Stairs continued...

Well we are still working on the stairs. We had a small set back. The wood we originally bought ended up being pretty cheap so we sent it back and it took me about a week to find some good stuff for the right price. But it is actually going pretty well. I spent the last week sanding and painting and yesterday Reece installed the first two stairs. Yes it took all of saturday to get just 2 in. Between naps and having to run kids places it takes a while. We just plan on only getting a few in at a time. They are looking really good. I would have posted pictures but my cam battery died. Anyway it seems good so far! And Reece and I are working very well together. We actually make a pretty good team!

So far we love CT. The leaves are amazing right now! It is very beautiful. I am amazed at the beauty of Heavenly Father's creations! Having lived in so many different places, I am always amazed at the beauty each place can have!

First Day of Kindergarten

Well Nathan has started Kindergarten! I am amazed! When he was born we still had 5 years of school left and I remeber saying when we graduate Nathan will be starting Kindergarten. ANd here we are! Time flies!

Well he absolutely loves school! He wished he could go everyday of the week except Sunday. He does really well and we have already had a lot of opportunities about teaching him to Choose the Right. It is amazing the growing he experiences everyday. I love see him understanding the concepts we have always taught him now that he gets to see them applied in his own life, away from Mom and Dad. I find myself thinking "This is what mom and dad have been teaching you for the last 5 years to help you learn to face the world"

The other day he came home and told us he got picked on on the bus. A fourth grader told him to get out of his seat or he was going to punch him! Poor kido! He handled it well and did not let it get him down. He also got in trouble on the bus for wrestling. He came home terrified that night thinking he was going to have to go to the Principles office. He spent the evening crying, and we spent the evening trying to calm his fears. He take things very literal. It was kind of cute. I am amazed that he has been afraid to tell us these things. We are working very hard at letting him know that even if it is something bad or something that might not please us he can still talk to us about it and we will work through it. He seems to be doing a lot better!

Oh yeah, Becca was heart broken when Nathan left for school. She cried the first week everytime he would get on the bus! It was so sweet! She would say "I don't like Nathan, but I want him to come home!" follow by loud sobs! She is adjusting to him being gone now. Well they all have to grow up someday!

I'm so handsome!
Dad made me my own person name tag!

Mister Cool



Off to the Bus!
This is serious business!

It is so hard to let them go!

Stairs

Ok so its been a while! Well Reece and I have decided to replace the stairs in our house. Crazy? Most likely. Our house is quite old. I think 1927. The stairs are extremely noisy. They wake the kids up often enough that we have become so desperate as to replace them ourselves. Its bad when you just get the kidos to sleep and you stand at the top of the stairs thinking to yourself "Is there anyway down besides the stairs? Maybe I can tie some sheets together and go out the window!" Our landlord thinks we are crazy but gave us the go ahead anyway. He said "Knock yourself out!"

I think the hardest part will be Reece and I working on it together and not ending up separated! Its not that bad we are both just pretty head strong people. Anyway I thought it would be fun to document this fun adventure we are about to start! Stay posted for some Pictures!

Caught up!

Well, I caught us up to present (for the most part). If you want to start from the beginning you have to start at the bottom. Does that make sense? You know what I mean. We are loving CT so far although the humidty has been killer lately. Luckily for us we usually have a nice ocean breeze blowing. The picture at the top of my page is one I took from the little beach we walk to. Hope you enjoy and I will continue to add on as life goes on! Shana

Trip to the Big Beach

We finally made it over to the "Big" beach as the kids call it. There is a small one within walking distance but it doesn't have big waves. Nathan thought it was awesome. Some kid let him borrow his boggie board and he learned to ride the waves. he had a lot of fun. But I will say I have never seen a beach so packed in all my life! I could not believe how many people were there. Literally there was about 1-2 feet between towels. But it was still fun!

That is a lot of people! And none of them have a clue they are posted on my blog!


Daddy's having a grand time! Nothing like having 3 kids in the water all by yourself!


Beach Babe!


Becca trying to catch the water.


Too much sun!


Snack Time!


Beautiful!


Where's my body? Where'd itgo? Where'd it go?

Our new place!

So I have some video of the outside of our place. The inside is a little to messy for that. We have had to do a lot of things to the place and be inventive about space. It is the most space we have had but the closets are challenging. I guess back then they didn't have as much as we do now. They weren't trying to fill there closets with things that they think they need. Anyway Freida was here for a month to help us get settled. She did wonders for the place. I am so glad she was here! Anyway hope you enjoy the videos!












Before: This was the livingroom. Got to love the wood panaling!



After: Ah! That is much better!


Frieda hard at work! Thank you so much! I never could have done it myself!

May 22nd-Connecticut

Well after everything we made it to Connecticut! We flew in to Providence on the 22nd of May. It was beautiful flying over the ocean! I kept thinking, "were not on vacation we actually live here!" It is very beautiful! I expected it to be flat but it is full of rolling hills, of course tons and tons of trees, and beautiful rocks. It reminds me of England itself, there are tons of stone fences built everywhere.

I thought when we got here the stress would go away. Well I was wrong! Like I said before we didn't have anywhere to stay. We were staying in a 2 bedroom suit and there were six of us. Reece and I were very unsure of what we could afford, not knowing about living cost and taxes or how much he would bring home after all was said and done. So we decided to play it safe and look for something to rent about 500 dollars a month less expensive then what we started looking for. That put us on the level of....lets say not very good. We spent a week running all over the eastern side of the state looking for something that would work for us. We were becoming increasingly discouraged. Finally I came across something on Craig's list that seemed like it might be ok. At this point we were getting desparate. You see at this time renting is very limited. Everyone who is losing homes, saling or coming in for the navy are renting so everthing was being taken quickly! Well we went to see this place and when I first saw it I knew it would work for us. It was advertised as 3 bedrooms but actually has four. It is very old but we have a view of the ocean that most pay millions to get! It has an awesome back yard and we are in a great school district. We also live at the end of a dead end street with only a house on one side of us. And we ended up paying less rent then any of the already low rental prices! I feel very blessed! Glamorous? No. But the location is to die for! I think Heavenly Father was saving this little place just for us so we could have something to enjoy after all the hardship we have been through.



Dani taking a bath in the sink at the hotel. She loves to hang her tongue out. I think she is just always waiting for something to land on it!



One of the views from our bedroom window.