Catching Up

Sorry it's been so long. April kept us busy every weekend and during the week we were beginning to pack. We are preparing for our two moves and trying to stay somewhat organized. I think the organization is going to disappear, but we are packing and starting to move things to our temporary location. Thankfully, we are set to close on our current home 5/19 and plan to be out the prior weekend. Some friends of ours own a rental house, that happens to be empty in May and June, and have rented it to us for the month and a half that we suspect we will need a place to live. Our builder still thinks we can be in our new home by the end of June, so keep your fingers crossed. Otherwise, we may be calling some of you for a place to stay :) That's the quick update for us. I have included some pictures from the last month.



This is my friend's little girl that is hanging out with us during the summer. She and Carly are six months apart and get along great!

Playing outside

Silver Dollar City was extra exciting for Carly this spring. This year she is over 36 inches tall, can you believe it?! Thanks to her height, she was able to ride more of the rides and she had plenty of volunteers to accompany her. Papa, Great Aunt Sharon, and Uncle Jody had the honors this trip and Carly loved them all! She even got to ride the lady bugs by herself. That was quite a moment, expressing her independence and venturing out on her own.

Ice Cream at Cold Stone on a sunny Saturday.

Beautiful Days!

We have had a couple of beautiful days and Carly has insisted on playing with her bubbles. She spills more than we blow, but she loves it! It has been great to be able to be outside. We have had a bad case of cabin fever. I am really looking forward to spring and summer. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the pretty weather.

Zoo

We've been trying to make it to the zoo for a few weeks now . . . Saturday we finally made it. We got up on Saturday morning and checked the forecast. We were pleasantly surprised to see there was no rain expected until the evening, so we headed out. It turned out to be a beautiful day. It wasn't hot and there was a light breeze with a touch of sunshine. We did overdress a little, but we rolled up our sleeves and were thankful for the great day. Carly got more out of it than we expected. She really paid attention to the animals. She pointed, smiled, and studied everything. The people were also entertaining, we love to people watch!

Won't Touch the Grass

Carly loves to be outside. She will put her hands on the concrete or in the dirt; but when she falls in the grass she refuses to put her hands in it to get back on her feet. Luckily, today she ended up close enough to the porch to avoid grassy hands. She makes me laugh every day!