4th of July

July 3rd (11th anniversary of the day Trev and I met) we took our bikes down to the river and had a fun morning riding alongside the river trying to avoid the geese and their... umm... droppings.

On the fourth we went to a friends house in West Richland for homemade ice cream and fireworks. There were a million fireworks... it was so fun.

Loving the homemade ice cream.

Pictures of the house

A few friends asked for pictures of the new house so here they are...

Kaye took this picture of our family a few days after we got here.

Hallie and Megan get their own room now. Megan is really missing Hallie and begs every night to sleep with her.

Hallie, on the other hand, is really enjoying the space. ;)

Kitchen nook

Kitchen

Family room downstairs

We bought 5 bookshelves when we got here and I thought we would have tons of empty space in them. Do YOU see any extra space?! Seriously, how do we have so much stuff?!

Master bedroom

My mom made these beautiful drapes when she came to visit. Thanks Mom!

Master bathroom

Found the perfect spot for our family silhouettes.

Living room

And just in case you think my house is actually this clean... well, here's what you didn't see:

This is how the kitchen usually looks.

Bigger kitchen = bigger mess.

The other side of the master bedroom.

Piles of laundry spread all over the house.


What is supposed to be a kitchenette is being used as a dumping ground.

I'll post the other rooms when I've gotten a handle on them... if that ever happens.

We are loving our new house we just wish these guys were our neighbors. I could use a walk right now Kristine... :(

We sure miss our old Kentucky home.

Look what we got

Aahhhhh, I've never been more excited about grass.

The kids were pretty excited too. :)

June 2010

Wow, June 2010 will not soon be forgotten by our little family.
I have absolutely no pictures of the first half of the month because I didn't even take my camera to Utah.
I flew with all 4 kids by myself... I feel panicky just remembering it. Not fun.
But we made it safe and sound and enjoyed a great week with family and friends.
Trevor's parents were good enough to drive up to Washington with us and help us get the truck unloaded. I don't know what we would have done without help... it was so overwhelming.

Since we weren't planning on buying the house the last time we walked through it (we decided when we got home) I didn't look at it as closely as I would have and I couldn't remember a lot of things about it so when we pulled up after a looong day of driving and walked through the house I felt like I was floating on air. It was soooo much nicer and bigger and... well it was such a pleasant surprise and the kids were thrilled too (mostly to get out of the car I think).

My favorite thing about the house is this set of windows that you see immediately when you walk in the door. They measure about 5ft high and 14ft wide and we have a beautiful view of Kennewick, the Columbia river, and some of the bridges. I LOVE it!

I had to take this picture because it was one of the rare moments when Campbell was not clinging to me for dear life and was actually smiling. Turns out Campbell doesn't "do change". He has had a really rough time with everything and mostly whined and cried and clung to me all of June. He ended up in our bed or at least on the floor by our bed every night saying he is scared or his "tummy hurts". Poor kid.

Finally, in the last few days he has really started to act like himself again... hallelujah

We were so happy to see some familiar Kentucky faces in Washington. Christina and Dave are dear friends of ours. They moved to Kentucky when we did and found out this past spring that they were also moving to Washington this summer. It is one of the "tender mercies" we have experienced with all this change our family is experiencing.

They came to help us move in the day after we arrived. They are such good friends and I'm so grateful they're not far (only 2 1/2 hrs) away.

Who needs the TV when you've got dump trucks and backhoes in your backyard?!

We got right to work on the backyard so the kids will have a place to play this summer. It has been a BIG job.

And a BIG mess. How can a 3 year old boy resist all that dirt? He can't! So, he has a lot of baths and I do a lot of laundry. ;0

I caught him taking a bath with his hat on. Silly boy.

My parents, Dustin and his family, and Melissa and little Avery came up to help us get settled. It was so fun to have everyone here. At one point we had 21 people here... it was a full house!

Taking another bath.

My parents have a new puppy "missy". The grand kids are infatuated with her.

Dave came back a few day later to help us with our sprinkler system... bless you Dave.


Trev and Dave had there own little audience from the deck.

Plenty of big boxes to play in.

Trevor made a maze out of some of them for the kids..good times.


More work on the yard. Thanks for your help dad and Dustin (not in picture).

We thought we were ready for sod but the guy doing our fence disagreed so we still have a back yard of dirt. He is supposed to put sod in today... it doesn't look like it is going to happen... again... grrrrr


On a pleasant note, Campbell is officially a "big boy". After attempting potty training 3 times unsuccessfully in Kentucky my mom bought him some "spiderman underpants" and the next day he had them on and kept them dry for most the day. We are on day 7 now and he is doing great!! YAY!!!

Hallie and Megan haven't met a whole lot of friends yet but they sure have enjoyed each other. I love to watch them play together and take care of each other.

What a blessing it is to have each other.

Pictures of the house soon I promise.

We're here! We're here! We're here!

(Horten hears a who)

We're still alive. Settling in... photos coming soon. :)