empty house

well, everything is packed and shipped out.  the movers came yesterday and got all of our stuff.  last night i was talking to my parents, and my dad made a comment of how i've had to do a lot of grown up stuff the past few weeks. 
these past few weeks have been really challenging, but i can tell that i've grown from this experience.  we're officially in countdown mode...10 days until mae and i fly outta here.  i'm trying not to get sad, so instead i'm focusing on the exciting things i have to look forward to once we get to austin.

mae kind of has a routine of what she does at my parents house.  we usually spend time in the piano room every morning.  this was taken right before she stood up on the bench and had a major fall.

my brothers can't grow much facial hair.  so when mae was eating lunch one day, and looked up at me with a sweet fruit mustache, i had to snap a pic and send it to my brothers...she has more of a mustache in this pic than any of them could ever grow.

 she also has a routine in the mornings.  when we first wake up, i work out and she plays.  this is how i found her the other morning.

 my parents took a trip to florida last weekend (ugh, don't even ask how jealous i was, and still am because they are tan).  so, we had mattie, erich and rufus come for some sleep overs...my parent's house scares me a little when i'm alone a night.  mae had a great time.  she loved her new playmates and all the attention she got.  poor rufus put up with a lot.  she chased him around, tried to sit on him, ride him, pick him up, you name it.  he was a champ.

mae's new favorite spot in the house...

 my parents were having some work done on the house.  and whenever the workers came they put these tarps down.  mae was fascinated by them.

 we called them "mae's catwalk".  she strutted her stuff up and down those tarps.

 we've spent lots of time with grandma.  mae loves aunt kasee's old baby doll.  karen got out the stroller for mae to push her doll in.  we put the doll in and she tossed her out and climbed right in, she was not about to miss out on a ride!

 precious moments with gram and gramps...

i could not have made it these past few weeks without all the help from my family and cody's family!  we're so blessed to have such an amazing family.