we moved to idaho!

what a week! 

actually it's only been a few days but it's been crazy

and busy and tiring

we made it to idaho! we love it here

but first i'll backtrack to how we got here

friday noah and hazel had their last days of school

here's a picture of noah's first (left) and last (right) days of school 

noah didn't technically finish for another week but we pulled him out early so we could move

and hazel

who was officially done with kindergarten

i love how disheveled the kids look by the end of the year

i think we're all pretty ready for summer

we packed up our tiny house while the kids were at school

it was way too small for us and our landlord was kind of the worst

but we will miss this house

i was so glad natalie stopped by to say goodbye!! 

i am going to miss her for sure!! (love you nat!)

michael's engineering friends came to help us move

it was so sweet of them and they did so much!

along with michael's dad and a guy from church

 we stopped for slurpees one last time because they don't have 7eleven in idaho

and michael got us humongous cups 

 it was so big and so good

then we got the kids and hit the road

idaho!!! i can't believe we live here now

the kids did so well on the drive

hazel gets anxiety on long car rides which isn't fun

but luckily henry slept almost the whole time and didn't make a peep

such a blessing!

 michael's parents helped us move and sent us out on a date

we finally got to see divergent (so good!)

 michael's grandma came, too

and it was so good to see her 

the kids love her

i love this picture of her and olive

 hazel and grandpa

 henry and his great grandma shirley

 we are loving our new house! it's so big and awesome

the kids especially love our new tub in our room

eleanor snuck upstairs the other day and got undressed

and when michael walked in she was so proud of herself and all ready for a bath

silly girl

 henry has his own room and started sleeping in his new crib yesterday

we live closer to target (hurray!)

and the kids had fun trying on hats the other day

  today i stayed home with the little ones and michael took the big kids

to the sweet park near our house

they loved it!

there's a splash pad, fishing pond, playground, popsicles!

 since henry has outgrown the cradle

it's been sitting in the garage

olive and eleanor love to play in it

they are so cute

we are really loving it so far

but moving is a lot of work!

i'm so glad we gave ourselves this week to get settled before michael starts work!

i'm in heaven

we're having lots of fun in seattle

shopping, eating, visiting family,

playing on the beach, drinking slurpees

you know, the usual.

san fran

day two

the kids (mostly noah) are in heaven

first airplane ride yesterday

and a train ride today

plus slurpees!
and my sister is on her way here!!!!

who could ask for more?

ps. the BART sounds like the smoke monster

how many slurpees does our family need?

the answer: 4

why share?

thank you spokane, wa for reminding me why

we drive 1.5 hours to see you

and for having so many 7elevens to choose from

relaxation

i am so glad finals are over

not that i even took any

but it was stressful enough

i'm also glad the kids are traveling well

since we're visiting family

i had a slurpee yesterday

i went to the mall today

and target

we're pretty much done Christmas shopping

but mostly

i'm glad

that my inlaws are so awesome

and took our kids overnight

yay

some pictures from our week

hazel learned how to plug her ears

noah and hazel "loving" their cousin halea

michael and noah on the tractor in the rain

noah riding bare back

oh and we made a few slurpee runs...

they were delicious

sure could use....

*a coke slurpee

*a quick trip to ikea for lampshades

*a target for no particular reason except i am getting really sick of walmart

*a visit from my family

*the ergobaby carrier we lost in seattle

*a real mall that doesn't include a joannes or winco

*more thrift stores

WSU, why do you have to be in the middle of nowhere?

a trip to the city

yesterday we went to spokane for our anniversary

it's an 80 minute drive each way

the kids did pretty well

notice hazel crying behind us

there are a lot of rolling hills the whole way there

michael wanted his picture with one

hazel wouldn't let up until i sat with her

so here i am scrunched in the back seat

while in spokane

we enjoyed the downtown shopping

and then headed to my beloved target

and then here for dinner

do you see the gigantic pop we got free with our combos

that was way more than enough celebratory dr. pepper for me

i just wish we had room for slurpees

what are you supposed to title rambling?

michael's at work

i'm waiting for kath and kim to start

when you're walkin' down the street and a man tries to get your business...

i hate that michael's at work

and that he had to get a job-period

is it good for him?

and us?

ummm debatable...but..yes

i think he's more on top of his schoolwork which is good

and i have time with the kids by myself

oh wait, i have that everyday

but i do get to put them to bed and have some time to myself

i think i'm more productive in the evenings while he's gone

if he's home then we just eat and play

but for instance tonight i finished all of the invites for my sister's baby shower

quite productive

and that was while the kids were awake

i know, impressive

ooh side note

i got my passport photo taken today

it wasn't a great photo..

i'm sure i'll hate these bangs being on my passport for 10 years

but michael assured me i'll love them forever

we may or may not spend my birthday in another country

yay

ok ok, back to michael being at work

its so awful-the thought of him being at a restaurant

waiting on people

i'm the one who waits on him

i cook for him and get him his food

what does it say if he's doing it for other people?

it's awful

i think he should quit

what do you mean it's only his second day?

what does that have to do with anything?

i know, i know

i'm ridiculous

i just miss him

and it's possible that i count on him to entertain me in the evenings

and maybe i shouldn't

and maybe i shouldn't count on him to

get me slurpees

on thursdays

new office or not

try to tell my body it's thursday and i can't have a slurpee

it won't listen

oh by the way, i think i'm going to stop drinking soda

i keep reading and hearing how awful it is all over the place

but --don't worry--that doesn't mean i can't drink coke slurpees

they're totally different

love

my sweet husband

i so enjoy his choppy side burns

no matter who's fault they are

and those lips

and his swedish nose

and the fact that he's gone doing my dirty work

ei: selling our old bed frame at his brother's house

and took noah with him

and picking up pizza

and of course

slurpees

that's love

ps. good news!

it's thursday

all new office

oh michael

Of course there are the obvious reasons why I married you. You are so kind and patient. You encourage me in every way. You treat me like a princess. You are a wonderful father.

But how could I have known.........

that we would make a tradition of eating little caesars pizza and drinking coke slurpees weekly,

that you would think to dress Noah in a shirt you could match or that you enjoy matching so much. You even try to match your tie to whatever I'm wearing to church each Sunday. Why do you think I change so many times?

Or that you would give Hazel your finger and suck on the binky yourself. Openly. At Target.

I love all of the fun discoveries.

Our Saturday

Hazel in her cute outfit I got for $1 at a garage sale Noah and Hazel in the stroller bundled in blankets Me and Michael Snoqualmie Falls A picture of the whole fam

Saturday we went to Snoqualmie Falls for a fun little day trip. We had a miscommunication that prevented us from hiking down (Michael thought we could take the stroller, we couldn't have without great difficulty) so we just saw it from the look-out points and got some hot chocolate. Afterward we went and saw the trains they have in Snoqualmie and explored a couple of shops. We also went to a baptism on Saturday and ended the night watching Office re-runs and drinking slurpees. Woohoo!