyed spending time with you!

Thank you mom for taking time to take us up

I love you too!