Happenings

Not a whole lot going on here these days. Im getting cabin fever really really bad. We had a few nice days up into 60s and now this week we have snow. REDICULOUS! Noni just loves being outside and its still too cold for me. But spring is coming I know just not fast enough. :)

See her cute little pony tail! She only leaves it in for a little bit but its so cute!

One of her favorite pass times...reading...with daddy!

Savoring every moment we have with NeeNee and Poppy!

Shes obsessed with shoes, no matter what size they are!

Another one of her faves swinging in the back yard!

Beautiful bed-head girl!!

Daddy was snapping some pics!

Yes she went potty today for the first time! She has been sitting on her potty for a month

now but not doing anything and today she did it! Shes growing up so fast! :( :)

This moment

one image
no words
a tidbit from the week
held close to my heart

Big Girl Bed

Noni now has her own bed. Since day one she has been sleeping in our bed. (Or in the crib that is side-carred up to our bed) It was the best way for all three of us to get the most sleep possible. I could nurse her without getting out of bed and we both would fall back to sleep pretty quickly. It is so fun to wake up right next to your sweet sleepy eyed baby.

But it is time to make the adjustment. Its going to be a slow process I think but we have some time. She really loves her new bed. At random time through out the day she will just go in her room, lay in her bed and pull the covers up. It’s so cute. She has been taking naps in it the past few days and starting the night out in it.

My In-Laws

So I think I mentioned this before but not in detail. My in-laws are moving to Tennesse. It originally was supposed to happen before christmas, then the end of January and now its officially happening on April 1st. We are all cherishing our moments together til moving day and us girls especially are getting more and more emotional as it gets closer.

They decided to make a change last summer. Their kids were grown and out of the house, Grandma who was living with them for a while was now in a home and it was just the two of them. They have had numerous prophetic words over their life about working side by side and that they would offer a place for burnt out pastors and missionaries to come stay and be refreshed. So they knew their 9-5 jobs was not what they wanted to do anymore. They started looking into cabin rentals and quickly found that there was nothing available around here. So they looked a little out west, and quite a few places down south and narrowed it down to Tennesse. You would think after finding a place that the rest would be simple but there has been many road blocks along the way. Hence the leaving date being pushed back many times. But they feel its what God wants them to do so they are going. They already had settlement and the place is theres.

As you can imagine it is going to be very hard to say goodbye. We are a pretty close family and see eachother once or more a week. For the first 5 years of our marriage we were in a house church with them which was a very intimate, up close and personal setting. So I got to know them very well and see a side of them that I other wise wouldn't have seen. We have learned alot from them not only spiritually but as a couple. They are the happiest most in love couple I know and seeing that example has done wonders for our marriage.

They really are the best in-laws. We get along great, enjoy eachothers company and they are always encouraging. If they disagree with something they may say what they think but then they let it go allowing us to make our own decisions. They are supportive and loving. They are also amazing grandparents. Nonah has already formed a special bond with them and just loves being with them. And the tears are coming so I will move on.

I will say when they first told us they were thinking of doing this I thought, "yea right, I'll believe when I see it." And now here they are, almost gone. We are very excited for them to have this new way of living. It is going to be perfect for them. There will be some big adjustments I'm sure but I think they'll love it. As hard as it is going to be to say good-bye there are so many ways of keeping in touch these days. We all have skype, email, blogs, and I plan to write letters too. It will take some time to get used to not having them around thats for sure.

Peter and I are very excited to have a place to vacation now! We hope to go a couple times a year. We are all moving them down together and I'm a little nervous about how Nonah is going to handle an 11 hour drive. (well we're splitting it into 2 days but still 5 hours is a long time.) It will be an adventure thats for sure. I'll be sharing how it goes don't worry.

Here is their website if you want to check it out.

Hi!

Oh how I have missed you blog friends. I have been feeling a bit queezy these days and exhausted and yucky so when Noni is napping I actually rest now instead of trying to get a million things done. I also have been staying busy. Since the weather has slightly shifted and the snow is gone I have been getting out of the house more. Visiting friends, making playdates, and I am in two bible studies right now soo... I haven't had much time for blogging.

But I will be back soon. I promise! I have lots on my mind and need to unload. :)

What a lovely weekend!

We had a nice weekend. Friday Peter got done (his new job) early so we went to the local farmers market and walked around. Petey ate fried food while I got some yummy latin food. I got some incense and hairbands. We also got some yummy produce that we hadn't had in a while.

Then on Saturday morning I went to a Moms Fair. Which is basically a huge in door yardsale where mamas sell their kid stuff. So I got Noni a bunch of summer stuff, shoes, some dress up stuff and a really cool couch. She loves it. Every time she sits on it she says night night! My little Tom-boy (who in the world came up with that term? it should be tom-girl dont you think) is still a girl!

Then we had a fiesta Sat. night. Just the three of us. Some yummy authentic mexican food. Home Chipolte tomatilla salsa...Roasted garlic and green chile dressing served over watercress and chicken salad. OOOOoooo it was sooo good. We even listened to salsa music while we ate.

And sunday was a nice relaxing day of church, dinner at a friends, and then just hangin out at home.

My new best friend...

Not really but I am having lots of fun with this magnificent piece of technology!

This has been a rough week but it is ending with lots of joy and hope. Wishing you all a beautiful and blessed weekend!! :)

Update.

I guess I will start at the beginning. At the end of the summer last year Peter and I decided to make a change. We were struggling financially and thought we could save more money by selling our house and moving into an apartment. Rent would be less than our mortgage so after we saved up enough we could follow our dream and move out west. West, where life is slower, cheaper, and the scenery is gorgeous. I wanted to get an RV and travel around, see the country and then find a place to settle down. So first step was to sell our house and we would figure out what was next after that. We put it on the market and had to just wait.

Five months later, about 5 showings later, 2 open houses, and one month til our contract was up and still NO offers. The whole time we were just praying for God to show us what to do. We liked our home and enjoyed our life here but also wanted to do something different. We were just getting a little unsettled. Working for family was good but frustrating at the same time. (Peter worked for my dad at the tree farm.) We were ready for some distance from them.

Just 2 weeks ago Peter got a call from his old boss. He worked for this guy doing roofing and siding for two years when we first got married. It was a great job, great pay, great boss, but we had decided to go to a School of ministry, that’s the only reason why we left. After some thought and prayer Peter accepted the offer and we decided to take our house off the market. He told my dad that week as well and it was received pretty well I guess. It’s always harder with family because I think it’s taken more personally but I think it’ll be good for all of us.

THEN…..that weekend I found out that we are expecting baby #2!!! We are beyond excited not only for our new little one but for finally getting some answers to prayer. During the past five months we have been walking by faith trusting that Gods timing is the perfect timing and that His plan is the perfect plan. So as much as we were ready to leave and move on we also are totally happy and at peace with staying. What is more amazing is that all these things came together in one weeks time. God really does have a sense of humor.

So that’s it I guess. New job, same home, new baby. Thank God for unanswered prayers!