November 11-17
Here’s what we did in our everyday lives this week:
We spent some time this week writing up notes for how we do life in our house. For example, this is what nap time looks like. The plan is for Samuel and Elsie to spend the night at their little friend’s house when the baby comes, and we hope this write up will make it a little easier for everyone.
Construction worker 1 on snack break
Construction worker 2 doing some technical reading on road construction
When they both wake up before 5 am....
Napping with my kids is something I can easily feel guilty about, but it’s also one of my favorite things in the world. There’s so much goodness and sweetness in it.
We went to Costco to stock up on a few things before we become a family of 5. As we walked down this aisle, Samuel enthusiastically shouted, “My baby tool chest!”. He wanted to take it home with him, but settled for a picture with it instead.
And last but not least... Happy Birthday, Brent! 42 is going to be an amazing one! Very grateful for the opportunity to spend another year of life together. You’re our favorite.
❤️, Molly
November 4-10
A little glimpse of what we did in our everyday lives this week...
“Mama! Look at my car shop!”
Samuel begged to make muffins one morning — and then he and Elsie, proceeded to eat a DOZEN of them!!!!! This photo was taken midway through the muffin frenzy.
Playing in the leaves
Napping
When we moved here in July, locals shared the happy news that a playground had just been installed! Unfortunately, four months later, we are still waiting for it to actually open. This photo represents new progress: the mulch for under the play equipment has been delivered. Hooray! Now we will watch and wait for it to be spread. Samuel asks to drive by and check on the mulch pile nearly every day...
Making leaf lanterns
Maybe one year we will start a new tradition and make lanterns to celebrate Martinmas. Or maybe we will just make lanterns because it’s fun to collect leaves, get decoupage everywhere, and then have to take a bath just to be less sticky. Hah!
Meet Little Baby Jansson! Emma and Dylan, friends from church and coworkers from the ranch, moved away from Oregon the same week we moved. They were 3 weeks ahead of us in their pregnancy. We’re so excited that their beautiful daughter is here. Welcome sweet girl!
Speaking of babies, we’ve been preparing for our new baby. I ordered a small box of newborn diapers and couldn’t believe how tiny they are. They look even smaller in person!
❤️, Molly
