A weeks worth of adventures

We have been in Walla Walla for a little over two weeks. This last week has definitely been an adventure. Here is a little picture diary of this last week.

Last week, Adalie had been a bit grumpy and lethargic. In the morning, Sandy
noticed that she had a rash on her legs. I thought nothing of it because her skin is super
sensitive. But, by mid-morning, she was pretty much covered with spots and she had a fever.
We took her in thinking she had somehow contracted chicken pox. But no, she just had a virus. We waited it out and sure enough...she got better. Thanks new doctor.

Addi's spots

Adalie loves to pull these placemats off of the end tables,
step on them and then try to pick them up. It's almost
endless entertainment.

This series is one of Addi's favorite games. She loves
to peek around the couch and try to "get you."
This is her starting point..here she comes.

She rounds the corner

Oh, getting so close

And here she is

Whoa...too close :-)

Sandy got out the bubbles. Adalie was working hard
to concentrate on those bubbles...she just can't
quite grab one...

She still won't crawl, but she does this funny version
of an army crawl. She rolls almost all the way over
to her side, inches her leg up and the rolls almost
over to the other side. It's awesome.

Tim and Heather stopped by for a few days on their way
to Nashville. They brought their dog, Draco. He was great with
Addi. She loved to pet him and poke his nose (she's really into noses).
He would pretty much take it and when he's had enough, he would
just walk off. Such a sweety.

Tonight, the Kaufmans came over for dinner.
One the couch: Elysse (almost 2), Matthew (8-ish months), William (3) and Adalie (1)
Boy, I hope I spelled Elysse's name right..sheesh.

We also went fishing and I (Nicole) caught a HUGE fish. We of course, had forgotten all of the cameras, but I lucked out and had my cell phone with me. The proof is stuck on my phone. Trust me, it was awesome. I should mention that Sandy caught the most fish....good times were had by all.

Adalie's Walla Walla adventure

Just a few pictures from our first week.

Eating Olives

Her funny portrait photo

Hanging out in the kitchen

Addi's new swing

"What are these people doing to me?"

Now, she's having a good time.

Addi discovers Grammy's bells.

Adalie feel and cracked her head on an end table in the
living room. She ended up with quite the bump on
her head. Poor thing.

Odd Neighbors

One the first day we were unpacking, Sandy came in from outside and said, "Did you know that there are peacocks on your parent's neighbor's roof?" I said, "What" and went out to look. I took a few photos that day. We have since been able to get some even better photos, but they're stuck on my dad's camera :-) Anyway, these peacocks have been reported to the city, but nobody has come for them yet..so we have peacocks now! These pictures were taken right before a thunder storm and these birds were hunkering down under a tree on the neighbor's roof.


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And Then We Moved

Whew! I'm writing this about one week after our big move to Walla Walla. It's a little surreal to look back. On Saturday July 11th, we began packing the truck. Due to a math error (as in we didn't do any), our truck was too little. Warren was able to do some engineering magic and Jon and Kento took apart almost all of our furniture...and it worked. Between the truck and our car, we fit almost everything. Warren did tie some laundry baskets and the pack 'n play to the trailor.
On Friday night, we slept on the floor in the apartment. This was the night when I realized that I am not 18 anymore. Sleeping on the floor is painful. Also, Adalie didn't sleep well in her pak 'n play, so she came to sleep on the floor with us. She then slept very well. The trick about sleeping with Addi is that she likes to sleep with her feet in the air. In her crib, this works out well. With us, it means that she sleeps with her feet on Sandy's face or my back. When we woke up in the morning, she was above our heads up against the wall. We were very tired, but managed to finish packing everything with Warren and Lindsay's help. The car was sooo packed that the rearview mirror actually broke off. We drove off and headed to Walla Walla. Addi talked most of the way (see video below). When we arrived we were supposed to call the lady from the storage place. We called all day and she didn't answer. I was very frustrated because we needed to return the truck. We eventually got ahold of her on Monday and moved our stuff in. It ended up being better because Sunday was about 100 degrees with thunder and lightening. Monday was about 65 degrees and windy which was perfect. We moved everything out of the truck. Moved storage stuff into storage. Moved home stuff back onto the truck, drove to the house and unloaded it again. Then we hooked up the trailor and took the truck back...whew! It took about three days to unpack and sort through everything, but we are settled in and beginning our new adventure in Walla Walla. Thanks Eugene!

Kenton and Jon taking apart our chairs

This is the truck...almost done

Adalie eating apples in the truck

Family Pictures

Warren and Lindsay came up to Eugene to help us finish packing the apartment - and the truck. We are so thankful for their help as we literally could not have done it without them. While they were here, I thought it might be nice to get some family pictures. I asked Amy Green :-) to take some pictures. We went back up to Hendrick's park which is just amazingly beautiful. Because of our schedule, we couldn't get to pictures until after dinner which is why Adalie looks a little (or a lot) sleepy in some of these. I love Amy's photos and am very excited to print them out. Thank you Amy! We had a great time and even sleepy Addi did very well. * The pictures where Adalie is frowning - those are just her "stank face." She furrows her brow as part of a game. She frowns and then smiles....just so you know. I would write little comments on each photo (which I love doing), but Addi is waking up...