Pictures of the Month and Other Stuff

YES, I am alive!  We have mostly survived our move and are finally settled into the place (and have practically taken over).  Let me just preface this post with this - Boston is the bomb.  We love it already and can't wait to explore more!

So let's get started, shall we?

Since I have been behind on all things blog, this is going to be a doozy of a post.  Mostly because I am too lazy to separate each event...so take it or leave it!  I will do my very best to keep things in chronological order, for my benefit - and yours :) 

Pre-Move Chaos!

Clare learned quickly how to use the chair as a stool and climb up onto the table.  She has continued to climb on everything!

 Clare loves to wear shoes.  Even if they aren't her own (and even if they are on backwards).

 What my kids ate for almost three days straight during the move.

 Pictures of all our stuff!! I was actually very happy with how prepared we were for this move.  It was definitely better than all the others!

This time it was Clare and mommy's shoes! 

 Noah playing the 'biolin' (aka Violin).  Music prodigy?  We will see.

 Noah camped out on our floor for almost a week (because his bed was down). One night he even left the dinner table and put himself to bed!  Sweet boy.

 Clare also slept on the floor, this was taken the last day we were in our house.

 At the hotel on post the night before leaving!

Possibly the very last time I will ever shop at a PX.  It was very bitter sweet.

I didn't take many pictures of our drive from WA to Idaho.  The plan was for us to drive to Idaho and then Andy, his Dad and Brother Greg would finish the drive to Boston.  The kids and I stayed in Idaho and flew to Boston a week later.

The drive from WA to Idaho went pretty smoothly, but we did have a few breakdowns from this little lady, very dramatic ones at that...

We had a great time in Idaho while we were there....here are some of the fun things we did!

 Date night to get some Frozen Yogurt (Noah in his PJs none the less)!

 Walking home from church on a beautiful sunny day!

 Eating Popsicles shirtless (it was sure warm outside)!!

 A lot of time spent in the car!

 Road trip to Lewis and Clark Caverns and Virginia City.  We took the motor home and Noah was in heaven!

 Clare enjoying nature.

 Three generations! :)

 Lot's of fun on the swings!

 Here we stand, outside the opening of Lewis and Clark caverns!

 And one inside the caves!

Virginia city was great fun.  We decided to do an old-time photo.  I was a little hesitant at first, and didn't really want to do it, but I'm glad we did.  It turned out great!

 Noah obviously loved the cowboy get-up!

 The end result.  See what I mean?! haha

 Riding the train in Virginia City.

After our week in Idaho it was time to start our travels to Boston.  My mom and sister Whitney drove us down to UT to catch our flight.  It was a great way to end the trip, and I think we all had a good time!

This next picture marks the begging of our VERY long day of travel.  I don't have a desire to fly across the country again anytime soon (especially alone with both kids).  But overall they did remarkably well, and we were all happy to land in Boston! 

 Spent a long 4 hours at the very small Long Beach, CA airport.  They kids did well though, and I did my best at keeping them entertained!

 On the Plane!

Our first official day spent in Boston we decided to walk over the river (we are so close) to Cambridge to get some food.  This was our view walking over the bridge....it was love at first sight!

Getting settled has been my biggest task since arriving!  Thankfully after a week of unpacking, buying a few things, putting furniture together and hanging things on the wall we are practically there!   It feels SO nice to be in our home and getting back into a routine.  We have already been able to see many things and can't wait to explore all that Boston has to offer...until then, here are a few pics of our very small apartment! 

Lastly, a few of the kids since our arrival...

 Clare eating her yogurt (she won't let me help her)!

 Playing with Noah's cars, just like Noah does.  She was even making sound effects.  I love her.

Sunday naps, oh how we love them!

Whew!  Well there you have it!  We are practically up to date!  Andy officially starts class next week, although he did start a week long course yesterday and has already been very busy with school work.  I better find plenty of things to keep us busy while he is away, but thankfully I don't think there will be a shortage of things to do!

Anyway, I'll leave you with this quote I found that seems so fitting!

Here's to life changes!
Have a happy day my friends.