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The flight home was a success despite me forgetting to pack an extra set of clothes for Belle. She has been potty trained for a month now but of course accidents can happen anytime. She made it the whole trip without any problems!!

Today we are planning on just relaxing and getting the house in working order. Later this week we might venture out for a little excitement but for now just the boring laundry routine!

Flight to Oklahoma

Last Thursday we braved a plane trip to Oklahoma to see family. I have to say that this flight was the best flight we have ever done! A short one hour flight with zero tears and tantrums literally made me want to fly as a family more often. Isabelle had so much fun from the lounge in the airport to looking at all the planes. I am so proud of how she acted and I love watching her grow up!

Mom Visits

My mom came to visit a few weeks ago but here are some of the photos from the trip! Isabelle had an awesome time and truly loves her Grandma :)

Now that my house is put back together I am hoping to have more time to write in the blog. This year has been challenging to say the least. Isabelle definitely keeps me on the run leaving little time for myself!

Sara

Play Mags

I am always looking for fun and educational activities for Belle. I want learning to be fun and creative. I came across the Play Mags, geometric shapes with magnets, and I had to buy them. So far she is love with the endless possibilities!

She is now understanding three dimensional shapes. She can properly make a pyramid and knows how many triangles it takes! I asked her at dinner, "how many triangles does it take to make a pyramid?" and she looked up, counted in her hand and then proudly said, "four"! Such a smarty pants ;)

Love that she loves to learn!!

Sara

First Hair Cut!

Randomly on Friday after a lunch date I took Belle to get her hair cut! That morning she cried and cried when I brushed her hair so I figured it was time to finally get all those dead ends gone. She loved it! The whole day she kept asking Roscoe to look at her hair and even three days later she still says it!

I can't believe how stinking cute she looks and how much easier it is to brush her hair! Plus she still has her famous curls so that makes me really happy. Of course I still saved a couple of ringlets for the baby book!

Sara

Bathtime Giggles

This girl loves the water and couldn't stop laughing when she poured water on her head! Ah. I love her laugh!

Ooops

I should keep this short. I flooded the house by leaving the bath tub running for way too long. Apparently you have to turn it off....

That's what I get for super multitasking. Sad part of it all was that it happened the Friday before Mother's Day :(

I was and still am devastated with the damage. Belles room, bathroom, toy room a hallway and some of the garage need work done. Fortunately the damage is a few baseboards and new carpet pads. They tell us the wood is toast too but we are going to play it by ear. Fingers crossed!!

I am somewhat better now but honestly this was terrible! Not to mention a day has not gone by where Nate throws in a water joke! At least he isn't yelling?!

Ugh. It just means that much longer until we are settled. Blah!!
Sara

Crawfish Boil

Yesterday we teamed up with another family and hosted a crawfish boil at a park! Belle and the kids had soooo much fun playing around with some that we donated to the cause ;)

Turns out Belle really isn't afraid of anything! A tomboy she will be but at the same time she picked out that necklace to wear with her out fit- best of both worlds. She loved the crawfish so much that we brought one home and introduced him to Roscoe. Poor little guy!

Glad to have friends to hangout with and happy to spending time as a family!

Sara

Absent

The theme of the year would have to be that I am absent from the blog. Moving twice in a year isn't something normal people do and we seem to be anything but normal. I do believe that moving this time around is less stressful now since we actually had furniture! Other than organizing and completely unpacking we at least have workable space and in a livable environment.

Belle still won't sleep through the night so at random times in the evening I need to go and comfort her from whatever nightmare or event that woke her. Yesterday we spent the day out with friends at a petting zoo and then came to our place for a cookout and let the kids play in the water. Belle was worn out and seems to really like her new buddies. Of course she still talks about her old friends which really breaks my heart. I hope soon she feel that this place is home.

We toured a couple of schools and since we moved at the wrong time it means we are wait listed until further notice. Belle cried at the Methodist school saying she wanted to go to school here multiple times during the tour. We are second on the list so prayers would be awesome!

Roscoe proves each day that his brain is smaller than a walnut. Today I caught him eating random animal poop in the backyard. UGH. One minute I am so happy I got a dog and then the next second I am disgusted! I really hope that him and Belle really do become best buds. Right now they are truly brother and sister and fight all the time with random moments of love and hugs.

Nate appears to be settling into the new job quite well. He actually wakes up on time and makes it to work before rush hour. This has never happened before ;) so I assume he loves what he is doing.

All in all I have to say that life just fits here even with the bumps and bruises of a new move.

My photography class is underway and I am loving it so much. I feel that having a creative outlet brings me closer to my center and back to having a sense of self. Keep in mind that it is just a editing class on how to use Photoshop elements. Maybe this fall I will take an actual photography course.... her are two photos that I adjusted the lighting for this weeks homework.

Asking Belle to smile and I get this pose.... bag of feed on her head and a sneer

 

 

 

She ran up to the deer- no fear and started feeding it! Love her sense of self and confidence.

I now have a work space that fits my life. It consists of a desk in the hallway by the kitchen/living room and laundry room. Feels good to type again.

This week we plan on unpacking more and hopefully getting settled more. This coming up weekend we have a crawfish boil so that should bring some fun pictures!

Looking forward to the week!

Sara

New Park

Playing at the neighborhood park today to increase Belles happiness. We have good and bad days. Sleeping through the night has been replaced with nightmares and tears but I know it will pass. Just give it time!

Boxes line our entire house but I have told myself a box a day- start to finish, one load of laundry and one load of dishes. Start small!

Sara