Wow a lot has happened- as it usually does when I disappear from my blog for an extended amount of time...
We are in our new home! It's a lovely house and I couldn't be happier. Most of the boxes are unpacked and for the most part we are settled in. I still have to occasionally hunt things down in the garage or miscellaneous boxes shoved into various closets, but that's just part of moving.
Natalia is flourishing as a toddler (nearly a preschooler!). She dances ballet and tap once a week. She has a best friend named Amelia that she adores. We have finally gotten answers to her ear problems and have scheduled a surgery to have tubes put in and repair her right ear drum. She is a little bit behind verbally, but we are hoping that with the surgery to fix her ears she will catch up quite quickly.
At the end of the month we are having our first party here at the house for Halloween! I'm so excited! I'm putting together all kinds of games and snacks for the kids. I hope everyone has fun, we will see!
Natalia decided that she is being Anna from Frozen for Halloween, so being a good sport I went and found an Elsa dress for me. David is going to be Olaf the snowman (costume in progress). Its going to be a lot of fun to trick or treat in our own neighborhood this year! Hopefully the rain holds off.
Speaking of rain we are supposed to get an insane storm here in the Pacific Northwest over the next few days. The city of Vancouver is prepping sand bag pick up areas and has sent out city workers all day to make sure drains are clear. We've had two in our neighborhood today to check to make sure our development is ready for the storm that's coming! Tonight, David and I are going to go get a few things in preparation for the storm. Mostly just batteries for the fireplace and some snacks I think. I'm not too worried about our area. I'm hoping everyone is just being overly cautious and we'll just see a lot of rain.
Well, I'm off to prep for the storm!
We are in our new home! It's a lovely house and I couldn't be happier. Most of the boxes are unpacked and for the most part we are settled in. I still have to occasionally hunt things down in the garage or miscellaneous boxes shoved into various closets, but that's just part of moving.
Natalia is flourishing as a toddler (nearly a preschooler!). She dances ballet and tap once a week. She has a best friend named Amelia that she adores. We have finally gotten answers to her ear problems and have scheduled a surgery to have tubes put in and repair her right ear drum. She is a little bit behind verbally, but we are hoping that with the surgery to fix her ears she will catch up quite quickly.
At the end of the month we are having our first party here at the house for Halloween! I'm so excited! I'm putting together all kinds of games and snacks for the kids. I hope everyone has fun, we will see!
Natalia decided that she is being Anna from Frozen for Halloween, so being a good sport I went and found an Elsa dress for me. David is going to be Olaf the snowman (costume in progress). Its going to be a lot of fun to trick or treat in our own neighborhood this year! Hopefully the rain holds off.
Speaking of rain we are supposed to get an insane storm here in the Pacific Northwest over the next few days. The city of Vancouver is prepping sand bag pick up areas and has sent out city workers all day to make sure drains are clear. We've had two in our neighborhood today to check to make sure our development is ready for the storm that's coming! Tonight, David and I are going to go get a few things in preparation for the storm. Mostly just batteries for the fireplace and some snacks I think. I'm not too worried about our area. I'm hoping everyone is just being overly cautious and we'll just see a lot of rain.
Well, I'm off to prep for the storm!
