The Growing Walnuts: 10 Days And Counting

Monday, April 28, 2014

10 Days And Counting

The countdown is on - only 10 days left in Washington! And in just a week from today the movers will be here to pack up our house and load the shipping container. We're continuing to try and unload stuff on friends and also make trips to Goodwill. Esme must be getting used to all the changes because today was the first day that she didn't cry when I left her at school. It felt soooooooooo nice to drive away and not feel so bad. I think that went on for almost 3 weeks. It didn't help that both kids were sick again about 2 weeks ago. They both ended up with ear infections and so that ruined Chan's ability to sleep through the night. Now we're back to waking up at least once. Ugh! I'm hoping the warm weather in Hawaii will curb some of these illnesses so we can all be healthy for awhile.

Chan's went from taking tentative steps here and there to walking all over the place by himself now. He just transitioned this past weekend and he's loving the freedom. His favorite words these days are da-do, do-do, and do-da. He used to like to say bee-da but that's not as often anymore. He strings any combination of those words together and loves to talk to us. He'll even pop off while he's nursing just to talk to me and then get right back on.

We took a little break from all the chaos of moving and took a trip to Victoria, BC this past weekend. Nana was here for a week to help us with the move and she joined us too. We had great weather while we were there exploring Butchart Gardens and walking through the streets and along the waterfront. We had a great hotel with a pool and this was a highlight for Esme. She's really looking forward to spending time in the water in Hawaii. The trip was quick but we enjoyed ourselves. It was much different than the first time Allen and I went when we got engaged. How much things can change in 5 years!