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We made it through our first full week!

Everyone is doing great and acclimating well to the new environment.  I was worried that it might be too much change for the kids (especially for Abigail starting a new school, moving to a new house, and into a new "big" bed all in one week) but no one seems worse for the wear.

As a matter of fact, even our terrible little sleeper (George) has been mostly quiet through the night.

Hallelujah!

The week has been full of Target runs (where I've single-handedly managed to spend half our life savings), a laundry list of projects, and emotions that have run the gamete from "I feel like we're playing house!" to "Oh sh.t, what have we done?", but at the end of the day, we are so happy to be here.  

The kids love the house, our neighbors are amazing (we have so many neighbor kids that ride their bikes down the street every day, and Abigail is ever eager to join), and the amenities of our neighborhood (pool, walking trails, playgrounds) have been fun to explore.

Walking through the door for the first time since moving in

Party in Abigail's big bed before their first sleep in the new house

Our teeny kitchen table  :)
First family dinner!

George's favorite thing to do is run around closing doors on everyone

Checking out the new fridge.  We lived with a dorm fridge for the first 5 days

Helping build his (first!) crib

Walking to the store

Birthday eve cookies

Tomorrow we celebrate George's first birthday, and this weekend we'll be christening the house with our first party!

(Nothing like a solid deadline to get me motivated!)

We are doing great and looking forward to all the memories this house will hold over the years.


Issaquah, you're treating us well so far!





Comments

So excited for you!! Can't wait to see more of the house and visit sometime soon.

Also, Happy early Birthday to Georgie!

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