Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Hello Again! It's been a while since I've had a chance to give an update (we've been slightly busy!) Let's see... April 29th we recieved an offer on our house, 4 days later on May 3 we had a home inspection done and with the successful completion of that we had the moving date set for 10 days later on the 13th. Oh, and we also had Anna's baby dedication the day after we moved on May 14th, which was also Mother's Day! Thankfully, we were able to have the dedication party at Ryan's parent's house, so that saved us yet another headache. It was fun, exhausting, exciting and nervewracking all at the same time, and we are glad it's over. Since then we have been in the very slow ongoing process of trying to get settled in with all of the unpacking, arranging, painting and so on. Fortunately, we've had some really good help and we have time on our side now. So, here are some photos from the last while here to give you a peek at what we've been up to lately, enjoy!

Father's Day

Ryan and his trio of side-kicks, enjoying a beautiful Father's day out at his parents place.
Daddy feeding Anna on her first Father's Day with us. If you look closely, you can see that he is actually wrapped around her little finger! What a cutie pie!

Taking time to stop & smell the flowers

Grace in Grandma Barb's flower garden on Father's Day

Picnic

June 10th we were visiting my parents and tagged along with them to their annual homeschool group picnic. The kids had a lot of fun even though it was a little bit on the cold side.
Hello Daddy!

Grandma Jeanne feeding Anna (all bundled up in blankets from the chilly weather!)

In my Daddy's shoes!

Micah loves to play with shoes and he really likes to walk around in Daddy's shoes, although they're really more like skis on him! Keep practicing honey-boy, and someday you'll be a big enough man to walk in your Daddy's footsteps and walk in the shadow of the heavenly father.

Good morning Sunshines!

Playing

The kids (and us too!) have really been enjoying our new backyard. It's nice to have an established space with mature trees and landscaping, as well as a really nice patio area off the back of the house. We've been spending quite a bit of time out there. Ryan's mom got this slide with a pool of balls for the kids and they've been having a blast with it!


The New House!

Saying Goodbye to the old House

Moving day! Sad and happy all at the same time. Here are the last pictures of us in front of our first home, where all of our kids were born and we became a real family. We're ready to move on an make more happy memories in our new house!

A Date!

Ryan and I were able to go on a date to a Casting Crowns/Nicole Nordeman concert April 29th (the same day we received the offer on our house) at the Excel Center. It was an awesome concert and time of worship and we had a fantastic time!