So it isn’t typically in my nature to think about the sappy things…but yesterday I looked at the back of George’s bedroom door where we measured his height and had a moment.  I guess in the excitement of moving forward I am realizing what we have had here.  Yes, lots of college students but we also brought our boys home here…cleaned up lots of yucky things, made tents, played in the bath tub, arranged for our Christmas tree and hid Easter Eggs.  We have only been here for 5 years and I now understand how some folks have a tough time leaving a home after many years.

Today is Father’s Day.  The boys each made gifts for Matt at school and together we got him some shirts to make the Boys Club official.  The exciting agenda for the day is to spend it packing & maybe a trip to Appleton.  We realized it is our last weekend living in this apartment and have been making progress in the packing department.  I think we have enough boxes and almost 2 storage areas with full boxes.  We are at the frustrating stage where things like metal flatware is packed and most of the things we use on a daily basis…but then again, we use so much on a daily basis we had to just do it.

The boys are doing well adjusting to the craziness.  Stuart has three visible teeth and is in a ‘hold me all the time’ phase.  Tough phase to be in when I need my arms to be packing.  He is sleeping better at night only waking for brief periods of time.  George is investigating all over the place to see what things are capable of what things.  Today it was playing in the sink for an hour with water creating water systems, testing what will float and suctioning water up with medicine syringes.  Periodically when things don’t go well you’ll hear a 3 year old sigh “Ohh Maaannnn”  Though it is frustrating to clean up after his exploring and experimenting it is also fun to see him learn.

We are excited to get into the house & make it our home.  We stopped by & noticed we have baby robins above the light near our front door.  On Thursday we will be moving most of our things in and Mom & Dad are taking the boys for the night so we can get a little settled.  Tim & Linda will be up on Saturday to hang out & watch the boys while we have a farewell soiree at Taylor Hall for a couple of hours.  There are 5 hall directors leaving this year so it will be nice to have a little time to socialize before they all take on their new adventures.

Well, enough for now, the wall of empty boxes are calling…….

George swinging right before he flipped out!

Stuart not too pleased with his swing experience.

George in his box boat...on his way to save the world!

Stuart exploring new toys.....well, eating them.

The Official Boys Club Picture