Avry wasn't able to make it to Olivia's birthday party, so we met them at a local splash park a few days before. Can you believe they still fit in a swing together?
Loving the splash pad:
A few more pics from her birthday party:
I went a little theme crazy- notice the crown attached to the frog pinata:
Monday and Tuesday were crazy. This arrived at our house around 8:30 Monday morning:
Monday was spent packing. Boxes were everywhere!
Tuesday, they started loading. Pretty neat how they protected the house:
Olivia spent some time with her old baby equipment:
Unfortunately, all of our "items" (aka "stuff") wouldn't fit in one truck. Another truck had to be called to pick up the remaining boxes (and bicycles, grill, patio furniture, etc.). They also sent a car hauler to pick up my car:
We were hopeful that everything would be packed and gone by Tuesday and we would have time to do some fun things around Denver before we left Friday. It didn't quite work out that way. The house was a mess after they loaded everything and we had to find someone to clean it for an open house the realtor scheduled for the next weekend. The other truck didn't show up until sometime on Wednesday and there were a million little details that we had to finish. Not much time for fun stuff, but I did get a chance to go to dinner with some friends:
Olivia and I spent some time at Ms. Lindsay's house, letting her get some play time in with her friends:
We left Friday afternoon, after a quick trip to Colorado Springs for the last time. Our flight landed in Knoxville around 9:30 pm. By the time we got our luggage, found Michael's car and drove to Dayton, it was midnight. We pulled into the hotel, only to find they had given our room away. The world's longest yard sale just happened to be that week-end and the entire place was full. They finally found a room at another hotel, but the accommodations were less than stellar. We found our way back to the original hotel by 7am and sat in the lobby until they had a room for us. Surprisingly, it didn't take too long. :) That just happened to be Olivia's birthday, so we got her a little cake:
The truck arrived Monday and we started unpacking right away! Thankfully, Michael's mom (Mamaw) came down and helped with Olivia and the unpacking. Last Tuesday, Olivia started "school."
It's actually a Mother's Day Out program at a local church. They do some schoolwork, playtime, music, and rest time. She seems to really like it, although she was apprehensive at first. It's 2 days a week.
My mom had a knee replacement right before we left Colorado, so Olivia and I drove up this past weekend to visit. She had yet another (small) birthday party:
It is so nice to be close to family!
Sunday, we drove to my dad's house for yet another birthday dinner. That made 4 birthday "parties." She's going to be mighty disappointed next year, ha! She loved picking tomatoes out of Dad's garden. We're looking forward to having our own garden next year!
So, that's the update! We are missing Colorado and loving Tennessee at the same time!
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