July 4th - BBQ and time with family
July 15th - Celebrated our 4th anniversary.
July 17th - Went to sand in the city with the Berger's
July 24 - We celebrated our anniversary by going on an all day kayaking trip on the Columbia River.
July 29th - Signed papers for our house...
July 31 - Stayed home all weekend so we could actually pack since we were moving in a week!
(This is Ella thinking this box is a perfect step-stool so she can turn the lights on and off!)
Home Sweet Home!!!August 5th - Older houses must mean spiders have had longer to live & grow 'cause man alive we've got em and they are meat eaters!!!
August 7th - Moved into our house (with the help of many strong generous people - THANK YOU!)
August 9th - Inspection and key hand-over of the last place we'll rent for hopefully a very very long time! (to a certain someone, you know who you are,.....they didn't even notice the garage door!!!) :)
August 10th - Realized the stove won't work....what the heck??? How do you cook for a baby with no stove - her fave, pasta, is tough to do in the micro!
August 13th - After much trial and error it was figured out that the electrician wired the stove wrong so he came back & fixed the problem and all was well in stove land.
August 14th - Kitchen sink won't drain....dishwasher overflows dirty backflow water all over the kitchen floor....one-year-old Ella had a hay day dancing in the water while I madly scooped it from the flowing dishwasher into a bowl and ran to the bathtub to dump it out...where was the hidden camera when I needed it - that would have been $10,000 I think. Did dishes in the bathtub tonight.
August 15th - Jason snaked the drain....when water is dumped in one side of the kitchen sink it still comes up the other side and up the dishwasher....getting really sick of not being able to do dishes & tired of eating out!!!
August 17th (I think) - 2 plumbers and the best $150 we ever spent later....the drain finally works & kitchen feels functional!
August 21 & 22 - Tore down the play house in the back yard. It was a tough call but it was really bug infested and not really very cute. It took up a large chunk of the yard too - it'll be a bit before Ella could use it anyway so we're really glad we tore it down.
August 24 - Emptied 4 boxes today with Ella's help - finally have a second to breathe & blog a bit to catch you all up on what we've been up to.
Photos are limited - sorry we've been a bit busy!
Did I mention that Ella is getting new teeth in the midst of this craziness? She has a new molar & another tooth on one side so another 2 teeth are sure to be on the way on the other side. She has been really clingy & not so sure of this whole new house business! She has named her pacifier "bah-bee"....so it's probably time to get rid of the darn thing.
Time for bed - I have to go to work in the morning so I can have a break!
3 comments:
Whew! You must be EXHAUSTED!!!!!! Seriously. And doing dishes in the bathtub will be something that goes into family lore for sure! Oh, and Miss Ella's 4th of July outfit is just to die for! :)
You guys have been crazy busy.....I loved the house! Sorry Jeffrey couldnt fix the AC for you guys :( I hope soon we will be invited over for some cold drinks in a nice glass.....hahahaha :) Love you guys lots!
Congrats on your new house! They are certainly a lot of work but so worth it. Nice to hear about what you are up to and little Ella is such a cutie, as always!
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