Life is Good

Well, life is good for us here in 2008. We decided to make a major life change and move half-way across the country (Translation: We got orders.) We went for a gated community with great security (Translation: We live on post.) We also decided downsizing our space was a good idea (Translation: Family housing is half the size of our last house.) We thought a nice white would make the walls feel clean (Translation: It’s institutional white and there is nothing we can do about it.) We have decided to go retro in the styling of our home (Translation: We have a stove, cabinets and laminate countertops from the 1960s and peach tiles in the bathrooms.) We also thought we’d go a different direction with the yard (Translation: It began as mud, which is now covered in snow.) We are already very close to our new neighbors (Translation: We live in a four-plex within a circle of three four-plexes.) Every day is like Christmas. (Translation: We’re still unpacking boxes.) We don’t like to be name-droppers, but we have some very famous neighbors (Translation: Michael Vick is nearby in the Federal Penitentiary, which we can see from our house.) Yes, life is good for us here in 2008 (Translation: Despite the attempt at humor, we are very happy here. Gabby has started her new preschool. Robert’s classes start tomorrow. We’ve found a church and a neighborhood Bible Study to attend. Sam is crawling like crazy and starting to pull up. And I am back into PWOC. Life really is good!)

And yet more teeth

I see one more tooth popping through today. There may be more but he does NOT like to show his teeth! I'm going to dig around in there tomorrow and see if there are any more. That brings the total to five.

More teeth

Both of Sam's top front teeth are peeping through today. That makes four. Real food is not far behind!

In other news...

Sam got his second tooth early in Dec so now he has two bottom teeth. After a month of working like crazy on it, he finally really started crawling today. He's been making small forward motions for about a week but today he finally really put it all together and decided he can get where he wants to go. He's still slow but that won't take long! He also turned eight months old yesterday.

Splashin' Sam

I tried a video one other time and it didn't work. Hope this one does. Here's Sam splashing in the bath. He has a good ole time. We've had to move him to be big tub because he got the whole kitchen wet!

Getting ready for Christmas

I know I am going backwards now. I didn't mean to but it just happened! Gabby was a big help this year getting ready for Christmas. She helped put the tree and decorations up. We went to a friend's house and decorated gingerbread men. We also made cookies at home. She wrapped presents and even left a message on her present to Daddy. "Do not open until Christmas!"

We also attended the living nativity at a small local church. Every year they put on a nativity that not only shows the manger scene but other scenes as well. It is a whole walk through display with scenes in Herod's palace, the shepherds and the angels, the market in Bethlehem, and the manger. It is complete with real animals and everything. At the end, there is a cross and then you exit through the empty tomb. I hear that it takes more people to put on the whole thing than the church has members, which just goes to show that size should never be an excuse to do what God has called us to do. It is such a moving exhibit and helps make it more real for kids. We will miss going to this next year.

Christmas

I have still been having trouble signing in to Blogger so I am trying to get caught up while I can! Here are a few pics from Christmas. Santa came to visit and left some muddy boot prints by the back door (we don't have a fireplace). It was kinda wet here so he tracked in but was good enough to use the towel we had laid out for Jordan.

We had a good day opening presents and eating birthday cake for breakfast. In the afternoon we went to eat with a friend from Robert's office. It was a great Christmas!