OK, so I said I would try to update this blog a little more regularly. Hmmf!
I don't know that ANYTHING has been "normal" for a very long time.
But, we continue to press on with our daily lives.
I know I can't update on everything, but for starters, we have moved.
I don't remember if I mentioned that in the last post, but we listed our house in May and had an offer on it 10 days later. We then began house hunting in Indiana and found a house that we all liked. We didn't get possession of it until September 1, so it has been a loooooong summer of transition.
Though we have boxes on boxes on boxes... we are starting to settle in.
Here are some pictures from the summer.
Safety first!
We spent a LOT of time in the car, traveling back and forth
between PA and IN (with trips to IA and MI in there too).
Before we moved we spent as much time as we could with our friends.
Picking dandelions
These are for you.
The kids set up their own farmer's market.
We celebrated Isaac's 4th birthday with friends.
We played with our speech therapist and friend, Gail.
Gail even got into our "rocket" with us.
We had picnics with dear friends.
Decorated cookies together.
Took pictures of the fish, just in case they didn't survive the move.
Jennai was using a little refrigerator magnet as her camera.
She kept saying "Cheese, fish!"
Thankfully, the two fish that we brought, are fine and happy.
Then it was time to load up the car and head out.
It was a hard day for Guille and me, but we knew
we'd see our friends again... because we had left
a BUNCH of stuff at their house!
July 4th weekend Isaac and Jennai met
Gramma, Grampa and some of their cousins
for the first time.
We got to spend an afternoon with our friends,
who were also moving... from the west coast to the east coast!
I don't suppose they left a bunch of stuff at a friend's house
saying they'd be back to get it before long.
We got to spend some time with some of the
"second" cousins while we were at Gramma & Grampa's house.
The "oldest" and "youngest" of the cousins.
The boys were happy to pick up walnuts.
And Guille had fun swinging from the walnut tree branches.
All three had fun playing at the playground near Gramma & Grampa's house.
Jennai even climbed steps so she could go down the slide by herself.
I took a movie of her sliding down, but can't play it on the computer.
Hopefully I can figure it out soon. I know you'd enjoy watching it.
Not liking the feel of mulch on her legs, the desire to play
in the mulch won out. She had such a fun time.
Isaac had fun playing, climbing and sliding too.
SWEET corn! The farmer gave Guille his own special ear.
Fishing with Grampa and learning how to bait the hook.
We didn't catch anything, but had fun trying.
After not catching any fish, Guille and Isaac decided
that playing in the lake was more fun than watching
a fishing pole that didn't catch anything.
Jennai kept Gramma and Grampa entertained
while the boys played in the lake.
We went on a hay ride while visiting some friends
in IA and both Guille and Isaac got to drive the tractor.
Of course, Ray was right there with them.
We picked fresh tomatoes at Gramma and Grampa's.
I found an old baby blanket and showed the kids how to wrap up the babies.
They thought it was quite fun. So, I wrapped up ALL of my babies.
We drove out to see a wind farm. Those windmills are quite tall!
We finally got to start moving in to our new house.
Grampa and Jennai checked the damper on the fireplace.
On our trip back to PA to get more of our "junk",
we decided to celebrate Jennai's 3rd birthday with our friends.
The first snow of the season fell the day before Jennai's birthday.
The boys built a snowman as Jennai watched from the kitchen window.
Happy birthday, princess!
More to come... I promise.
