Moving on.....

Well.....it's official. We've really moved. I still kind of can't believe it. I thought I'd be the last person to move out of Memphis, but here we are in North Carolina. 

September 2010 and August 2014

We'll close on our new house the end of September. I think it's so strange that we've closed on all three houses we've bought in the month of September (even our first house).

Packed up like the Clampets and ready to go. 

Getting on the road Tuesday afternoon.....We drove halfway and stopped in Nashville for an early dinner with family. I took no pictures at all but we had fun and the girls had fun seeing their second cousins. We drove on to Gatlinburg after that. Nobody napped UNTIL 10:30 at night when we were almost to Gatlinburg. Whew! Rough!

We finally got them back to sleep in the hotel around 12:45 am. And I tossed and turned all night. I felt like I'd had newborn sleep that night. We were going to attempt to do something fun in Gatlinburg the next morning, but thought we should get on the road. 

I don't get carsick but I was even feeling blah driving through the mountains. The smartest parents ever let Emery play on her kindle while we were driving and about 20 minutes later, she threw up everywhere. It was so pitiful. We pulled over at a gas station. It's always a good time cleaning your child in a gas station parking lot. 

Sweet girl was so good about it and didn't even really cry. We cleaned her and the seat up as well as you can with baby wipes, Clorox wipes and Mustella and got back on the road. We got to town around 7:00 Wednesday night. 

Since we are in temporary housing and there's nothing to unpack or do until we close on our house, we've just been hanging out, playing at the park in our new neighborhood, swimming, shopping and exploring our new city:)

Emery's First ER Visit

What a title?!

By 2.5, Meyers had been to the ER several times for asthma. I guess Emery was feeling a little behind since she had never been because she got a trip to the ER last week. 

We were over at Jamie's house for a Matilda Jane and Noonday trunk show. All the kids were playing so well together and having fun until Emery fell and busted her mouth on the knob of a dresser. 

Mouths bleed. A lot. So her and I looked like we had been in a crime scene by the time I got her calmed down and the bleeding stopped. There were only a few of us left at the party and the opinion was split on whether she needed stitches. I have no experience with stitches so I wasn't sure if she needed them or not. I was worried about it healing and scarring funny if we didn't get stitches. I texted this picture to my mom and she called and said they were on the way. 

We left Jamie's and met my parents at home. After some discussion, I remembered a friend from MOPS' husband is an ER doctor at our closest hospital. I texted her to see if he was working and she texted back that he was. We left immediately and went up there. 

It was not crowded, but they got us back quickly. Ben (the doctor) met with us and said she did need a couple of stitches. That made me feel better that we had come because I was still unsure. He was so sweet. He's a sweet guy but his bedside manor was awesome. He made me feel a lot better explaining the process and general info about stitches and scars. He also stitched up his son's mouth (9 stitches) this summer and his wife said it looked great now. 

Waiting briefly in the waiting room

She was so sweet until it was time to start. The stitching process was as terrible as to be expected with a 2 year old. It took 4 people to hold her down while he did it. It actually took 3 stitches instead of 2. It was horrible. Even when they were done, she screamed until we walked out of the hospital. We were in and out in 1.5 hours. We came home and she slept with me (after watching 2 episodes of Dora until midnight). 

At home after.....

The next day....

3 days after....

5 days after....

A week after....

She's a tough cookie. She hasn't acted like it's bothered her at all. And she's still been sucking on her binky like a champ. I was wondering if the stitches might help us kick the habit. But she's pushing through:)

I'm hoping this was our first and last visit to the ER, but with this girl that has no fear, you never know.

Zoo Day

Geez! It was such a hot day for the zoo but I've been promising Meyers we would go when school started back so it would be less crowded. We met Lauren, Carter, and Zachary there and had a fun (hot) morning. 

Monkeys hanging with the monkeys:)

My girls love hanging out with these boys!

Oh you know? Just sitting by themselves like they are on a date or something:)

Checking out the seals

Having fun on the carousel

I won't go in the bird section but Lauren took them all in. Good thing Lauren isn't scared of birds:) They loved being in there - definitely not like their mommy!

We were going to go to CFA in midtown but it was crazy busy so we ended up at Memphis Pizza Cafe instead. John and I used to go to this one all the time before kids and then a lot when we lived out that way and just had Meyers. Emery had never been so I had to document it:)

July iphone Pictures

Going away dinner for us 

Silly picture

So glad Jess was in town so she could come along!

A very blurry cheers to the Easons:)

Sweet monkeys

Headed to Philly to see Steph for our girls' trip. 

Airplane buddy

On our way to Bruno Mars

The concert was SO good!

Taking a break from sightseeing in Philly

Ready to head to dinner!

Jamie, Claire, Steph, Brooke, Lauren and me

Our cab driver took our picture and yes, that's a bride in the background:)

We had a super fun day and night in downtown Philly!

Dinner in Westchester on our last night

1998-1999 roommates:)

$2 summer movie with Mimi - Best picture I could get. Meyers isn't hitting her like it looks:). She's trying to hug her. 

Carter's birthday party

Digging into the piñata!

Three days after getting home from Philly, I got back on a plane and met John for house hunting in NC. The girls gave John this Spider-Man for Father's Day and Meyers thought I should take it to him:)

Mimi and Poppy's cable was out so they watched movies on the laptop:) Mimi gave Emery a bag to put her loveys in that she carried around so Meyers wanted a bag to put a few toys in too:)

Park with Mimi and poppy 

Looking for houses is seriously so exhausting! But we had fun together:)

Back home with my girls - shorts and wedges just like her mama:)

Park with Hayes and Bryn

I could eat them up!!

First (and possibly last) time the girls have ridden in this massive cart at target. They loved it! Me - not so much. 

Dinner at Newks with John's grandma. They love "climbing" this tree. I love these sweet faces!!