And We're Back!

Didn't mean to take such a long break in between posts, but that happens when you buy a house and move! This move was so much more stressful than any move I've ever done before. So thankful it's over and we're getting settled in. Still have a few boxes around that I haven't had the time to get to yet, but for the most part, we are finally feeling at home here. This being the first time buying a house, it was quite the experience. It all went really well, though I must say I don't care for the negotiating phase. Can't believe we finally have a yard for the kids to play in and an extra bedroom so that we're not sharing a bedroom with one of the little ones. Iyana is happy to finally have her own room again and Dayson and Samara are tickled to share a room. When it's nap time, you can hear them in there laughing at each other instead of going to sleep, but that brings a joy to my heart in itself. Love hearing them get along so well.

Our new home.

Last pictures at the apartment.

Getting ready to leave. We had a good 4 years here.

And now at the new house as Dayson still calls it. He's such a goof.

She was trying to get his tongue.

One of her favorite things to do is sit in the door heading out to the backyard.

They love having a yard.

Trying out the new barstools.

 

Enjoying some quiet playtime.

Over the past couple of months, we've kept very busy in-between all the packing and moving. Our AWANA year finished up. Dayson did a great job in his first year of Cubbies. He loved going each week and saying his verses. Iyana finished up her last year of Truth and Training. Can't believe we have a child who is old enough for youth group! She has grown so much in the last few years, not to mention physically growing in the last couple of months. She is now almost officially my height and very proud of that. Samara is growing every day, especially in her personality. She sure can be a sassy one. She loves to climb on everything, stay up late and sleep in as long as she can.

Receiving her Timothy award.

Singing their Cubbies song.

 

My parents were able to come visit over Memorial weekend. It was definitely a work weekend instead of one for relaxing. One of the first things that happened was taking down the tree out back. It would have been nice to keep it as that was one of the only areas of shade, but it had been infested with beetles and was showing some weak spots. Once it was down, it was definitely a good decision as we found a rotted out hole in the trunk itself that couldn't be seen from the outside. Besides working, we had a good time visiting and the kids loved having Diesel here. He gave us an idea as to what it might be like having our own dog some day down the road.

Getting right to work early in the morning.

 

Enjoying some doggy snuggles.

 

This little guy loves power tools of any kind. He was papa's helper.

 

 

Working into the late hours of the evening.

 

She just had to try on Papa's boots.

 

These two became good buddies.

Checking out the progress.

Daddy can I use the saw too?!

 

Once the tree was down, this is what our backyard looked like.

In no time at all though, they quickly got everything chipped and cleaned up. It took 25 yard waste bags to get all the chips picked up.

 

He was such a good helper.

 

Always on the watch making sure everyone was doing ok.

 

Another bonding moment between these two.

 

Keeping a close eye on everything papa was doing.

 

  

Getting in as many Grammy snuggles as she could before they left.

 

Loved having them here.

Well, this isn't a full update but at least it's a start. I will try to do better about blogging now that we're settled in. Of course, life has a tendency to get a bit busy so who knows when the next time I will be able to have a few minutes to do this. In any case, until then, have a wonderful day!