All Moved In!

So here it is, our home in Beaverton, Oregon. So far the location has proven to be just great. We are not used to having SO MUCH SO CLOSE! Everything we could ever dream of wanting or needing is within 3 miles, no kidding! Except for the beach and family members. We used to make a 25 minute drive just to visit Costco and now there is one about a half-mile down the road. It's those little things that has made life a bit more convenient.


As we get settled in we find things that we just love about having this house now and we find things we do not like so much, but I guess that'll just prepare us for when we buy a home; we'll know what to look out for. I'm sure we have twice the square footage now (3 bdrm, 2.5 bath), including a small yard and a one car garage. But there is very little parking and very little water pressure (for what we're used to).

Emmalee has made some new friends already! We have found two wonderful families that need a nanny/playmate, so what better fit than me and Emmalee? They are doing a 'nanny share' so each family comes over 2 days/week, giving me and Emmalee one day/week to ourselves. Our new friends are brother and sister; 18-month-old Cedar and 4.5-year-old Sage, and sister; 3-yr-old Hannah and 5-yr-old Abby. It's going to be a fun year, we are so excited.



Yes, that's me in our tree! We just decorated our tree and the rest of the first floor just in the two hours Emmalee napped on Sunday, we worked quick! And it looks pretty cool if I may say so myself! It was fun bringing Emmalee downstairs after that nap to show her all the lights and the new Christmas tree. She kept repeating "Wow! Lights! Wow! More lights!" She still says that when we come downstairs each morning.