in a nutshell

Our new digs.  Our little family of 5 is trying to adjust to a new life in a new place.   i feel like i have so much to say but no idea where to start.  so many changes and so much to process.   

our neighborhood:  it is full of families.   playsets are found in nearly every backyard.  kids are running through our house constantly which has been my dream for years.  i entice them to be here with cookies and more cookies.  our doorbell is always ringing.  it has been great.  really great.   

church search:  after being part of Hillside (a church that rents space in a school) we strongly desired to find a church home with an actual building.  that was pretty much a non-negotiable as we talked about specific things we were looking for in a new church.  

and we've tried some services in actual buildings.  with big permanent screens, stages, lights, etc.  pretty much all the bells and whistles.   we still may return but we have some question marks.   

then this past week we visited a church in.......

a movie theater.  and it felt like........home.   we loved it.  we need to find out more before we sign up for the set-up crew (i'm already tempted) but we are very excited about it.  

we have another month before school starts.  on one hand, i love it but on the other i yearn for a schedule.  

in the meantime we will be seen in groups of 3:

or we will be chasing frogs 

or taking pictures of the little critters

or watching the big kids play outside

or going to chuck e cheese for the first time.  (chuck e cheese may want to invest in a 5 point harness for the clifford car...she seems slightly concerned about the safety value of this seatbelt) 

or maybe time will fly as i watch this one practice her waves, clapping, and vocabulary.   my heart melts with every smile, giggle and growl.  it also has a tendency to melt when nothing noteworthy is even happening....just for the simplest fact that she is my baby.