Moving

I had planned on this being a laid back summer...kick back at the pool, chill out with the kids, do some day trips.  Nope.  As if we don't have enough going on, we decided at the last minute to buy and sell a house this summer.  Our original thought was to test the waters...put our small ranch on the market for 6 weeks or so and see what happens.  Much to our surprise, someone put an offer on it in less than a day!  By 10pm that evening we had a purchase agreement and 5 days after that we bought a new house.  We can't do anything slowly around here.  We prefer the high intensity, hair-raising, blood boiling route.  More exciting that way.  So the new house is less than 20 minutes from our old place but almost double the space.  The kids will be changing schools, but will actually be a little closer to some of their good friends.  And we plan on this being our last move for a long time (God willing).  So now we're heading to San Antonio for a little vacation and will have about 2.5 weeks to pack once we get back.  Piece of cake, right!

Daddy's boy

Ok so 38-months-old is my absolute cut off for nakey-nakey pictures.  Beyond that it is, well, just weird.  So this one just barely makes it in.  I think Ethan and dad were both contemplating some new organizational scheme for the shed.  Don't ask why he is naked, though.  I guess potty training has given him the new-found freedom to remove his pants anytime he likes....and sometimes he just prefers to go without.  Apparently footwear is not considered optional clothing.  He is becoming quite the daddy's boy.  When Chris gets out the mower, Ethan runs to get his bubble mower.  And "mows" for the entire hour.  It may actually be the longest that he focuses on any one activity.  He also seems to have an interest in the way things work and carries around his tools to "fix" things.  It would be nice to have at least one person in the family who is mechanically inclined!