A VERY busy month

 I've had every intention of blogging but somehow before I could get to typing there was a baby needing changing, a box needing packing, a picture needing editing, a dear friend needing to say good bye to, a house needing cleaning...you get the idea.  Moving.....pshhh...over rated!  :)  All that to say, I will sum up this past Jan with some pictures (even though I lost my camera....not my nice one, but the one I use around the house...but still, I just bought the thing and it just got up, and done walked right out of my house...it's times like this I wonder if maybe it had another home..ya know, like Woody from Toy Story... and it was petrified because he (yes I believe all cameras are male..he) thought he might be lost...sooo he wondered out of the house in search for his long lost owner!)

  As you can see, I've given this way too much thought...

All of that to say, even with no camera...somehow I manged to steal peoples cameras for days at a time in order to document this ever so hectic month, knowing that if I didn't it would somehow get lost out of my memory bank forever!! Dramatic much Mary??  :)

So  instead of words...let me give you a glimpse into a very crazy, but exciting month!

The kids used the moving boxes and turned them into a fortress where they were hiding from an evil lion...naturally :)

Packing up the kitchen means kids getting lost in cabinets..oh wait, there he is..  :)

Malachi is getting tired watching me and his sister pack

 Manged to take time out to snuggle with some of our favorite friends...we had an "anchorman" party...it just seemed right  :)

 Charlie and his best buddy Ryan

Annabella FINALLY got her long awaited Christmas present, her very own jewelry box!  She was thrilled...to say the least.

Last game night with the girls

 Last goodwill run with sister for while....very very sad

 I.love.them.

My homegroup girls on our last "girls night out"! I will miss you guys soooo crazy much!

 My ladies

 Moving day!  Ryan is helping us repair a cabinet the boys ripped off haha

 More from moving day!  We got bored so we decided to pack heidi and put her on the truck

 What she didn't know is that I know no intention of letting her out!  (I told you I would find a way for you to come with me Heidi!!)  hehe

 safe travels!  :)

 Ryan and Charlie after a long moving day

 Charlie and I leaving our 7th house!!

 On the road again!  Chick-filla stop

 Just got to our new home!  Our awesome friends helped us move in!

 Annabella started her new Montessori a few days after we moved in...and the verdict, and I quote, "Why can't I just stay there all day and night?!"  I suppose that means she likes it. :)

 Seeing my beautiful amazing friends!!  How I have missed you!

 My dear, sweet Katiebeth

 Auntie Jenna snuggling 

 Katiebeth's beautiful baby shower for little Rainy

So there ya have! Sad to leave wonderful friends but excited to be re united  with old ones and to even meet new ones!!  So here's to a new chapter of our lives.  Thank you Jesus for all your amazing blessings!!