We Moved!

(The last picture taken in our home.)

After much thought, we decided to move just up the street to different town home unit. It's basically the same square footage, but has a different layout. The biggest difference is that we upgraded from two bedrooms to three.

I've lately felt strongly that Anna would really benefit from having her own space. This played heavily into our decision to move. So far it has been the best thing in the world for her. She has been testing the system by inviting Isaac into her room and then promptly kicking him out. Isaac is not such a fan of this system.

Also, this place does not have carpet in the dining area. And it has granite counter tops. And better carpet. And walls that aren't white. And it is in a quieter location. It's great.

Since we moved just up the street I spend the better part of a week moving small batches to the new place. The Elders Quorum helped us with the big things. Bless them.

While not much has changed there are a couple of things I will miss from the old place.

• The four trees out my kitchen window. I loved watching them change season to season. Green and full in the summer, orange in the fall, white bark and sometimes snow laden in the winter, and bright spring green in the spring. Glorious.
• Big closets and bathroom. On of the sacrifices to upgrading to three bedrooms was downgrading closet size. Also, we had a double-sink in the master. I miss it.

I tried to "rest my eyes" while the kids were playing in the living room. I don't know why I think it will work to lay down in the middle of their play space and grab some shut eye.**


I ended up becoming a launch pad for the couch.


Bah! Stinkin' kids!


Despite my orneriness, I (somewhat) embraced the situation and took some shots of the kids as they bounded off my midsection.

**I recently ran across this hilarious blog post on sleeping face down. I'll have to try it next time.

Anna's Projects

Anna has been working on these letter "projects" for the last year. In preparation for our move, we took down the letters, and took pictures of each one to make a book. (Thanks for the great idea, Sarah!) It made the parting process much easier as Anna was very attached to her wall mural.

I can't believe how grown up Anna looks in this picture. She is such a great girl!

Cars

I know this is blurry and the lighting is bad, but I still love it. It's very typical of Isaac.