More Moving... then VACATION!

We have, officially, moved into our new house!! Besides a few bumps in the road, it went pretty smoothly. We already love how quiet the street is compared to our old place, how quiet the floors are (no squeaks!) and how much room we have. I'm pretty far done unpacking and still have plenty of space to fill. Yay!

Here is Violet helping her dad unhitch the trailer.
Mike, our friend Scott and Jon unloading boxes and furniture. THANKS for the help guys!
Violet also put in her time. Here she is carrying a small bag of something into the house. Good girl!
Violet and Uncle Mike take a break from moving.
We all took a break from moving/packing/unpacking to go watch Uncle Mike play hockey. Here is Violet and her cousin Tobin at the game. They are SO CUTE together! They play great and Tobin knows everything about hockey (his dad is on the same team) so he sweetly described to Violet what was happening. The word "Zamboni" popped up a few times. Violet is also showing off her lizard-like tongue. She knows it's long and she now knows how to curl it up on the end. She shows this trick off often.

We also had a birthday party this weekend for one of her playgroup friends - Here she is in the midst of the bubbles from the bubble machine.THEN to top off a crazy weekend of moving, Violet and I decided to get outta Dodge and headed home to Grand Rapids!! Yep, we're totally crazy. Packing up one house. Unpacking another. Packing up to go out of town with a 2 year old. Interesting! But we made it! Here Violet helps pack. When I got back to Michigan and unpacked, I did, indeed, find a few things she tucked away when I wasn't looking. Funny!
We are so happy to spend time with my mom, sister and her kids while we're here. Today we went to the butterfly exhibit at the Frederick Meijer Gardens. Here is Violet with her lovely Aunt Leah.
Leah, Claire and Violet are butterflys and caterpillars.
My sweet little caterpillarViolet showing off her squat (is this a "hip kid" thing or do all little kids squat this much?) while looking at the butterflies. At first she was pretty freaked out by them but after a few minutes she got really excited. Luckily there were TONS of them so there were a lot to look at!
Two peas in a pod. Violet and Aunt Leah

Violet and Claire look at the tulips.We TRIED. We really did. But this is the best shot we got of the girls with Grandma. Sillies!
Later today we hunt out at Leah's house. Here is Claire taking Violet for a ride in the Barbie Jeep.
And the cousins (Anna, Claire, Violet, Ethan) all snuggled up on the couch to watch Pocahontas. So sweet! Violet thinks her cousins are immensely entertaining. I've never heard her laugh so hard when she's with them!