The living room and we get to keep the curtains...
The kitchen...
Master bedroom...
To be Blake's room...
To be Samantha's room.
The family room...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
New House
I shared with you before that we've put a contract on a house on which we can move in on August 5. I wanted to share the pictures of it with you so that you too can see why we are so excited!
We hit the ground running last week after campmeeting. There wasn't a day that wasn't filled with some activity.
The highlight was probably when Travis took the kids swimming. Samantha confirmed that she really does enjoy the water and can't wait until swimming lessons. She jumped off the side and tried to swim a bit. We learned that Blake loves the water and isn't afraid of it one bit. He'll walk right in up to his chin. He also loves jumping off of the side and wants has asked to get his face wet.
Blake mastered the word "difficult" this week. He was trying to put on his socks and he said that it was difficult.
We attending our storytime in the park last week and the kids enjoyed the change of pace and listening to the stories.
Sabbath afternoon we went to the pool again. It was great family time and we got to tag-team the kids and do a bit more with each of them.
Sunday we started the dreaded job of packing for our move. That's the worst part of moving:)
The highlight was probably when Travis took the kids swimming. Samantha confirmed that she really does enjoy the water and can't wait until swimming lessons. She jumped off the side and tried to swim a bit. We learned that Blake loves the water and isn't afraid of it one bit. He'll walk right in up to his chin. He also loves jumping off of the side and wants has asked to get his face wet.
Blake mastered the word "difficult" this week. He was trying to put on his socks and he said that it was difficult.
We attending our storytime in the park last week and the kids enjoyed the change of pace and listening to the stories.
Sabbath afternoon we went to the pool again. It was great family time and we got to tag-team the kids and do a bit more with each of them.
Sunday we started the dreaded job of packing for our move. That's the worst part of moving:)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Campmeeting 2010
The kids and I left on Sunday, June 13th for Wisconsin's annual Campmeeting. I hadn't been back in over 15 years so I wasn't sure what to expect. I found that a few things had changed but many things were the same. I saw many the same people, smelled the same things and did the same things.
The drive was long--about 10 hours of rain, construction and traffic. As usual, the kids were troopers. As we were driving across Wisconsin Samantha declared that she knew we were in Wisconsin because it looked like it.
BeBe was gracious enough to let us stay with her in her cabin. I don't think I could have done whole week without her. She helped out in so many ways. Each evening she would wait to go to her meeting and help me get the kids showered. She watched them in the mornings so I could shower and made most of the meals.
The first few days it rained a lot so we donned umbrellas and raincoats. Luckily the kids' meetings were inside so their meetings were dry.
Samantha loved all of her meetings and didn't miss one. She learned new songs and got to sing up front for three songs one day. Her favorite part was crafts and she was always bringing them back for us to see. She told us that there were guards in her meetings. I asked, "Guards? You mean helpers, right?" No, she said that they told her to be quiet:) Uncle Paul went with her and Dane to a few meetings and he told us she was often telling the other kids what to do.
Blake really enjoyed his meetings also. His morning meeting focused on the forest and the animals that live in it. The afternoon meeting was about farm animals. He had several favorite finger plays he enjoyed, especially one about butterflies. By mid-week he was able to sing most of the songs and even didn't want to leave after the meetings.
We were happy that my brother and his family were there for several days. The kids really enjoyed spending time with the cousins. My Dad was able to come down Thursday and spend time with us.
One night there was sirens and warnings. After debating for a bit I went outside and asked if it applied to everyone or just the people in tents. They told me the rain would last one hour and then there were 90 mph winds coming. I decided to take the kids to a safe place so woke them up, covered them, etc. After being the pavilion for about 5 minutes they declared it safe to go back. Samantha went right back to sleep but Blake took a bit more time. I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.
Travis spent the week at home working. He missed us a lot and by the end of the week was very anxious for us to come home. He was, however able to go to his parents the weekend we were gone and got to spend time with them.
Despite the long 10+ hour drive the kids want to go back next year and make more memories.
Oh a totally different note, we finally found a house to buy! We fell in love with it right away and are anxious to move in. We can close on August 2 and move in August 5. It's right across the street from our church and about 10 minutes from the school.
The drive was long--about 10 hours of rain, construction and traffic. As usual, the kids were troopers. As we were driving across Wisconsin Samantha declared that she knew we were in Wisconsin because it looked like it.
BeBe was gracious enough to let us stay with her in her cabin. I don't think I could have done whole week without her. She helped out in so many ways. Each evening she would wait to go to her meeting and help me get the kids showered. She watched them in the mornings so I could shower and made most of the meals.
The first few days it rained a lot so we donned umbrellas and raincoats. Luckily the kids' meetings were inside so their meetings were dry.
Samantha loved all of her meetings and didn't miss one. She learned new songs and got to sing up front for three songs one day. Her favorite part was crafts and she was always bringing them back for us to see. She told us that there were guards in her meetings. I asked, "Guards? You mean helpers, right?" No, she said that they told her to be quiet:) Uncle Paul went with her and Dane to a few meetings and he told us she was often telling the other kids what to do.
Blake really enjoyed his meetings also. His morning meeting focused on the forest and the animals that live in it. The afternoon meeting was about farm animals. He had several favorite finger plays he enjoyed, especially one about butterflies. By mid-week he was able to sing most of the songs and even didn't want to leave after the meetings.
We were happy that my brother and his family were there for several days. The kids really enjoyed spending time with the cousins. My Dad was able to come down Thursday and spend time with us.
One night there was sirens and warnings. After debating for a bit I went outside and asked if it applied to everyone or just the people in tents. They told me the rain would last one hour and then there were 90 mph winds coming. I decided to take the kids to a safe place so woke them up, covered them, etc. After being the pavilion for about 5 minutes they declared it safe to go back. Samantha went right back to sleep but Blake took a bit more time. I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.
Travis spent the week at home working. He missed us a lot and by the end of the week was very anxious for us to come home. He was, however able to go to his parents the weekend we were gone and got to spend time with them.
Despite the long 10+ hour drive the kids want to go back next year and make more memories.
Oh a totally different note, we finally found a house to buy! We fell in love with it right away and are anxious to move in. We can close on August 2 and move in August 5. It's right across the street from our church and about 10 minutes from the school.
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