Settling In

We are finally settling into our new home and community. After a very odd couple of weeks where we were all home every afternoon and evening and having dinner together, we are now back to our usual busyness - baseball, cheerleading, Bible study, scouts, and dance classes. I have to say that after working from home all day, I enjoy getting out and about now more than I used to even if it is to sit in a dance studio lobby. And the weather is starting to warm up so we are starting to get out and play and walk more outside. Jacob has found a couple of friends in the neighborhood that he starts to play with as soon as he is off the bus and I actually have to call him in for dinner in the evening.

So while we thought this was only going to be a temporary home, it's going to be a little more permanent now that we have signed a one year lease with tenants in our old house. Hopefully, the housing market will be in a little better shape a year from now, but until then, we will enjoy being all together again and are grateful for the beautiful townhouse that God has provided for us.

Once we were able to find a place to live near Dave's new job location, we were able to relax and enjoy the holidays even if he was filled with lots of packing. And now that we've unpacked, I am finally able to develop our pictures from Christmas. So below are my favorites of the kids.

Here are the kid's opening their traditional pajamas after the Christmas Eve service. This year both Jacob and I sang at the service. It made for a memorable last service at our old church.

This was our Christmas card this year. I thought it showed the kid's true character. Katie always posing like she is in some magazine, Sarah with her big grin, and Jacob with the bunny ears. He's starting to get to that age where he doesn't want to be around girls and if he is then he is messing with them.

This is the perfectionist side of Jacob coming out. I did not ask him to pose like this! He lined up his loot from Santa and wanted me to take a picture of him with it.

Here is Katie posing with her new Kit Kitridge American Girl doll that she got from Grandma. You gotta love the matching nightgowns. She actually looks like me when I was a little girl, I used to have nightgowns like that. They don't seem to make those anymore - it's all about Disney princesses and Hannah Montana.Here is Sarah posing in front of the tree at Gram and Pops house. I think it's funny that she is starting to do the movie star pose just like Katie. It's not like I have Project Runway on 24 hours a day. I don't know where they get it from.