Alone

Well, it is Wednesday. Nathan has left for Texas with both animals and a car full of our precious idems. It is so quiet without him and the animals. Brenna is still asleep. The two of us are left alone to pack the rest of the house. (When I say two, I really mean one will be packing. Brenna does more unpacking than packing.) I just hope we will be able to get everything packed and ready to go.

I have the whole small group ready to help on Sunday afternoon. Thanks guys. I couldn't do this without your help. So until the next time I have a moment alone, I will leave you all to your days.

Packing

I feel like I have been packing forever. Will it never end? I am always amazed at all the stuff we acquire. Did I really come to Georgia eight years ago in just a horse trailer? I guess I did add two more people to myself.

Well, Nathan heard back from his interview from yesterday. He is now an employed man. We are so excited. I can't believe that someone finally saw how good he will be and took a chance with the boy from Georgia. I know they won't regret their decision.

So, Nathan will be leaving next week, but Brenna and I won't follow until the following Wednesday. That will be a very long week for both Nathan and I. I am sure Brenna will feel the strain too. I'm not sure how I will get the whole house packed with a one year old and no husband. I guess I just have to do it.

Our next task (besides packing) is to find a home to live in or around Karnes City, Texas. How do you find a home when you live in another state? That should be an interesting task. I think Nathan will do a lot of looking when he gets to Texas.

I guess that is all for now. I will keep everyone updated.

Bittersweet

As some of you may know, Nathan, Brenna, and I are moving to Houston in a few weeks. We will be living with my grandmother for awhile. This is a very bittersweet experience for me. I am sad to be leaving Nathan's family. I am sad to leave the home we have built together here in Georgia. I am sad to leave the friendships we have developed and nurtured. I am sad to leave the Church family we love so dearly.

On the flip side, I am excited about moving closer to my family. I am excited to be in the center of God's plan. I am excited about the job opportunities I know Nathan will find in Texas. I am excited to be near friends I have from years ago. I am excited about the new experiences we will face together as a family.

This was a hard decision for both of us. We both prayed a lot and came to this conclusion. I am glad the decision is made, and now I am packing a planning madly. We love everyone here in Georgia dearly and will miss you daily. And we are excited to see those in Texas soon.

Words

I have been wondering if my very vocal child will ever start to use words. She has a whole language of her own. We just don't understand it. She sits in her carseat or bean bag chair with a book and reads to herself. She even turns the pages. (Although sometimes the book is upside down.)

Well, in the last week, she has finally started to add words to her store of knowledge. Mamamama and Dadadada have been there a long time. We also now have, bye bye, all done, baby, and Nathan says he heard Dog. So, she has suddenly double her use in words. I will keep you informed on any new words in the near furture.

Happy anniversary

For those of you who may not know, today is Nathan and my fifth year anniversary. It is so hard to believe that we have been married that long now. They have been five wonderful years and I could not have asked God for a better dream come true. God has blessed me with a loving, caring, and generally great husband and father. I love you dearly my love. I wish I had a digital picture of our wedding day to post, but I don't. So for those of you who were there, you will just have to visualize that day. Now look how our little family has grown.


Just kidding. The little boy in the picture is Tanner our nephew. I just couldn't find a recent picture of the three of us.

(Also a little side note. Happy fifth anniversary to the Neals. I love sharing this day with you. You are great friends.)

She's getting so Big

Each month at the end of the month, I have taken a picture of Brenna in her car seat so that I can see how much she has grown. I have a little book that I keep all those picures in together. She has finally outgrown her carseat and graduated to a bigger one, so then I had to find a new way to measure her each month.

This is the first picture I took when she was going home from the hospital. She was only 2 and 1/2 days old. She was so little. The second picture is when she is one month old. And the last is when she was 6 months old.




Now here is the last picture in the old car seat, and the first picture in our new spot. I have decided to use our computer chair as our new photo spot.


I am taking suggestions of new ideas for our next child whenever that time comes. One friend suggested in front of a large stuffed animal. I like that idea because the child won't ever grow too big to be with the stuffed toy and it is cute. Any other ideas?