Settling In

Just to give you an idea of the third color we chose.  It's looks darker in this shot than in the one below.  I think it is actually somewhere in the middle of the top and bottom pics.

Mateus is in the corner in this shot.  He was helping me take the pictures.  This room is super narrow.

We're going to have a non-working radiator removed from this room so that we can put the bed up against the window in the back of the room to make the room feel bigger.  

Our bedroom.  Nothing special.  I'm totally not done at all with this room, but here it is.  

"The Hideout"  Behind the couch in Claire's house.  It's a little opening in the wall under the stairs.  The kids love it.  They have a cozy rug and DVD player in there, along with lots of books.

We have awesome views of sunsets from our bedroom window.

We've had quite a few breakfasts together already.  In this shot I think Lennon is scoping out Bianca's plate for leftover food.  

We all miss Mia so much and can't wait for all the fun we are all going to have together when she gets back home and sees our new home all set up for the first time.  I've been working hard on her room to make it perfect for when she gets here.  

I LOVE YOU MIA!!!!!

Some Pics of the New Place

Shelby's masterpiece panoramic view of our living room.  We still have to get stuff up on the walls, but everything else is in it's proper place.   

View from front door looking to the right.  We still have some work to do in there.

View from the pantry/storage closet into the kitchen.  We still have to do something about the exposed dishwasher, but at least it is hooked up now and bolted to the floor so it won't fall on any small people.

I'm in love with that little hutch that my dishes are in, so I wanted to get a picture showing it.

We took pics of Mia's room, but then decided we didn't want her to see the room until she saw it in person, so you'll all have to wait I guess.  Lennon's room isn't worth taking a picture of yet and neither is our room.  The bathroom is nothin' special, so I won't bore you.  

In case you are looking for all the pics form the last few weeks over on the side bar and feeling crazy because you can't find them.  Worry not.  I didn't get around to posting them tonight.  That will have to be a project for another day.  Good night.  And Good luck.

Just Another Sabbath Sunday

Lennon showing us he can sit on the stool "own" with no help, while eating a "mnana" just like "Mimi."  We're not sure exactly how he thought he was being like Mia, but we rolled with it.  

Our dapper dan looking cool in between bites of play doh

Just to give you an idea of Lennon's little lip booboo.  It's actually much improved.

Okay, so we didn't exactly observe the no work rule, but we did go to church.  Shelby and Lennon brought me breakfast in bed at 7 30 and then I proceeded to lay around the house like a lazy cat until just before it was time to head to church.  After church we came home and put Lennon down for his nap.  He has been taking awesome naps lately.  They are usually 2 or 2 1/5 hours and there have been a few lately that have been over 3 hours.  While he napped Shelby and I got some work done around the house.  Lennon was in a busy mood when he got up from his nap at about 3:45.  We worked on a puzzle, played with play doh (which ended abruptly and much to his dismay because he just couldn't stop putting it in his mouth and saying "ummmmm"), read some books, played guitars, went to the store, put up Lennon's curtains and finally bedtime.  Lennon's newest thing is demanding "own" about everything.  It's his way of saying "let me do it."  Getting in the car to go to church and the store today he demanded "own" and insisted on climbing into his own carseat and "helping" me buckle him up.  He is totally in love with tools right now since we've been using them so much around the new place.  He especially loves the power tools and gets a big kick out of holding them and "fixing" stuff.  While he was helping Shelby with his curtains he pulled the blocks that were propping the window open out and it slammed shut on his little fingers.  The poor guy screamed bloody murder, but seemed much better as soon as he got a power tool back into his hands.  Ever since we stopped nursing he's been going down for naps and bedtime like a charm.  It's awesome.  It makes evenings much nicer.  

We're all missing Mia a lot.  Every time Lennon gets ahold of a phone he insists, "Mimi!  Home.  Now."  He especially misses her at night and tonight just before bed he wanted to lay in her room on her bed and cuddle with her stuffed animals and decorative pillows.  It was pretty sweet.  I can't wait to see her in just a few short days.  Time has flown by with all the work I've been doing on the house.  Her room is mostly done.  Her curtains are a few inches too short for her new window, but I think a little bit of fabric will remedy that pretty quickly.  It probably won't be done before she gets home, but shouldn't be a big deal.  Lennon's room is far from done because we still have to get the useless radiator removed from it before we can finish putting things in there.  

Be sure to check the photos to the side.  So much has happened in the last few weeks and if I try to go back and talk about all of it we would all be here for way too long.  

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention.  Lennon got his second hair cut a couple days ago.  I just sort of tripped the stuff that hung in front of his eyes all the time.  He looks very handsome now and less like cousin It.  

Not That Great of a Post, but Hopefully Better Than Nothing

So... moving with a toddler is crazy.  My head is still spinning.  Mia left last Thursday, we moved out of Kennedy on Friday.  The movers were working from about 8 30 until just after 2 and they got most of our stuff out of the old house and into the new place.  Then Shelby and I kept working after Lennon went to bed.  We gave Claire and Walderi the monitor and went back to Kennedy to finish packing up the last odds and ends and cleaning the whole place from top to bottom.  We went to bed that night around 3 30.  We didn't get much sleep.  The following nights have been much better, but most every waking moment has been consumed with trying to find our stuff that is all neatly packed away in boxes, replacing broken doorknobs, trying to get someone over here to finish hooking up our dishwasher, washing dishes by hands (which neither of us is particularly fond of), trying to help Lennon come to terms with the fact that, yes, this is our new home and we will not be going back to the old home and much, much more.  Lennon, as I just mentioned, is having a bit of trouble with the idea of the move.  He keeps saying "old house, down.  new house, up high."  Or sometimes he just says "old home, more, more old home."  And of course he is asking about Mia constantly.  Especially at night time.  The living room and kitchen are mostly done other than wall hangings, but other than that the beds are all put together and in their proper places, but that is about it.  It's really difficult to get to Lennon's room for two reasons.  Any time I open a box of his stuff he screams and cries, "no, no no no no!!!"  while throwing himself on top of the box and asking for our old home.  And I really am just much more productive when he is napping or sleeping for the night.  

We all miss Mia.  I was super psyched today to realize that our time apart is half over.  Woohoo!!!  I just want to make sure her sweet little pink room is going to be all set up when we all return together in June.  

Pictures are coming soon hopefully.  I've definitely taken lots with the new camera.  Thanks for the hook up btw Noah!!  You rock!