Joanie has moved into the Drew Place house. Unpacked and settled in? Well, that's a different story. When I saw her living room yesterday afternoon, it was filled with boxes.
First of all, Martha (Grammie), Lisa, Dan, and Anna arrived Friday afternoon for "moving weekend." Anna played a very long and complicated game called "Shoe Birds" with all the kids. It had something to do with birds that would steal people's shoes.
Thomas called and Estelle spoke to him on the phone, until she was distracted by something in her shoe.
Lisa had brought dinner for both Friday and Saturday nights and tirelessly (?) played with both girls.
Cole is in love with Baby Lena and she with him.
Before Friday dinner, Grammie occupies the kids with some coloring on the porch.
Moving day arrives. We keep the kids at Elijah's Place. Chelsea comes to help out with watching the kids. Sandy and I discuss many kid and canine issues.
Heather and Estelle help Lisa make the frosting for Joanie's retirement cake.
Grammie and Lena.
Elijah has a snack.
When Lisa told Estelle that she could lick the bowl, Estelle took her literally and leaned down to actually lick the bowl. She got the hang of it soon enough. "Crazy American custom," she must think.
Cole, Chelsea and Lillian.
Elijah finds something mechanical.
Sparkle keeps her nose in business.
Wayne, Cole, and Jacob play, play, play all day.
The babysitters, hard at work.
Time for the moving crew to head over here to Elijah's Place for a lunch break on the porch.
Sadly, this is the only picture I got of Joanie all day. She was so busy with moving that I hardly saw her at all, except at lunch. There she is on the left.
Lisa's delicious cake for dessert. It was amazing.
Back to work at Joanie's house.
What a nice yard.
A last minute baseball game before the day is done.
And the next morning, Foosball (sp?) before heading back to NH.
Hope you like your new house Joanie. I know we'll love having you as a neighbor.P.S. Thanks to Martha and Chris for sending some of these pictures!
What a wonderful day it was! We are all happy to have Joan in a more modern house compared to her old "New Englander".
ReplyDeleteA big thank you to Wes and Darlene for hosting us this weekend. We just loved getting to spend time with them and their three talented, sweet, polite children. I had so much fun with all the children!
Also, loved getting to see Julie and the girls again. Wow, how Lena has grown since I saw her last!
I think the music that accompanies this blog, "Pink Elephants on Parade" is fitting for the Alexander clan as they made a pick up truck/van/car caravan back and forth between Joan's old house and new house.
Thanks again Wes and Darlene for a wonderful weekend!
Lisa
Actually, the Pink Elephant music is just left over from the previous post about Glover Day with the pic of the Bread and Puppet elephant.
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