I am super excited with a new job position in Champlin (10 miles to work now!) and loving every second of every work day which is a huge blessing and something I have earnestly prayed for over the last year.
My Mom is back to doing daycare and we are loving having some normalcy/routine back in our everyday lives.
The kids have easily accepted our new home and transitioned so easily into their rooms and our new home life. It is yet another blessing to be here and call this home. I am still enjoying the newness of our surroundings and the cleaning is still a joy but check back on that one with me in a year! This is alot of house to clean but it's been pretty manageable and we take it bit by bit everyday. Who is the we? Alyssa has entered the "I do it" stage and is my shadow. Riley is proficient in folding towels now and they actually have been really helpful and conducive to cleaning up the toys at the end of the day.
I have spent two nights alone in this house and both nights I didn't sleep a wink. Just too many entrances to entertain a crazy sleep deprived mind! Our old house was so tiny, er humble and I was close to my neighbors. Here I don't know anyones name and I don't know the noises of the house yet so I kept my eyes open and alert all night. My brother helped alot when he texted that all I had to fear was the deer.
Indeed we have seen our share of deer. I believe Riley has the count up to 11. The best spotting was just a few days ago when right before dinner 3 of them started chasing eachother around like dogs. They are so fast and they played a long game of tag right in our backyard before they took off and weren't seen again until late that night when I was driving home from Bible study with Alyssa. I rolled down her window and she waved to the deer standing in the road looking at her. It was crazy how calm and serene they were standing up next to a Tahoe and I cannot wait to explore our "wild" backyard more this Spring!
We are battling some colds right now and gearing up for some painting this weekend so I will be tied up again until the middle of Feb...or the next time I feel like journaling a bit.
We are signing up our baby for school next week to start in the Fall and I am a bit weepy over it but she is ready and so excited! She is so darn lovable and kissable it's unbelievable. Such a sweetheart indeed.
I will leave you with just a few pictures cause what's a post without pictures?!
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| He looks like me but I don't sleep looking that pretty, those lashes, those lips, those little fingers folded up in prayer! |
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| She is a hot mess of nukie love, it is going to be a struggle to get them away from her but already she is down to only getting them in her crib so baby steps it is! |
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| Hunting partners in their "lodge" our fireplace nook! |
