Sunday, January 29, 2012

A Sneak Peek

As mentioned in an early post, we will soon be moving! Though we knew that we would start looking after the holidays, things came together much quicker than expected. The house we found was a model home in a new neighborhood in a city south of where we are now. Peter and I are excited to have some more space and a yard for our two growing boys (and our dog) to run around and play! I am incredibly excited for my new kitchen....

 ....and the vaulted ceiling in our new master bedroom!

We'll definitely be all moved in before Sam starts kindergarten, which was one of my goals. We will be living in the same district that I teach in, which was another goal. We will find out in a few weeks if Sam got into the school where I teach. If not, he will go to our neighborhood school. Both are great choices, so we'll be happy with however it works out! We will have to find a new daycare for Charlie, which makes me sad because we love our current daycare provider, but we will make it work. We have just started sorting through things and doing some preliminary packing of some infrequently used things. Sam is a bit concerned about whether or not his toys will be at the new house. He is also concerned because I told him we were not taking our refrigerator. He must think he won't get to play or eat at the new house! Lots of changes are ahead for our family in the next few months:)

Letter Writing: A Lost Art

Sam loves to give us letters that he has written for us. He only knows how to write a handful of words, so they don't say much, but they mean a whole lot to us!

Christmas 2011

At ages four and almost two, Christmas was a wonderfully magic holiday this year.

tree decorating, cookie baking, candycane eating, wish list making, gift buying, gift wrapping, Santa visiting, paper chain counting, Christmas caroling, elf on the shelf searching, holiday partying, Christmas book reading, true meaning of Christmas teaching, happy birthday to Jesus singing

The anticipation of this special day is just as fun as the day itself!

Trying out Juliet's new tricycle!
Movie watching with cousins
Will, Sam and Wyatt
Ready for presents!
At least Santa gave a toothbrush along with the Pez!
Sam with his Millenium Falcon spaceship:)
Charlie, Sam and Josie
Charlie kept saying he wanted "bacon" for Christmas. He was very happy that we figured out that "bacon" actually meant "penguin"!
Merry Christmas!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Home, Sweet Home

On February 29th, this will be our new official home!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Grandpa's 90th Birthday

Last July, I made a Strawberry Shortcake cake for my niece. My grandpa asked me that day if I would make a special cake for his 90th birthday. My answer was, of course, yes! A cake filled with edible nails and a hammer was perfect for a life-long carpenter. I think Grandpa was pretty happy with the way it turned out, and I felt honored to present it to such a wonderful, talented, and humble man. I love you, Grandpa!

He said it was the best nail he ever tasted!