Our First Night!

Everyone was so efficient in their moving efforts that most everything was moved to the new place in one day! We were able to sleep in our own bed, too! It was on the floor, mind you, but it was our bed nonetheless. Wow! It felt great to be in our very own house! Our FIRST house together! We didn't have Mac's crib set up yet so he got to sleep with us too. :) Lovin' how the sun is beaming in through all the windows! We'll need curtains, of course, but it's a refreshing change from the sunshine being blocked by big university buildings and filtered through awnings. And the only evening sun we got over there was just a reflection from the windows on the Natural Sciences building across the street! So much for "natural." :)

Move-In Day!

Talk about a looooooooong day! We rented a U-Haul truck to make things faster and it still took 2 loads in the U-Haul and a few other "regular" truck loads!! We have a LOT of stuff!! We need to have a yard sale, BAD! :) And now we have our own space where we can have it! Heh, heh. We're fortunate to have several good friends who were able to help us out today! The husband of one of Brent's co-workers is even a professional mover! He's not a huge guy so we were wondering how he was lifting all that heavy stuff! I think he was just doing it the "right" way! We'll also have to head back over to the Holly house at some point to clean, clean, clean! Here's a link to check out our not-so-bare-naked house. It's quite full now and can seem totally overwhelming if I look at the big picture. I plan to just take one room at a time. Moment by moment, day by day. If I break it down into little segments, it's definitely doable. And I know exactly where to start: The Kitchen! I know it'll help to have dishes and utensils in their places. Yay for new beginnings! :)

My starting point.

The Master bedroom was Brent's starting point. :)

"Helping" Us Pack

Can he lift it??

YES HE CAN! ;)

Yeah. There's really nothing in that box.

Pretty sure it was dad who stuck him in that box. :D

This is one package we're NOT moving without! :)

Climbing!

Yep, we have a climber!

Standing... on the box!!

So proud of himself.

Takin' a break. All that climbing is hard work! :)

Movin' In - First Load!

For pictures of our mostly bare-naked house, click here. We got the keys a little bit earlier than we thought we would so we decided to head on over with a few boxes and other miscellaneous things. Fun times! :)

Happy boy!

Playin' in his OWN room. Had to bring over a few toys for starters. :)

House Signing

Well, this is it. Today we signed the papers for our new house in Idaho. I think I didn't do much blogging about it because, well, quite frankly, the process was so grueling and we weren't even sure we were approved for the loan on the house until a couple days ago when we made the appointment to meet at the title company to DO this thing. (In fact, to be completely honest, I'm pretty sure all this house stuff is the reason I'm having to go back and do "catch-up" on my blogging. I was too overwhelmed and just downright busy to do any writing let alone much else.)

But today is what we were waiting for. Signing our lives away. For a house in Idaho, no less. We thought for sure we'd be in Portland or one of it's surrounding towns, at least. Looks like God wants us here for now though. I wasn't as nervous about signing as I thought I'd be. I was surprisingly calm about the whole thing as a matter of fact. Maybe that's what 'they' call "having peace" about it all. I was completely ready to move out of the rental into a place of our own, especially now, with the market being what it is. Can't really go too wrong with paying only $50 more for ownership than what we were paying in rent per month!

Getting Ready For Church.

Rocket Riding

 

This was so cool until mom decided to put the quarters in... and it started shaking seismically! Oops! :(

Think I'll watch from back here... this seems like a safe enough distance.

OK. I'm ready to get back in now that it's done shaking!

Checkin' this thing out on my own terms... :)

Boxes Are Fun!

Wheeeee!!! What fun!!

Ready To Go!

Mohawk, Faux Hawk.

Best smiling faces pic, but...

...This is the best view of the mohawk. :)

Daddy's Birthday

Happy Birthday Big Guy!! Welcome to the BIG 4-OH!! :)

Tucanos: Our new favorite!

The Birthday Coupon. He gets a free meal!!

Father & Son at Tucanos

The 3 of us.

Then we had a little surprise waiting at DQ: Cake and guests! :)

That's a lot of blowing for ALL those candles!

OH NO! Trick candles! They kept lighting up again! We finally had to get a cup of water for them!

There's a little someone who loves BALLOONS! Even if they say "Over the Hill." :)

Goofy Guys!

Mac has recently decided to use his new mini card table as a fort. And today, daddy decided to join him under there. Awesome fun! :D

Helping Pack

Well. I had been looking all over for that lime juice! That's one of the fun items that Mac would pull out of the fridge... not because you could hear it slosh around when shaken, but because there turned out to be a bit of a leak in the lid and Mac loved sucking on that sour juice! I'm not sure from whom Mac inherited his propensity for all things sour... ;D (*cough* me.) He loves it though. And even gets mad when I take it away!

So this morning, as I was trying to decide where to start, I thought I'd have a look inside an open box that was on the floor to see what had already been packed in it. I found quite the treasure! Not only did I find the lime juice... I found a book, a hand-held video game, a plushy Piglet, a fire truck, Mary & one of the Wise Men, and a couple other miscellaneous toys.

Now, I'm not sure if these were the select few that made the cut or not. But whether these were the keepers or the tossers made no difference in the long run. Either way, it made for a great picture! And I'm sure Mac was proud of his "packing" accomplishments! What a great little helper!