"I got Mater shoes" and other updates

Just over a week ago, we flew to CO to move out and get things ready for the house to sell. It was a pain in the butt, with lots of last minute hassles and drama, but the house did close this past Wednesday, so it's officially sold.  The highlight of the trip was getting to see friends and my old class while we were there. Jack and I even rode Indiana Jones one more time before moving away…We originally only planned for Jack to ride, but then Jack decided mommy needed a turn with him handling the lead rope. 

On the trip, Jack told about a thousand people about his new shoes. Every person he rode an elevator or escalator with, stood in a line near, passed on the street, sat near on the train or airplane, or in any other way came in contact with hear about his new "Mater shoes." They are Cars shoes, and they actually have Lightning McQueen, not Mater, on them, but he loves them. He also liked riding on the trains and airplanes, and was especially excited when the Captain let me come checkout the cockpit before our flight. 

He did pretty good overall, although he didn't like seeing his toys packed up, but by the end he was pretty fed up with things. He's been away from the Colorado house long enough that the Seattle apartment feels more like home, so though he liked seeing his room and toys again, it was foreign to him and he had trouble sleeping. He did love being back with a dirt and yard! 

Right before we headed to Colorado, Jack and I went on a harbor tour here in Seattle. Jack loved eating  a picnic lunch while riding a boat. I had to hang on because he kept climbing right up to the rail! 

After we came back from Colorado, there were a couple of warmer, sunnier days so we spent some time at the park one day, and another we went to the zoo with Colin and the boys. Jack and Sam played lots of race and chase and picked up sticks. They didn't pay much attention to the animals at all, but it was a good place to get them some exercise anyway.

Over the weekend, it was cold and rainy. We went to Fall City to look at a chandelier, which we didn't end up buying, but we did stop at Snoqualmie Falls. It was really windy and cold, so we only looked for a second, but it was fun. Then Sunday, we went up to Snohomish and checked out some of the antique shops, which was fun too. 

We should be closing on our new house on Friday and starting to move in over the weekend! I hope!  I'm really ready. I have way too much time on my hands, so I've been thinking about and planning home stuff  A LOT! I'm ready to get started. I'm looking forward to visitors this spring/summer too…Come by and Jack will show you his mater shoes!