Move 1 of 2

Our first of two moves is complete! We are in our temporary location and looking forward to our second, and hopefully final, move. Carly has adjusted much better than I expected. She has even gone to bed really well. We are set to close the sale of our house this afternoon and are excited to have that complete. It was really strange to see the first home that we shared together empty, but exciting to know we are moving forward.

Wedding - Uncle Chris and Aunt Becky

Jon's brother, Chris, got married on Saturday. Aunt Becky is now official! Carly adores both of them and she had the honor of being their flower girl. Becky's nephew was Carly's partner in crime and they made quite the pair. The ceremony went smoothly and Carly was a success and dropped all of her flower petals. I wasn't able to get a good shot of the bride and groom with my camera - I will try to find one to share.

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.

Potty Update

We have a little more progress on the house, a short break in the cold weather allowed them to pour the concrete in the garage and for the patio. Now they should be able to get going.

I mentioned Carly's interest in the potty in the last post and we haven't really been very successful. It's sort of hit and miss. Some days she is interested in going and will pee several times and some days she doesn't think about it much. When she does go, she never seems to forget the m&ms. Sorry, but I am not above bribery. M&Ms are much cheaper than diapers :)

This morning she wanted pig tails. This is my sorry attempt . . . as you can see I need lots of practice in the hair department. Maybe, hopefully, I will improve with the years of practice to come. I really need someone to teach me how to frenchbraid.

Cross Your Fingers

Last weekend we tried to get Carly to wear panties and go in the potty and she would have nothing to do with it. To our surprise, yesterday she woke up and wanted to go potty in the toilet and wear her panties. We had a couple of successes yesterday. Today we woke up and started again. This morning she has gone pee and poop in the potty!!! Keep your fingers crossed for us that she stays interested.

Slow, but Progress

The cold is holding us up some, but we are seeing some slow progress!