Hard to believe that it will be one month tomorrow that we walked into our new home, time goes fast. A few days before that I flew into Oklahoma with my boys and our wonderful Grandma Peg (who came along to help out) and then Ryan drove in that night with a car load full and our dog. The start to a great adventure for our family. It had been a really crazy month getting ready and it was still crazy for a while but also exciting to be here and to start shaping what our new lives where going to be like. Now sitting here I see so many new things have begun and we are all so happy...always nice to know you are where you are supposed to be but we are blessed that we have seen God lead us in every aspect of this move and that is such an amazing feeling. So here starts our new life in Edmond Oklahoma!!!
Before we left though we had some fun with friends that we will truly miss, got a few pictures of those times. Look forward to keeping up with all of them through phone calls, e-mails, Skype and even visits as we will be going back to CA to see family and friends. Below was Jake and a friend playing super heroes :)
The last few weeks we were in our house we were unloading many things so that we would not have to move them. One of those items was our kitchen table which was falling apart. So we were creative and ate off the patio table. :)
The boys ended up having a lot of fun with it.
This picture was taken the day after the moving truck came. Most of our things were gone and we spent the weekend camping in the house. But hey as long as we had snacks and movies this little guy was happy. :)
And then we arrived to our new home!!!! We love our house and everyone has settled in well. Knew it was a good fit as it so quickly felt like a home and not just a house.
One of the boys favorite things about this house is the fireplace...took us a while to convince them that it was not a stage. :)
AJ has firmly adopted this cowboy hat...he looks so darn cute in it.
Jake of course could hardly wait to get to the new house so that he could set up his new Spiderman/Avengers room. He LOVES his room so much and it was cute to see his excitement as we put each and every decoration up.
And he often loves just to hang out in his new room...at this time he wanted to go in and read his bible. :) Love it!!!
AJ got his brother's Cars decor which even though its a hand me down he seems very happy. We hear a lot of "McQueen...Kachow!!!" :)
He snuck into the bottom of this picture to show his happiness :)
AJ seems to be just like his brother in that he likes to go and just hang out in his room. Love having a one story house again where they can have more freedom without baby gates.
Batman Jake. These are such a sweet gift. Before we left California we hung out with some friends and when we left I forgot the kids cups. So my dear friend shipped them to us and when they arrived these glasses were included. When I talked to her about them she said that her son had gotten them as a Happy Meal toy but said that his friend Jake loves super heroes and he should have them. How sweet is that!!! Such dear friends that we are going to deeply miss but look forward to seeing again!
The house also has an office which we are using for a playroom. Even has doors that we can close if we want to. :) This was an afternoon that Jake and I made a pretty cool train track. :D
One thing that we were really looking forward to with moving here was more outdoor life. The kids love our new backyard and there have been a good amount of weekdays where Ryan came home and he and Jake threw a ball around and AJ just played happily. True I was inside making dinner, but it made me so happy to watch them. (please ignore the trash cans...we had A LOT of trash those first weeks of mega unpacking)
My little AJ. So happy in his new Mickey Mouse Jammies!!
My boys are so close and I love to watch them hang out. Here they are enjoying one of their favorite things...coloring. :)
First rainy day....can you believe how fast two young boys can destroy a playroom!!!!
They were very happy once the coloring table came out again.
One big piece of news is that Jake started his new school!!! Quite a beauty isn't it? And the best part is that it is literally 2 minutes from the house. He is enrolled in Pre-K at the elementary school that he will be staying through 5th grade. So awesome for this little boy who is not great with change. He goes half days 5 days a week and LOVES it!!! He is already learning so much and he is having so much fun. And since he goes during AJ's nap time, its made things easier on little brother too. :D
Our little cowpoke
Ahhhh sweet boy
One of the days AJ disappeared I found him in his room playing with his piano. this little boy loves music!!!
Too bad he is not very happy though ;)
Also Ryan and I just joined the current century and got iphones. I have downloaded one game and so far Jake approves :)
Oooooohhhh my crazy boys. These guys love to wrestle at night...note the pillows by the fireplace...
But they do have a lot of fun.
And in case you were thinking "poor AJ"....don't...he gets his licks in too :)
I love watching their creativity. On this night they lined up a bunch of pillows and had a blast all night long running across them.
Such a sweet sleeping boy. I had to get a picture though as this was one of his last times sleeping in a Pack N Play.
The boys rediscovered this remote control toy as I gave it fresh batteries. They love it and think its the best new toy ever...even though its over 3 years old. :)
And a big first. On Saturday we finished up child proofing AJ's room and introduced him to sleeping in a big boy bed. He was really excited about it and happily slept wonderfully in it the very first night. He has been doing well since then. Did revolt against a nap one day but on the hole has been doing great!!!
Sleeping in bed with his baby. :) A friend gave this to him before we left as he had always loved her daughters. Its his new lovie that always sleeps with him and often comes with us to pick up brother from school. He is a very good "little daddy." :)
Well that's all for now but I do have some pictures from us taking the boys to the pumpkin patch last weekend...will try and get those up before Halloween. Happy Fall everyone!!!
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