10 on Tuesday

1. We made it! Moving was awful. And made even worse by a nasty flu bug, big time crunch and the enormous amount of crap we've collected through the years . Luckily our family is always around to give us a hand and we couldn't have done it without them. Thanks again guys!

2. 2nd day of the second week of school, that's how long it took me to find our camera. Still have yet to get a photo of Annabel.



3. Our new digs.
Negatives: Huge slanted driveway, weird burgundy walls, no AC
Positives: Very big with way more space, A room for Susannah (not that she's sleeping in it yet), Nice quiet neighborhood.

4. The best part, the school bus that picks up the girls and brings them home (yes they bus for kindergarten) it is so great.


5. Since moving in, the girls have begun a yard beautification project that involves excavating all of the decorative rocks around the trees, bringing them into the dining room for a good scrubbing with dish soap and a tooth brush, then wrapping them in damp paper towels to soak up the sun in the window sills before being returned outside. FUN STUFF.


6.The girls both love school and have both made new friends. Rachel loves playing and when her teacher, Mrs. Anderson, talks about the minute monster that eats up all their time. Annie loves Fun Fridays when they play with dinosaurs and puzzles.

7. QOTD: (Ben singing to Susannah) Patty cake patty cake bakers man, bake me a cake as fast as you can. Roll it. Pull it. Microwave the B. Then throw it in the oven for baby and me!

8. We are already loving being a little closer to family. Laurel came and stayed the night and then Gma and Laurel and Dane stopped for dinner. Ben loved the wrestling and Susannah loved the snuggles.


9. Ben has been a little bored since the girls have gone to school and has taken to stuffing random food items and toys up his nose. I've begun finding other activities to keep him occupied in an attempt to avoid a ER visit.

10. Yesterday, Rachel learned that dreams really do come true when I took the girls to sign up for ballet. We'll see how much she actually loves it once classes start;)