Present! Present!

The kids got a Valentine's present in the mail today from Nana and Grandpa. It arrived on the front porch when the kids were napping so I waited until they woke up to go get it. Pete woke up first and as we sat and talked in our comfy chair I said, "A present came for you and Jamie today." He was so excited and we went to look at it through our front window. I told him he had to wait until Jamie woke up to go get it. Jamie woke up a few minutes later and Pete grabbed it on the way back from her room. Here is the picture sequence of getting, opening and enjoying the treat.

Pete bringing the box in the house.Jamie, bed head hair and all, dug into a bag of Valentine's candy corns. How do you eat candy corns within a minute of waking up? Jamie can!
Can I have some of those Jamie?My handsome little boy who looks so grown up today with his new buzz cut.Now you see it!Now you don't.Enjoying their yummy treat.Thanks Nana and Grandpa. Not only did they love getting a present in the mail. They loved opening it. They loved eating it. And they loved showing daddy when he got home from work. And they will enjoy it for hopefully another few days before it's all gone! Love you and happy valentine's day!

Favorite Moments

Some of my favorite moments with the kids are when they wake up from a nap and we sit on our big comfy lazy-boy rocker and cuddle. We talk. We read. We joke and laugh. Sometimes I take pictures of the kids in their sweet, just up from a nap, still in our pajamas, state.Jamie, where is your hand?Where are your ears?Where is your nose?Pete, where is your mouth?

Ice-Cream

We are ALL big fans of ice-cream. Went to Baskin Robbins last night with a Buy One-Get One Free coupon last night. Yum.

Our Week

We found a Dora chair for Jamie at the Goodwill last weekend. She L-O-V-E-S it. I haven't taken much time trying to get a good pic of her in it but here is her the first morning she had it eating her breakfast.
Picture of Uncle Bob Pete took on Sunday. P. spent the day over at their house squeezing oranges for juice and then we all ate dinner with them that night.Duck pond by our house. Kids again L-O-V-E-D it! We ran out of bread so we gave them a whole box of Wheat Thins.

Our House

Some of you have asked for pics of the house to see how it looks now that we have been here for two weeks. Here you go. It's still messy and a lot of things still need to find their place but that will come with time, and more furniture. We need dressers, bookcases, toy storage, etc to really start to put things away.

Our family room and kitchen.Kitchen.
Kids play room.
View of the family room from kitchen.
Master bedroom, our new bedroom furniture and a lot of empty tupperware tubs. Our bedroom window looks out into the backyard.Our front entry way, rug from the Searls, chair, and two shoes baskets.
The view from our kitchen table.
Our pool and play garden from friend Andrea.
Abby soaking up the afternoon sun.