more pics at mom and dad's

Callie and Wyatt
Tab and Michelle
Javin and Henry

Grandma B. and Wyatt

At Mom and Dad's

It was very special to be at mom and dad's with Tabby. Our kids rarely see each other, and when they do, it's usually amidst a sea of other kids! Henry and Javin had so much fun playing and got along great! Callie enjoyed spending time with baby Wyatt and she played with him and helped change his diaper and clothes. I do have to admit that 5 kids in a house with hardwood floors can get very loud! :)

Fun times while in transition...

We have had a fun 2 weeks while being in this transitional phase between homes. I went to Indiana to spend time with family. I spent a night at Meg's house - and then headed out to my parents who now live back on about 8 acres. It was so great. My sister Tabby was in town with her 3 kids visiting my parents - so we all bunked up there. Friday night, my mom wanted to go through one of my grandmother's old trunks with us sisters so we could see some things from the past... well, we never got to that b/c Meg's water broke!!! It was crazy! But how fun! She delivered right on her due date. A little girl... Avery Elizabeth.

In transition...

We moved out almost 2 weeks ago... we've been staying at Devon and Beth's which has worked out well. I went to Indiana to visit family and I'll post the pictures later... it was sad to leave Mirimar. I cried that evening and next day... and maybe the next day too.

Happy Birthday Uncle Devon

Yesterday was Devon's birthday. Henry asked me all day long when we were going to "have Devon's birthday?" I think he was equating cake with birthday - when we went to their house for dinner, he said he wasn't hungry for food, he just wanted Devon's birthday. Then he'd go ask Beth, "Where's Devon's birthday?" It was so funny! All of Henry's S's that come in the middle of a word are pronounced as th's -- so 'lessons' are 'lethons' and 'outside' is 'out-thide' -- and all of his S's at the beginning of words are F's. So 'swimming' is 'fwimming' -- so sweet.

Smiling?

Oh dear, we need to work on smiles! I love these little guys... they are too cute!

Henry and I spent the morning outside while Wyatt took a nap. It was so beautiful! And I was just savoring the last few days we'll have in this neighborhood. I came around the corner and Henry was sitting on the front step - he had picked up the newspaper and informed me that he was "reading" it. Out loud... it was amazing. He was just making up things -- so cute!

Wyatt

Fortgot to mention that Wyatt is clueless as well. He just sits around and smiles while we stack boxes! He is so sweet!

Preparing to move

We had a crazy wknd trying to get packed up. We have to be out this week - and will be staying with Devon and Beth for a few weeks. Their house is going up for sale now, so we are all keeping on our toes! :) Henry acts as if he has no idea that anything is going. He has never once asked why we have boxes, where the couch is, where his dresser is, where all his toys went, where the book cabinet went... nothing! I think he is enjoying the all of the commotion. I'm sure there will be some aftermath... but maybe not. My mom keeps reminding me how resilient kids are.
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Some of us were hard at work... and others of us... well, let's just say we were all working in our own ways... ha ha :) I'm just joking... that was the first break they had taken all day!
Henry and Jackson (our next door neighbor) are buds. It will be extremely sad to leave him -- but we know we are not far and will be back to visit.

Mirimar St

Well, it finally happened. We are so thankful yet so sad all at the same time. We love this neighborhood and absolutely love our neighbors and we even love our home, so we are sensing a huge loss as we are packing. At the same time, we are feeling blessed to get into a new home with more space to grow in and being closer to church will be wonderful. Things are moving fast - we sold our house on June 25, as long as all inspections go well, we'll close on July 9, and have to be out by the 13th... at this point, we are still waiting to see if an offer we made on another house is going to be accepted.