Tuesday, September 29, 2009

just kidding

So, today is September 29th. We were supposed to close on our home today, but we found out last week that there were a few more things we needed to get in order which will push the closing back to October 20th. Thankfully our apartment is available through that time too! Instead of celebrating closing on our house, we'll just celebrate some other things instead:

1. Ethan got his third tooth on Friday, can now push himself up to sitting, and is beginning to enjoy real food. Squash was a hit yesterday!

2. Noah has made great progress on potty training and yesterday was accident free ALL DAY!!

3. Today is Brett Miller's birthday and I believe he's turning 29, so that would make it an extra special birthday for him - 29 on 9/29/09. Send him a happy birthday e-mail if you know him. (c: Happy 29th Birthday Brett!! brett.miller@uscm.org

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Stephanie's Baby Shower


Stephanie with her Mom, Sister, and Mother-in-Law
What a cute belly! (c:

This past weekend we got to spend the weekend with Michael's parents. It was our first time back after moving to Charlottesville. Mom and Dad were so gracious, as usual, to host us and Mom let us sleep in bit as she got up with the boys - a rare treat! Saturday morning, Ethan and I went to a baby shower for one of my dear Stephanie Campbell. She and her husband, Brenner were the last ones to visit us in Peru, leaving the very same day we did. It was so sweet to catch-up with her and another good friend from middle school, Annie Provencher. While I enjoyed a delightful morning out with the ladies, Michael and Noah went with Grandma to visit Great-Grandma, Nana and play with piano for her.
That evening, we all enjoyed dinner together and then Mom and Dad watched Noah and Ethan so we could have a little dessert date. Another thing that has been lacking recently, datenights! But all in good time, once we are settled here, we hope to find some trustworthy babysitters. (c:
We also got to visit Mom and Dad's church, Walker Chapel, and see friends there that we haven't seen for a few years. It was such a lovely and relaxing weekend for us!
Just a week from today, we close on our house! My parents are coming into town next week to help with moving out of our apartment into the new house, and painting.
Updates to come...

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Visiting Baba and Papa

We had a lovely Labor Day weekend with Baba and Papa (my parents) in North Carolina! We enjoyed just being together, going out on their boat, and rummaging through all of our stuff that they have been storing for us while we've been gone. We also got to visit with my Aunt Terri, Uncle John, and cousin Michael. It was great fun to be on the farm, but it was also a treat to visit their church which supported us a great deal while we were in Peru. We had the opportunity to share about our experiences there in a missions focused sunday school class. While we were there, Ethan turned 7 months old! We've been trying food, but he really isn't that excited about any of it so far. He is now sitting up on his own very well and he and Noah have really been entertaining each other more. Just as we were driving home, Noah and Ethan were just laughing and laughing together in the back seat - so sweet to watch!
Today, was Noah's first day of preschool at Great Beginnings, at Trinity Pres. He seemed to have really enjoyed himself this morning! It's very different from his Peruvian preschool, so a little adjusting will have to take place for all of us. Noah wanted to wear his old preschool uniform shirt to his class this morning. (c:
A quick update on Noah's eyes - he has new glasses and is supposed to still wear the patch for an hour a day. We have found a new doctor for him to see down here. It amazes me how well he does with his glasses. He takes good care of them now, being careful to place them on a table when he removes them and pushing them up when they fall down his nose. He says they truly help him to see better. It's likely that he will not need surgery since, with glasses, his vision is good. It's also likely that he will need glasses at least through puberty. Sometimes, at that time, the muscles mature and it may correct the slight crossing of his eye.






Thursday, September 03, 2009

Polo




Here's a first. On Sunday afternoon, after Michael's parents returned home (we had so much fun with them last weekend!) we decided to take a picnic and visit the King Family Vineyard in Crozet. It had been reccommended to us by a new friend we met in Atlanta who attended UVA and just loved Charlottesville. (Thank you, Justin!) It was amazing to get a chance to watch a Polo match, and have a picnic on such a beautiful breezy day, with the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains! Best part was, it was completely free! We flew Noah's kite and he even got to touch one of the horses on its way to get a bath. www.roselandpolo.com/