thou shalt not covet thy house nor anything like unto it...

Whitney during tummy time Sunday afternoon. She loves containers and lids right now.

Whitney playing at Sis Perry's pool this week. She is trying to get a plastic bowling pin toy that belongs to Amberlie (Sis Perry's daughter). They loved the pool and loved the company and help with two babies in water.

Whitney figured out how loud banging on her high chair tray can be and how fun it is!!
Gotta love that rice cement! She is also fascinated with the stroller wheels. She leans out of the stroller to watch them turn almost the entire walk.

Tucker in the front yard

Tucker enjoying the plastic bowling pins at Sis Perry's pool. They are sitting pretty well now. I only needed to support him a little bit.

Grandma Kim and Whitney taste testing the corn/dirt on the corn ear.

Tucker impersonating Uncle Ryan. Uncle Scotti's idea. Ryan's hat and ever present Gatorade bottle.

Whitney after a garden harvest with Daddy. One banana, two banana, three banana peppers....

Up close shot of Uncle Ryan impersonation.

Tucker and Whitney laughing at us!!



Video of Uncle Scotti and Tucker. Tucker's first tooth popped through yesterday. He is suddenly happier.



Maybe I should start with explaining the title of this post. We are moving to Washington state due to Jim's job offer. It will be a great thing for Jim and his career and for our family in general, but the news is somewhat sudden. They came back with an offer on Tuesday that we would consider, and by Thursday night, there was no counteroffer from Jim's current employer, so we both gave our two weeks notice. Jim starts work 8/9/10. I have really enjoyed where we are living. The neighbors have been great, helping so much with our family. I've gotten used the weather quite well and there is so much to do so close by (three waterfalls within easy hiking distance for example). The hardest part is that both of us have made great life long friends that we will be leaving behind. Jim commented that the friends he has made through school and work have been some of the best friends he's had. Which is great, because that is what happened when I went to school here and wanted the same thing for Jim in his schooling experience. But I didn't think that I would make more great friends, too.

Other things that are somewhat disappointing is leaving a garden that is how we want it and ready to harvest soon, and this house. It has been so awesome to live in, built to live in with small things that make life so much easier (like outdoor outlets in multiple places and fun things like a fire pit). Hence the title of this blog. As soon as you love where you live, it's time to move. I'm still shocked that we have only been here 10 months. This is a bad time to try to sell a house, so I have a feeling I will be here until 10/9/10, the longest we have to take advantage of the relocation package from Jim's company. As soon as this house sells, I'm out of here, but until then, I will have lots of help.

The baby news for the week is somewhat self explanatory from the pictures. But the other news for this week that will help so much when Jim and I are not together is that the babies both slept through the night, on the same night, per my definition of sleeping through the night. From 10 pm to 6 am. That was definitely heaven sent.