The Move.

Well we are moved. Moved but not settled. It will be two weeks tomorrow and we have succeeded at getting 4 rooms painted, the shutters and front doors painted, a few lighting fixtures changed, curtains hung in 4 rooms and the lawn seeded and fertilized. This doesn't sound like a lot but it feels like we have been working non-stop. We have also managed to get half of our stuff unpacked and the rest will come soon. It's not fun living out of boxes. Poor Claire asked to go home for about a week and I think she finally grasped that the new house is our home. As tempted as I have been to drive by the old house I think that it would thoroughly confuse her.
I have to say it is still a little surreal to me. We had been praying for so long that we would sell our house and when it seemed like the worst time to have a house on the market, our prayer was answered. God truly is amazing.
For those of you that have helped us in whatever way to get here and get our stuff here "Thank you!" We couldn't ask for better friends and family.

Can you say PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES?

With the fall weather finally showing up, my love for pumpkin stuff was starting to fill my brain. So I just couldn't help myself. I made a pumpkin pie on Thursday and by the time that was gone I had an idea for Pumpkin whoopie pies. I have all this pumpkin that I need to use up before we move so I'm sure I will be baking more stuff soon. Will I post picture of it, probably not because nothing looks as good as whoopie pies.

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the pumpkin patch with Aunt Sarah before she left. Claire enjoyed all the things they had for kids to play on and the hayride we took around the farm. This was the first hayride for Claire and she was mesmerized. I wish we could have gotten a picture of her face when the tractor started pulling the wagon. She was sooo excited. Then they dropped us at the "pumpkin patch" to pick out our pumpkins. Claire again, totally excited, could not focus on one pumpkin.

So we finally got one for each of us and headed back to the stand where I enjoyed a Berry Cider slushie( yes slushie, it was 80 here today) and Claire had a white chocolate sucker shaped like a candy corn and Sarah got a caramel apple and a slushie. It has been a lot of fun introducing Claire to all the things that come with Fall. She gets so excited about every new thing. I can't wait until Christmas rolls around.

Disney on Ice

We took Claire and Lucas to see Disney on Ice this weekend. It consisted of Cars, , The Little Mermaid, Lion King and Tinkerbell. Tinkerbell is her newest obsession so she was excited. We parked at the South Blvd. light rail station and rode the train into town. I don't think I have ever seen Claire this excited. She couldn't sit still. Then we watched the show which was about 2 hours long and she sat still almost the entire time. She was so entertained. Then we took the train back. Again very excited but at this point they were pretty tired and so were we. I bought Claire a souvenier but she didn't know it until we got to the car. (I couldn't keep up with a kid, diaper bag, purse, and a souvenier all at the same time.) So you'll see Tinkerbell shoes in some of the pics after we got home. That was the souvenier and she loves them. She's been guarding them and putting them in a special place at night.

Long time no blog.....

I know it has been forever since I blogged. We have been on three trips, sold our house, and will be moving next week. Pretty crazy. I will put up some new slideshows of our trips and post on our newest adventures. Thanks for being patient.

First Haircut

I decided that it was time for Claire to have her first haircut. It has been so hot here and her hair has been growing so fast and I thought it would be good to shorten it up a bit. My sister is an amateur barber ( she cuts my dad's and Lucas' hair) so we asked if she would cut Claire's hair and of course she said yes. So we were armed with a new Veggietales DVD and a bag full of DumDums. She did great and my sister did a great job too. Even Frank's parents got to watch on the web cam and I think they really enjoyed sharing that experience. So now she looks like a big girl and she is constantly saying "sucker?" just to see if we'll give in and hand over the DumDums.

Quick Visit with Sean and Sarah

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Sean flew back from Rhode Island last week and they planned it so that there layover in Charlotte would be a few hours long. So Claire and I went to the airport and scooped them up for a quick bite to eat. We were a little early for lunch so we stopped and played outside the fountain at the Southpark Mall and then we went to Brixx at Foxcroft. Sean has never had Brixx before and it's one of our favorite places so we thought he would enjoy it. It was brief but we loved seeing them. Claire especially loved seeing Sean. Now we have to look at his pictures everyday on Facebook so Claire can get her fix. I don't think Sarah likes to look at him as much as Claire does. Crazy huh?