Moving! (with some help =)

We are moving across "town" from Avondale to Gilbert, which is about an hour away. Since the distance is manageable we've broken up the moving process into stages. Edward had some movers come and get all the big furniture on Wednesday. (Wednesday night was also my baby shower, and if I can find my camera I will post more on that. It was so wonderful!) Anyway, Thursday night my Mom came down in her truck with my brother Jay to help me move some of the little stuff over. I don't think you realize how much "little stuff" you have until you attempt a move. It feels good to sort through stuff though and get rid of all the "why do we even have this?" items. We took one pick-up truck load of stuff to the DI.
Let me just say we couldn't have accomplished all that we did this weekend without the help of my brother Jay. My mother isn't supposed to lift very heavy objects and I being pregnant guess that I shouldn't either. Jay is handicapped with Autism and is like a 6yr old in a massive bulldozer body. For someone who spends most of his time building things with legos, doing puzzles, and rocking in a rocking chair, he has some serious muscle mass and is built like an ogre. (The HS football coach in Page always commented on how much he wished Jay could play for the team, he's built right and can kick a football way across the field).
Anyway, I would load up the boxes full of stuff, and then Jay would carry them one by one out to the truck where my mom would secure them down with a tarp and some bungee cords. Then Jay would help us with the unloading process as well. He's such a sweet boy, and so eager to help.

My Mom was such a HUGE help too, and I am so grateful for her. She helped me line the drawers and cupboards with contact paper, finish painting a room, and clean. And I was tired, hot, and grouchy part of the time and she was so patient and loving to me. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful mother!
They were only here for two days, but we were able to get most of the stuff moved over. We still have our TV and Internet hooked up in Avondale, as well as all our animals over here, so Edward and I are sleeping on an air-mattress tonight. It is fun, probably the closest thing to camping I'll ever get Edward to do! ;)