pictures of the new house
Pretty self explanatory... this is the front view :)
Its a silly thing to be excited about, but our kids are thrilled to have
sidewalk in front of our house!
the deck leads to the lawn area. I can't tell you how excited I am
that the new deck is not so high up. I can see the full view of the
backyard from the kitchen/family room.
beautiful flowers border the yard. I love how big the lawn is!
other side of the yard, plus the view.
if you walk right down this grassy hill, the park is right there.
zoomed in view from the deck.
Seattle is that city you see way out in the center distance.
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at the park
when did he become big enough to give pushes on the swings?
Also, not sure if I've mentioned on the website, but Kara is pretty much
potty trained now! We decided to start this past week, since Jason
and I were both sick and would be home to tag team.
She's done really well. She's on day 4 and today hasn't had one accident.
I took her out with me to run some errands and then to the park!
Our approach has been very laid back; setting a 30 minute timer and
enjoying book reading time while she tries to go potty. I decided against
giving her lots of extra fluids and it seems to be working in my favor this time.
The first 2 days it would take her at least 5-10 minutes to go, but by
day 3, she's pretty much going on demand.
We're so proud of her.
It feels like yesterday I had just potty trained Rachel and was saying
it would be two whole years before I had to starting thinking about
potty training again.
Anyway, back to the park pictures...
our neighborhood has some really fun paths to walk on.
even though its a warm day, Fall is in the air.
We moved here in October last year and I'm getting a kick out of entering
our first 2nd season in Washington :)
Last year all the seasons were brand new for us,
but this year will be our 2nd of them all!
the house we're moving out of is down there. Its been a great home.
And I'm personally pretty excited we get to stay in this area.
Kara's first picture ever!
She took this while we were at the park today.
Comments
I love having sidewalks, too. It's a nice thing!
Watch out, we may be your neighbors when we return from Brazil (if Doug can find a job :) )! I'm loving it there from what you show in your pictures :).
You left a comment on SIMPLE but you should have left a couple more;) For each of the extra tasks, you should leave a comment... give you more of a chance;) http://www.simple-momreviews.com/2010/09/nature-comes-alive-with-insect-lore.html
Also, leave an email address OR display it in your profile;) So we can contact you without having to leave a comment on your blog... so sorry!!
I think its a grand place to raise a family for sure. But I think I'd retire here as well ;-)
Kelly, no worries! I didn't realize I could leave more than one comment. Thank you!
Also, just so you know... our new home will not feel like 'home' until you come visit. Hope that's a big enough guilt trip for ya ;-)
We should get together, seeing as we live so close! I am going to look around your site for email.
Carrie, the landscaping completely captivated us. The awesome perk is, they pay for the landscapers to come and keep it that way! I'm looking forward to planting some herbs and also enjoying fresh picked flowers in my kitchen quite often :)
I would love to get together! I almost jumped out of my skin when I realized you live in/near Seattle!
my email is stef@jastef.net