We're Still Here!

Yikes, I didn't mean to let more than a week go by without posting! The main reason I haven't updated recently is that our moving truck arrived (hooray!!) last Tuesday, and by the end of the day I am worn out from chasing after the girls & unpacking! There just hasn't been any energy left for much else after the girls go to bed at night!

Backing up to last Tuesday, we were overjoyed when we saw the moving truck roll up on our street! And then we were quickly defeated again when we discovered that the moving truck only had about 75% of our stuff & the other 25% of our things were still in storage in Mississippi b/c they apparenntly miscalculated the amount of space they had on the truck..UGH!!! Of course, the moving company assured us that all of our "essentials" made it on to the truck. So naturally, we've got all of our Christmas decorations & picture frames but no silverware. And we've got all of our toys & books but no shelves to put them on. Super fun! ;)  But I will say that I am beyond thankful to just have our washer & dryer back. We had several clothing emergiences in the couple of weeks without our washer/dryer. Derek may or may not have worn dirty undershirts under his uniform once or twice, and Shelby may or may not have sported the same dress two days in a row. Desperate times, people!!!! Since we got our washer/dryer last week, I have been ON TOP of laundry like a mad woman! As soon as the girls take dirty clothes off, I want to immediately get them in the washing machine..I may have a bit of problem now. ;)  It's such a wonderful feeling to have access to an endless amount of clean clothes again! Here's a few pictures from around our house lately...

Our first meal at our table in two weeks...such a wonderful feeling!!!!

The girls LOVE to dress up, especially Hadley which totally surprises me b/c I couldn't have imagined Shelby enjoying it at this age! The first thing Hadley does when we go into the playroom is speed crawl to the Mardi Gras beads or any other costume piece and puts it on as fast as she can!

We might be in trouble soon ;)

This is what our playroom looks like right now...I can't wait until we get our shelves & toy bins!!!!!!

In retrospect, our week of "camping out" in Biloxi really wasn't bad at all. The girls were excited/intrigued by the changes, and we still had a sense of normalcy b/c we were still in our house, went to our usual activities, and saw our friends. But the week and a half of camping out here in TX was a totally different story. I think we were all exhausted from the move & our sense of normalcy was gone. Simple every day tasks were starting to wear on us b/c they're infinitely harder without your "stuff"..what to do with trash when you don't have trash cans (or trash service...it's been an insane struggle to get that set up here!), how to get laundry done without a washer & dryer, getting the girls to sit and eat a meal when they don't have chairs to sit on or a table, etc. Our patience was definitely running thin! But enough complaining ;)  I know I said this before, but the one good part about an empty house is that it forced us to get out & explore the city!

Aside from still waiting on the rest of our stuff to arrive & waiting on a mail box key (there are no "regular" mailboxes here, all mailboxes are locked with a key in San Antonio...isn't that weird?! They told us it would take 7-10 days, but we're still waiting 15 days later. I tell you what, NOTHING is simple when you're moving! There's an issue at every turn!), we're doing pretty good! We've got almost everything unpacked & we've started organizing as much as we can without having shelves, etc...in other words, there's a lot of stuff that has taken up permanent residence on our floors & the dining room table. :)  So even though our a house is still a bit chaotic, we had a FABULOUS week last week! We went to the zoo & Sea World as a family and got our annual membership passes. The girls & I went to the children's museum downtown (I was very impressed with myself for navigating the city streets on my own for the first time with two little ones in tow!), and we were reunited with the Goins & Gallimores! (Can't say enough about how thankful we are to continue our military medical journey with these two precious families from Keesler!!)  Here are a few pictures from our adventures last week!

The Butterfly House in the San Antonio zoo..the butterflies kept landing on me! The Butterfly House & the carousel were Shelby's favorite things at the zoo!

We celebrated Father's Day at the zoo! :)

The zoo wore Hadley out! ;)

Sea World...the girls loved it! Their favorite was the aquarium with the sharks!

Checking out the dolphins in the touch pool

Shelby enjoying the play area with Daddy!

They have an entire Sesame Street section in Sea World, which Shelby loved! They have a little live show and meet & greets with the characters..this was a bit hit!

They had an exhibit with a real plane at the children's musem..it was the perfect way to get Shelby geared up for her first flight this week! They had actual seats with the buckles & the whole nine yards. I was so excited that she got a chance to know what to expect before her first flight, and it got her even more excited about our trip!

Shelby listening to the flight attendant :) 
The museum did a great job having the employees interact with the kids throughout the exhibits!

Dinner at Big'z with the Goins & Gallimores...such a fun evening!!!!!
One of our favorite things about San Antonio so far is that a lot of their local restaurants have play areas/open fields for the kids..what a brilliant idea! It's so nice that Chick-fil-a (even though we LOVE Chick-fil-a!!!) isn't the only kid-friendly place to eat at in order to please the whole family!

Here's to another fun week in San Antonio...and only a few more days till I board my first flight with the girls to Atlanta for Auntie Em's wedding!!!!