9.01.2009

Last Day of Apartment

Today was the last day in the apartment for the kids. Tomorrow they're going to my parent's house for a few days while we pack and load. The truck will be here on Wednesday and Thursday and then the moving company drives it away on Friday. Yay!
So what did we do on their glorious Last Day??

We continued to watch the LaCanada fire unfold in front of our house. It's been going all weekend and I heard on the news that they won't have it contained for 2 weeks. What? How do they predict that stuff? And man, that's a long time to be breathing smoke. Poor Lucy had watery eyes all day on Friday. When I told her it was from the smoke she refused to look at the smoke at all, even from behind closed windows in the car. She was certain that just looking at it made her eyes water.
So we stayed indoors, trying on sunglasses and dancing around:
We headed to the mall for a bit, and then back to the hot house for the afternoon. Thankfully we have an A/C unit in the front room. But the rest of the place is pretty unbearable. Exhibit A:
Owen spent 45 minutes playing with old Ziti noodles and sweating like crazy. Poor guy.....
Lucy however hung out in the A/c, enjoying her "castle".
And after cooling off in the bathtub, they watched an episode of baby Einstein on our tiny DVD player (we gave our TV to my parents last night). Say goodbye to those red walls kids! We've certainly enjoyed them!

12 comments:

Nicole said...

As wonderful as it will be to get out of your hot appt. I bet it is a little bitter sweet. Lot of fun memories there with the kids & I love those red walls!

the bates motel said...

good luck packing everything. cute pics of the kids. poor owen's little balls of sweat! we are excited to see you guys next week!

The Hunt House said...

So crazy that Owen won't even remember that place. Kinda sad huh since it was his place of birth? We will miss driving past your place shouting, "There's Dana's House!!!!" I'm sure the kids will still say it. :) Adorable pics. Especially the first one. I laughed out loud.

lyndsey said...

goodbye red walls! sad that you're finally leaving...i'll always fondly remember our movie nights (and american idol nights) in that great apartment. onto bigger and better! [AND a/c! poor owen. haha.]

Leslie said...

Been wondering how you were with the fire and all...

and look at you, almost done....

Hoping the rest of the week goes smoothly... and yeah for you... and new adventures....

and a little boo to leaving walls with so many memories... I totally feel that.

Saunja said...

I love how almost every post you do has a picture of Lucy dancing. She's just so dang adorable.

I hope this week goes well. Yeah for ABF.

Kate said...

see ya sucker!

sachia said...

I'm sad that your leaving, sad that we are all housebound, and happy you are getting into a house! Bigger and better awaits you.

Suman Family said...

even though we only moved a half hour away, it was still really sad and hard to leave our apartment where we brought home our sweet little babies. so many memories there for you guys too! i hope the packing is going well. i am so anxious to here how it all works out in texas! i want to fast forward a year or two and see what you're up to out there. i am sure it will be an amazing journey!

Camille said...

Oh...that's a cute last day in your apartment. I liked Lucy's Castle and Owen just doing his thing. Cute shot of him in those sunglasses. So funny that Lucy wouldn't even look at the smoke. : )

Brittany said...

Okay. That parking lot in your picture of the smoke? That was where we bought our Christmas tree one year, AND where we got our "faux leather" recliner at a huge garage sale. Fire time is always hard. I'm sorry.

dietcokegrrl said...

Great pics and great memories. Here's to making more in TX. We'll miss you...

**sniff sniff**