I actually did not take a lot of pictures while we were at the beach...sand and cameras do not mix! So I did get a few...I will post them later. Later meaning..hmm....maybe in a few weeks?
I have a bazillion pics I want to update everyone with. But it will have to wait for now. So sorry!
We are packing our things right now. We have been living with Sharon and Lon for the past 3 weeks or so? And we are moving to Ryan's parents for the next month till we get into our new house. In the meantime the kiddos are ever changing and growing in affection for each other. And Ryan's biz is picking up and keeping him busy. I am growing in this strange season right now of being homeless and being a stay-at -home- mom in places that are not my home. Trying to adapt to the challenges and changes that such an environment change can have on our kids.
But I am ever thankful to God for his sufficient grace to me!
It is so strange being in this kind of limbo. Living somewhere else and yet I am not really attached to our new home. I have only seen the inside one time. We saw so many houses that by the time we got to this one we didn't care as long as it had a roof and four walls. So in a sense I really do feel homeless,..but not sad or anxious about it. Strange huh?
I love my family!A few quick stories about the kids:
-we put Dean and ER in the same room. They will be in the same room at Ryan's parents so we decided to just go ahead and get them use to each other. Well of course they love to laugh and play and keep one another awake. Well the crib Dean is in was jimmy rigged on one of the hooks that keep the spring/mattress up. One night they were both jumping in their beds laughing etc...and Ryan went in to check on them. And to his terror he could not find either child. He yells for me and as I turn around Dean is standing in front of my and starts to belly laugh. So hard that the pacey in his mouth falls out. After investigating, Dean had jumped so much that the broken corner of the thing that holds up the mattress had fallen/broken and Dean had squirmed his way out of the new opening. And ER probably excited at such an escape, ran out the room along with Dean. Of course we were terrified, but laughed out loud once we put them to bed. Every other night we will go in to find ER in Dean's crib as they jump together.
-We figured out after a few days that the door to the Master bdrm would open if you just pushed on the door. We had safety handle locks everywhere...but found this out when.....
I was looking for ER and ran around upstairs and got a whiff of nail polish in the air. In extreme fear I ran to Sharon's room (master) , knowing that she had painted ER's nails earlier that morning...and found her at their nightstand painting her entire hand and foot. And yes, she did get some nail polish on the carpet....! But to my amazement, only two drops hit the carpet. And by drops I mean like if you hold up the nail polish brush in the air and let it drip. And then one more drip on the nightstand. And Sharon and Lon had just gotten the night stands like a week ago! And on top of it she was standing in a puddle of pee. So after cleaning everything up...I later tell Ryan and he responds " Well, guess what...you are getting a new nightstand!" Which I am. We replaced theirs.
-I have a ton of other cute stories about Dean as he is approaching 18 months. Like how he started to cover his head with a blanket and run blindly around cackling laughing. Or how he does EVERYTHING ER does. It is so cute to watch. He will follow her, sit where she sits, mimic what she says,...everything.
How he will bow his head and close his eyes when he prays. How he will charismatically will toss his pacey behind him and start beelining it to the bathroom when you ask if he wants to brush his teeth.
And ER has cute stories too,..I suppose I just remember the destructive ones off hand. But she will hold your my face in her little hands and kiss me on my lips. It is so sweet. And sometimes she will call Dean " buddy or little buddy" because we do.
Well, enough for now...off to pack to our next destination!
