So Happy Together

   Preschool photos.    I love our reading corner. We still have to put fabric over the pads and get some pillows but the kids already love it.    I was like Christmas pulling this out for the first time since June.    We decided to put the girls in the same room so we could have a big playroom. It's been so nice to have a dedicated room for toys and activities.    Allie went to her friend, Carter's birthday party. Her friends from preschool and Lindy, Alise and Charlotte were there too. She had a blast.    Chris, Kristen and their family came over to carve pumpkins.    Lydia carved hers all by herself.    A couple days later Chris took Atticus, Lydia and Allie to the school's STEM night. They had fun doing all sorts of STEM activities.    We had to take these photos for our home insurance. It was freezing and no one wanted to be there. As amazing as it's been to be in our home, we've had some adju...

    Maddy deserves the credit for this cute pic.    Lindsay made a delicious squash soup one night. It hit the spot on a chilly night.    We closed on our house on Wednesday, October 13th. Happy day! We decided to take the next few days to clean carpets, patch walls and do some painting. Loren did the painting all by himself since I was in Avon packing up. The playroom was a really dark navy blue and we changed it to a warm peach color. We really liked how it turned out.    Loren repainted this wall three times before he found the right color.    Packing started in earnest as soon as we closed. We're so grateful for the help with watching kids and packing we received. We planned on moving everything from Avon and our storage unit on Saturday in a big Uhaul truck. On Friday night Chris was over and he and Mom suggested moving the beds over that night so it was one less thing to move the next day.    Loren hadn't made it home fro...