Merry Christmas

This is not the whole moving story. Only enough for a "Hello and we miss you" on Christmas morning.

We said "Goodbye" to Blacksburg.



Lillian is having a pretty difficult time. She wants to go home. Three college students came to veiw the apartment before we left. Yesterday Lillian said "I want to go home to my apartment and kick those stinky girls out of my house."

She is having fun and is enthusiastic about new things. We visited a church and she was ready to make new friends. She marched right down to the childrens church and waved goodbye with a smile.


This pretty much speaks for itself. The plane ride was tight and long.


The movers came at 8am Sunday. We got in at 12am on sunday (yes, that would be 3am east coast time).











The back yard is great! A little wet.




































Everyone worked hard to make mom happy!
















After Nick painted he and Stephanie took the kids off so I could get things in place. They decided on a ferry ride. Lillian was cold and nervous, but enjoyed her hot chocolate.



This is Seattle, part of it.


Our first official Christmas tree. Samuel's idea of hanging ornaments is tossing them at the tree. Somehow they get lodged between branches so they don't fall, it is actually pretty effective.


Lillian thought we needed a stable. Nick was proud of his budding engineer. Lillian said with such satisfaction "Look i used their heads to hold it up!".


Samuel has already been enjoying his tub. I was giving Lillian her bath and was in the middle (with both hands full) of rinsing her hair. Next thing I know Samuel dives into the tub. Seriously, face first and under the water. I said a naughty word and banned him from the bathroom.


Stephanie has been the biggest help in the wolrd. I can't bragg enough.


I love you all and hope you feel very blessed and loved by your heavenly father today!









It is 1am and I am not spell checking, big hugs and kisses,




Leah

October in Columbia

We had a great few weeks in October! The kids had a lot of fun playing with their cousins. The art sold well. Nick was able to get plenty of work finished in our absence.The conference I attended was a blast...almost. Juggling children and listening intently is a real chore. But, Lillian and Samuel love dancing and running around during worship. Lillian is actually concerned there might not be fun conferences in Washington. Samuel wanted to be part of the band and fought to spend most of his time dancing by the speaker tower. Some notes on the photos. Lillian borrowed a bugle from her Papa Rock and blew it for a week! Niah, who obviously has her mothers flair for fashion, also blew the bugle for a week; yippy! The girls managed to replant every weed bordering Dads garden and dig up every piteous broccoli plant with much satisfaction, looking so princessy while doing it I might add. However, the mosquitoes where swarming and looking at my daughters forehead or "Headford" as she calls it, would indicated much satisfaction on the mosquitoes part as well. Lillian came in looking like one princessy Star Trek character! Samuel got really dirty, slid down slides, jumped off the top step of the staircase at Dads, chipped two teeth in the bathtub, and made my heart pound harder on a regular basis, He's a fun little guy...If you would like to learn how to make a twenty dollar trip to the zoo turn into a four hundred dollar trip to the doctor, stay tuned to Novembers (overdue) update. From Blacksburg Va, for the last time, we love you all! Now, onto Washington!