Paducah.. Our new home!

This is mostly going to be a post of pictures and captions, but I just want to say that Adam and I are so blessed to have such wonderful families.  Both of our parents and all of our siblings were able to drive the 8.5 hour drive south to move us into our new place. They helped to unload, clean and unpack our boxes. It was so much fun getting to spend time together before they headed back to Ohio.

Larry fell asleep on the way down

Connor was a holding the dvd player watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

Had to use his cup holder just because he didn't want to share with Uncle Larry

My help with Connor on the drive.. Two fun uncles!

Took this pic for Elizabeth.. it isn't everyday that you see a town named after you! Ha like Ashley's foot in the pic?

Yummy ice cream

He loved this treat. Thanks Grandpa :)

Sat after we were settled, got a new fridge delivered and had lunch, we headed out to an amazing park.. Noble park. Ash and I in front of the water fountian.

Us with Mom

Go Connor GO!

We LOVE each other!

The dads sitting in the shade

We had so much help with Connor it was nice

Shannon and Joe, They loved these swings!

I had a great idea.. What a fun pic of all the kids (minus Karleia)

Silly faces

Jess was trying to relax on the hammock and read, but Larry and Ken had different ideas and rocked her, ha.

time to swing!

Connor did not like this, it didn't help that we banged heads!

Attempt two at reading in peace.

My parents

After church on Sun. Hanging around the duplex!

Auntie Kay and Uncle Ben

Papa taking lots of pics

After the park, it was nice to be in the AC!

Mason and Joe are buddies.

Playing in Connor's room!

Loving his new, huge room!

How many people can fit in Connor's room?

Rediscovering all of his toys! It was like Christmas morning for him.

He was in a Grandma mood all weekend! He wanted her over me most of the time, which really is saying something!

He wanted to walk around in the pillow case..

Surfing the net

Skip-bo in the garage

Our new home :) ha, it really is 224-B..

Sisters!

Phase 10 game

Focused. This is a great candid shot!

haha Jess being herself

They loved playing in our yard!

A game of Skip-bo

Connor and his Aunties! (He was in a mommy only mood bc he went to nursery and was mad that I left him)

Connor with his grandparents

Connor and his Uncles!

One of the only recent pics I have of Connor and his grandpa

Adam's work!

Connor loved the rocks on the wall

the kids posing for a pic

Peeking in his office bldg

Filling it up with pebbles.. Such a boy!

 The fountain across the street from daddy's work

We had to fight with Connor who wanted to go swim to stay out of the water..

Quick pic with our parents

Shan having fun :)

Ben, Mason and Joey hanging out

Karleia

Smile Drake

This picture of Shannon CRACKS me up!

Connor and Uncle Larry playing together

Refused to let us take his shoes off

"Seriously Mom!"

It is hard to tell in this picture but they have matching bruises on their foreheads from the playground!

Eating breakfast sitting at the table. Such a big boy!

Or not since he had to have Auntie Shannon fed him.

Last morning in KY

Ash and Rach :)

HAha at least Amber was ready for this picture. Idk what Jess was thinking

Brothers

Candid shot of breakfast

Mom getting teary eyed about having to leave..

Larry and Ken, best buds rocking the aviators!

Me and Ash, haha my little sister that is WAY taller than me!

Goodbye Shannon!

This pretty much sums up the weekend and says it better than I could! Like they always say, "a picture is worth a thousand words"!

Packing, once again..

Adam and I packed up all of our belongings that were at his house and we moved them down to Massillon Aug 9th. The next couple of days flew by! The next day we spent getting things organized at my parents' house. My sister Athena and her 3 kids came over to visit for a couple hours. It was nice getting to see them before we moved and we were able to get pictures.  We had a family dinner at my grandparents house. It was really nice because we were able to visit with my Uncle Donnie who was visiting from TX. It has been forever since I have seen him and it was Adam's (and Connor's) first time meeting him.  Our visit was cut short bc our munchkin was super grumpy and needed a nap! 

All of us siblings and our kids (minus Jess because she was at work)

 

 

 

 

 

My Mom's Family

With spouses

My family and My Grandparents

Grandma K and Connor and I

Playing Hot Wheels together :)

 Thursday we got up early and picked up the moving truck.  It didn't take nearly as long as we thought to load it up. We headed over to my Grandma K's house with my family and packed all of our things. The number one thing that I will remember the next time we move is not to over pack the boxes! Some of the boxes were so heavy that two people struggled to carry them and they were bulging at the sides. It is saying something if it is hard for my dad to pick up a box!  We finished everything in only 2 hours! After we showered and got some lunch, Adam had to drive back up to stow to get a physical for work and Connor and I went to visit with my Grandma. It was good because Connor was very playful with her.

That night I went to dinner with my high school friend Stephanie. It was good getting to see her again before leaving Ohio.  When I got home Adam and I went bought all the kids ice cream cones. It was a little way of saying thank you for all the help that they gave us. 

That Thurs was a little hard because my grandpa was in the hospital. He has been having a lot of health problems lately.  He was filling up with water weight ( gained 20 lbs in only a few days) and they were afraid it was going to harm his heart and lungs. My mom, aunts and uncles all went up to the hospital with to support my grandparents. Luckily he was able to come home that Mon and is doing better but he still has his bad days. They found out that his liver is bad, I don't remember what it is called but basically his liver is the same as if he was a heavy drinker even though he never drank in his life.  There isn't a cure for him and he isn't a likely candidate for a liver transplant...