Moving in.. Belgian Style

Moving day came and we were delighted to see our stuff again! Belgian style is they block off the parking areas in front of your house and they bring an outside elevator lift.

 Here is the elevator..they pop open the windows on the other floors and bring things in that way-no navigating the twisty, tricky stairs!

 For some of you that we visited over the summer we told the story of Elaine's giant kitchen island that we purchased in Africa, and how we planned to cut off the granite top so that it could come through the doorway..well.. our brilliant mover had a better idea!

Empty kitchen..ready for an island...

They got it in through the window!! 4 guys...

 If you look closely in the picture, you can see the guy who went UNDER the island and used his back to support it while they got it in and flipped it!  Crazy..but he pretty much was the hero of the move!

Kitchen with the island, ready for some fabulous baking & dinner parties!

Charlie is happy to have all of his bikes & scooters.  He has adjusted to city living, he was telling his sisters about all the cars he will buy when he is a grown up, and they said where would you park them all, his reply was, "In my garage across the street"...which is our setup here-we have one garage attached to the house and another one across the street!

We look forward to some visitors...our Coast Guard buddies come tomorrow and our German friends arrive on Monday...