Ready to blog...finally

John swinging in GA before we left

Hi all, we're finally up and running on the internet. I've actually been avoiding coming to my blog because it was so relaxing to not blog for a while, but alas, we're back. The move went smoothely and we're settled in nicely, with only a few things left to do. We all love the new place, so do the cats. They're quite at home and love to run around the circle that the apartment is layed out around. Soon I'm going to screen in our back deck so they can go outside too! We don't have many pictures of the move because the camera went dead, but it went like this...1) House exploded into ruins 2) Ruins get packed into boxes 2) Boxes get packed into truck 3) Drive truck across country 4) Unload boxes from truck 5) Unpack boxes. Yay, that's it. Goofy tired boy playing mini-poker

John is doing really well, other than the occasional tantrum and battle of the will. He's getting more and more stubborn, yet he still obeys and is mad while doing so. He stomps and yells while doing what mommy told him to do, it's actually really cute, but we have to crack down on that attitude soon. We are all missing our church and friends in Georgia. Sunday I was really sad not to go to National Hills and see all the kids in the nursery, and we both missed our Sunday school class and church. This coming Sunday we're going to try a new church here that some of our friends go to, and we'll probably keep hopping for a while until we find a good fit.

Wearing mommy's vest around

We've actually already seen Jen and Ryan and the boys (hi Jake!!) and had a blast showing them our new place Friday (1 day after John and I got there!), and hanging out Sunday at lunch. My friend Christy also came and spent a day here with me and John, and I hadn't seen her since Christmas so it was a wonderful visit. I sure miss all my friends. Hmmm, what else? There really isn't much going on. Isaac has been busy working and God has already blessed us abundantly in Isaac's work. He worked his last home show last weekend and it went very well, and now he's working on getting settled into a good schedule of work and family. We've seen Jim and Kathy once or twice (we went to the home show with them) and they've been tremendously helpful getting us settled in. Kathy unpacked my kitchen and went through a lot of odds and ends for me, Jim drove our moving truck across the country and helped load and unload, and I'm very thankful for Jim's tools while we get settled.

I'm really excited now because my mom is coming to visit in 2 1/2 weeks! I can't wait to show her our new place and for her to get to spend some fun time with Johnny. We haven't seen them since July, so he's changed a lot. I'm looking forward to being able to visit more often since we're on the same coast now.

Going for a chilly walk!

Hmmm, what else? Yesterday at lunch, Johnny and I were praying for the food and before I could get out an "Amen", John said it! It was completely unprompted and very adultlike and cute. Today we are going stircrazy because it's raining yet again and we have no rain gear to go outside in. After John goes to bed I'm going to get him a rain coat and boots so that we can go outside when it rains and splash around. Nothing much else is happening, but we'll keep you all posted!

Mike found a great spot in our new kitchen!

Missing everyone who's not here,

The Stegman Fam

The Big Move...

is almost here! I'm stressed and excited and sad to leave. Things seem to be going so fast and coming together right on schedule for packing up the truck on Friday morning. Hopefully with quite a few people it won't take long and Isaac and Jim can leave town right away for their long journey. They should arrive in Tacoma sometime Tuesday (Oct 2nd) and be able to move into the apartment right away (hint hint for those in the area, we need help!) So far almost everything is packed, though I do keep finding random things throughout the house and wondering what the heck I'm gonna do with it all. Today I took apart John's changing table and tomorrow the crib also goes down. He will be sleeping in our pack n play Thursday night, and then in friends pack n plays during our stay here. I know he'll do well though, he's a smart boy; I explained to him on our last out of town trip that it was his bed and he had to sleep in it...and he did!

Well there's not much left to talk about. I just wanted to keep everyone informed about what's happening with us, as this will probably be my last post before the move. Hopefully unpacking won't take too long and I'll get up and blogging again in no time. Love ya!

Funny Boy

So John has done some cute, funny stuff lately, including putting stickers all over his face and leaving them there, falling asleep on me and really conking out...until he realized I put him in his crib for bed without his much needed pillow (then freaking out for an hour until I got it back from the Mills' house). He also HAD to get into the exersaucer that we just got back from a friend and play for over half an hour! It was amazing and he just didn't get bored, I guess because he didn't remember it. Cute. Here's the pictures.

Hey Jake, did you notice John's sippy cup is Cars? Neat! We think of you when he uses it and we miss you!

John and Amirah

Here's some fun pictures of when we had a fabulous dinner at our friends' house. Mini and Dane have been good friends and their daughter Amirah is 6 days older than John. They had lots of fun together under the table, and playing all evening. We will miss our friends dearly, but hey, they are from Washington and might move back there next year! Pretty cool.

Fine! Here's more...stop bugging me now

So Jen wants more...here it is. These might be the last few posts in a while since we're moving in a couple days, but I thought everyone would enjoy this video and some funny pictures of John. He's such a joy lately, and quite a goof! Saved by the Bell came on TV a couple days ago and he was quite enthralled by it. Good thing we got rid of cable and aren't getting it back, his brain would turn to mush like mine did after many years of that silly show!

Here's a silly picture too...he looks like a strange superhero with his jammies, hat, and spaghetti spoon. Quite dangerous, don't you know?

See? Cool Huh?

Our Little Cutie

John has a few favorite words and one of them is bug. He has to stop on walks every time he sees any bug, including even the tiniest ant and he shouts "bug"! It's pretty funny. He also loves birds and watches them fly. Yesterday he pointed at a plane in the sky and yelled "bird"!