New House

It was like climbing a mountain, and then climbing another one.  

A week filled of moving stuff was enough to make me want to trash it all and 

go live in a hut with a fire and blanket.  We have so much stuff!

There was a lot of this:

 And this:

By the time the movers arrived over the weekend, the majority of our little possessions had been moved and it was a matter of getting the big stuff over there.  After moving everything myself for a week, it was strange to let these guys come in and do the lifting.  And emotional.  Walking through the empty house at Creekwoods brought some hiccups of sadness to me.  And driving out of the neighborhood was enough to make me sob.  I'll miss those stinkin' nice neighbors of mine!!  

All the hard work does reap benefits.  

We are settling in to this new, amazing home and enjoying the extra space it provides.  

BTW, the house was immaculate when we came to move in.  Susie- if you are reading this: 

THANK YOU for the amazing shape you left it.  What a gift.  

We are starting to create spaces that reflect our stage of life as the week wears on.  

Here are some of my favorites...

The coloring station for the boys in the kitchen...

 My area of luxury: pillows on the stairway's bench, overlooking the pond.  I thought the boys would tamper with this area and throw the pillows about, but so far they see the space as sacred as I do...

Howie's collection of paper airplanes to throw from the second floor balcony...

Of course, there is still much to be done.  

Don't let me fool you into thinking that every box has been unpacked. 

But the important things have been unburied.  Like the BoBo's, our winter clothes, Mommy's chocolate stash, etc.  And the most important part is that we are starting to fill the space with friends and family. 

A new adventure has just begun...

Trick-or-Treating with Superheroes

Halloween 2012 was like a last hooray for our family at Creekwoods.  It's the one night of the year that we can guarantee to run into about 90% of our neighbors and it's such fun!  Sadly, the weather did not cooperate with freezing, cold rain.  But we made the most of it and said some goodbye's to our swell neighbors.

The day started with a Fall Party at Howie's school.  We made some neat lanterns, played some games and ate lots of sugar.  The perfect preschool party, right?

Our night of candy-collecting started by putting on the Superhero costumes and running around like mad.  You don't even need to give my kids candy to make them crazy, just mention the possibility and their adrenaline sky rockets.  

Howie created his own mask by gluing pieces of the cape fabric to some felt and painted the shirt with matching colors, to write Super Howie in his adorable preschool handwriting.   

 We hit the streets of Creekwoods with the other brave trick-or-treaters.  Brrrr... it was cold!  Johnny started shivering about 10 houses in so he doubled back with Nonnie and Sarah while Howie hit the pavement like a marathon runner.  Being 5 years old, this is prime age for trick-or-treating.  He wasn't going to let a little cold come between him and the candy out there.  

Alas, there is a limit to Howie's dedication to sugar and we found it.  Around 7:15 pm, he suddenly stops and says, "I'm all done.  Too much candy.  I think I have 100," and we head home.  

The next morning, Johnny wakes up asking for "Halloween food, please," pointing to the candy.  

Gotta love November 1, the crankiest day of the year.