We shipped all our household goods about a month ago. It takes about 6-8 weeks to arrive in the States, so we really wanted to send it out early to make sure we would get it in time on the other end. I do feel like I have gotten more used to moving and I don't stress out as much anymore. It is hard seeing a bunch of men come in your house and start going through all your personal belongings and pack everything up. I find it easier for me to handle if I just sit in a back room and ignore what is going on in my house! We are also allowed to do a smaller shipment, so we decided to leave a couple toys, my computer, some dishes, etc and will ship those out next Friday when we move into the guest house. Luckily we are able to rent (for FREE!) furniture from the nearby army base. So we all have a bed, a table to eat on and some couches to sit on. Life without stuff has actually been quite nice. We hardly have any toys, but the girls really haven't been bored and have been playing a lot. I'm sure I will be missing my stuff a lot in about 6 weeks, but so far, so good.
Since we have packed everything up, time is flying by. I thought maybe I would have the luxury of feeling bored for at least a couple minutes, but my life still seems to spin out of control and I never have enough minutes in the day to get everything done that I need to. Norah and Adeline are in a good routine with school right now and I get to spend more quality time with Meika and Anders. Anders is being super social lately and is such a great addition to our family. The girls are still constantly giving him undivided attention and he is just the happiest, most handsome little man I have ever come across. Meika is super fun to be around and is such a little sweetie. Not only is she sweet, she is funny, entertaining and very easy to have around. I can take that girl anywhere and she is always happy and well behaved. Roni gave us some Magni-tiles for Christmas last year and my kids are obsessed with them. Meika always says that she is going to build her "ice castles" and then she will sit on the floor and play for hours making houses/castles and putting her littlest pet shops in them. Norah and Adeline also love playing with them, but we are pretty sure that Meika is the most creative at what she builds. It is fun watching them. Since we don't always have a lot to do in the house, it also forces us to get out with the kids more. Last Friday was a German holiday and the kids had that day off. We went to the pool at a NATO base in the Netherlands and had the entire thing to ourselves!
Abe likes to get Anders to "exercise" and gets him to do all sorts of things to strengthen his muscles. Captured a couple pictures the other day of Abe playing with him!
And a random picture of Norah being Norah.
