In Texas

We have been in Texas for about a week and a half and it has been terrible.  The kids have been sick (strep and ear infections) and Addison was very polite and shared her strep throat with me.  Needless to say, we are all on the road to recovery and are almost back to normal.  

The drive to Texas went amazingly well.  The kids were fantastic thanks to lots and lots and lots of help from Disney and Pixar:)  Addison asks about all of our friends in South Carolina and Georgia almost daily.  I don't know what we will do without all of you.  If she asks where Tyler or Daniel is one more time I may burst into tears.  

Matt is settling into his new job.  For the first time in ten years we had to think about insurance and 401K.  Pretty interesting being part of the civilian world again.  I didn't realize how much we were "taken care of" in the Navy.  Not that the level of service or care was always spectacular but it was always already done for you.  

We have officially sold our home in South Carolina to Cartus.  Cartus is the relocation company that is assisting us in our move to Tennessee.  The great part about this is that even though the new home owners don't close until the 29th of August we have already gotten the equity out of the sale!  

Our new home in Tennessee is absolutely gorgeous.  The cabinets are in as of yesterday and Matt says that all of the appliances were there in boxes as well.  We have paint on the walls, the wood floors have been finished, there are sinks and faucets and supposedly we will have countertops sometime this week or early next week!  I cannot believe how quickly things seem to happen once the ball starts rolling.  The builder was even talking about the sod getting laid pretty soon.  We will be in our new home in no time!  I hope you all enjoy the pictures and I really will try to keep everyone updated more often.  Now that we are settling back into a routine hopefully I will have more time to keep in touch!

It was bound to happen eventually

Addison has an ear infection.  Needless to say, we are not happy.  The poor kid has been hacking away since Wednesday night and even though her doctor said it was nothing to worry about I still knew that something was up.  She woke up with a fever and coughing so hard that she started to gag.  After 2 hours of waiting in urgent care we got the diagnosis.  Her first ever ear infection.  She is taking it better than her mom and dad.  We are bending to her every wimb and she is starting to catch on.  She even asked for, and got, Taco Bell for lunch.  I am really glad that we decided to cancel the trip to Georgia though.  If there is one thing I hate more than a sick kid is the emergency room in Kingsbay.  We were pretty bummed out that we won't be seeing Gabe, Amber and Tyler one last time before we leave but at least Addison can recover at home.  

We did discover on Thursday that Michael is a full 4 ounces heavier than Addison.  The baby brother is now the "big brother".  The kid is a chunk and one of the happiest babies I have ever seen.  He is even playing quietly by himself because Addison is trying to catch up on some sleep after coughing all last night.  

We have a huge week ahead of us with the movers coming and driving to Tennessee and then to Texas.  Plus we have so many people to say goodbye to that we don't have any idea how we will get to everyone.  Just so everyone knows, we will be at Buffalo Wild Wings next Thursday night for a goodbye dinner.  I think we will have a ton of fun and anyone who wants to show up is more than welcome!  I really hope we have a chance to see you all before we go!