49 weeks: Moving!

We moved to Beaverton this week! It was pretty crazy. We had two days to pack when we got back from Mass, and then we moved on Saturday and came back to Stayton for church on Sunday, and then Andy started his new job on Monday. What an insane week. Ruby had a hard time adjusting for a while. Poor thing. Reid has been doing well, but getting several teeth in all at the same time hasn't helped.

 We found time to walk to the park on Thursday amidst all of the crazy packing. It was a nice break, and a fun last visit to our park.

Ruby climbed up this all by herself! 

 Playing in the pile of coats before they got boxed up.

 We walked Ruby down the street to the neighbors' house on Friday so I could pack. It was a nice day out.

 They're so cute. They really love each other.

 Diaper babies in their room.

 Taking out the beds on Friday night. Friday was also my birthday, but we didn't celebrate much. Some guys all came and loaded up our furniture and a lot of boxes into a HUGE trailer, so that was a nice birthday present.

 We slept out in the living room that night.

 Saturday we ate breakfast on the floor, then went crazy packing and loading the last of our things. Reid and I drove up to Portland and Andy followed with three trucks, two trailers, and a few cars. Ruby went to our friends the Reece's house for the day.

 We met our new rental agent guy and signed the papers, and then we moved everything in. It was a jumble of boxes. These guys all helped us arrange the furniture and start unpacking the kitchen. Then we drove back down to Stayton for the night. We stayed at the Reece's house, and Janna did a tour of Stayton/Sublimity for dinner with Mashita, Ixtapa and Panezanellie for dinner. It was so sweet.

Sunday was a little bit crazy. We went to early service, then I took Reid to our old house to do some cleaning while Andy did his last Middle School group during second service. Then we had a goodbye party at the Harper's house after church, and the Pullens graciously went to our house to do more cleaning. Ruby went to someone's house, and we cleaned like crazy after that until dinner time. Then the kids and I went to our new house while Andy did his last High School youth group and he came home. Whew!

 One of the families made these cookies at the potluck party. They were so cute. Ruby loved them.

 Reid chasing his friend Addy around. They're about a month apart in age.

 Ruby playing with her friend Hannah. We sure miss our Stayton friends a lot!

 When we moved out the fridge, we found this mouse hole. We had two mice over the course of almost 6 years living there. It was a cute little hole.

 Looking empty!

 I wanted a picture of the kids in the room where they were born. I put them in the spots they came out, but Reid quickly crawled to Ruby...

 And then they started wrestling...

 They're so fun. I'm sad to leave this, but glad for all of the memories.

 Our last photo with our ground beef colored house.

 And on to new life in our new place! The washer/dryer is in the hallway, so now I sort laundry on our bed. So easy! And Ruby likes playing in the piles.

 Reid likes to open the cabinets. He's getting around so well now! Not long until he'll be walking.

 Ruby's sad that she's in jail while Daddy puts Reid's crib together.

 She loves playing with my purse. We really like having laminate floors instead of carpet under our table. We have to sweep a lot though with these kids...

 Having a picnic snack in our new back yard.

 We bought some strawberries, and this is how Ruby ate them.

 Ben and Jerry's had free ice cream day, so Reid had his first taste of ice cream and liked it.

 Ruby got her own little bowl.

 First bath in the new tub! It's way less gross than our old tub, which is really nice.

The stores are all so close by! 15 minutes max. It's really nice. And a lot of them have these huge long train-like shopping carts.

 Napping. :)

 She still loves her white boards. We got some new dry erase markers for her.

 The ants came pretty much right when we moved our food in to our new kitchen. But I did my borax/maple syrup mixture and they're all gone now. Works like a charm.

 We really love our back yard!

 She made a jump rope out of the trash bag roll.

 Naked baby!

Brave Daddy! 

 Shopping at our new Winco. I forgot the chicken I bought and had to go back for it later. At least it's only 12 minutes away.

 Reid's getting really good at feeding himself.

 We went to a park on Thursday. There are a bunch of them within 15 minutes drive, but unfortunately none close enough to walk to. Oh well. We'll still enjoy them when we can.

Also 48 weeks: The rest of our trip, and Reid turns 11 months.

So sorry I have missed a few weeks of blogging. We moved to our new house and didn't get internet service until yesterday. So now I'll do a few posts to update on our last few weeks! Here's the rest of our Massachusetts trip in photos.

They had these white boards at the reception for a game, and Ruby brought some of them home. She loves drawing on them!

On Saturday we went to Boston with our cousins and friends. It was a super fun day. We ate lunch at the Bell in Hand Tavern (one of the oldest taverns in the US) with these guys.

I ate my first lobster roll, and it was delicious!

Across the street was the Green Dragon Tavern, where Paul Revere overheard the British news.

Ruby was really sad that she couldn't taste Daddy's beer. Hah.

Apparently a Richard Pullen was an innkeeper there.

We spent the rest of the day following the Freedom Trail through Boston. It was so interesting. Here Andy is explaining some history to Ruby.

Ruby and Lia had fun in the dry fountains.

A perfect Ruby-sized door.

Sitting in the North Church just like our forefathers.

They had these booth things, which were great for containing small children. ;)

An old, old cemetery. This was the oldest gravestone there from the 1600's.

Ruby and Lia playing. They sure had fun together!

Hanging out on the deck of the USS Constitution.

The clouds were moving, and it looked like the mast was going to fall. Or like we were sailing.

Old Iron Sides herself.

Ruby had fun pushing this eagle around the gift shop.

We rode a ferry back to Boston Common where our cars were parked.

On the spot of the Boston Massacre. Bye, Dad.

It was cold! My mom lent me this scarf for Reid. I'm glad I ran back to get his hat!

Our family with Paul Revere's statue.

Ruby and Andy in front of the Green Dragon Tavern. I love this picture.

Sunday was Easter. We went to church with the Buchanan's and then went to their house in Falmouth for lunch. The kids had fun playing with these toys. And it was a really cool old house.

Andy and Reid eating lunch.

Of course my mother provided Easter Eggs for a hunt for the kids.

Reid got in on the action a little bit too.

Hunting for the eggs.

They can't see it... can you?

Enjoying their booty.

She had lots of fun.

We went swimming at Warren and Libby Hall's hotel pool. Everybody had lots of fun.

Ruby holding Reid.

Fun Uncle Andy.

This is the view from our window at our rental house. The lake had a lot of ice on it when we first got there, but then it warmed up a little so it melted. It was gorgeous.

Reidsy with Grandma.

On Monday we drove down the Cape a ways. We stopped at the beach.

The sand was soft.

And it was a gorgeous day, so it was bright!

Me and my Love.

She had fun collecting shells. It was weird though because there were no waves.

Reid got cold so we went back to the car to play with all of the buttons.

On Tuesday we drove to Newport, RI and went on a tour of The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion. It was CRAZY!!

I wasn't supposed to take photos, but Andy and Ruby stayed home and wanted some. This was the kitchen. This house was so ornate, it was ridiculous. I guess it took a staff of 40 people to run it.

This is where Ruby slept. Pretty cozy.

Reading together. She really loved being with her cousins so much. When we got home she was so sad because I think she wanted to live with them permanently.

Grandpa following Ruby around as she collected sticks and things.

Andy and I got to go out on a date to this very cute Italian restaurant in Falmouth on Tuesday night. It was lovely. I really liked the menus.

Morning cuddles.

Our family in front of the rental house. What a blessing it was!

On Wednesday we drove up the coast and visited Plymouth Rock. It was kind of a small rock, and it was really cold and windy there.

Ruby colored on her face, and we ate lunch in the car on the way to Boston.

We had truffle fries at Warren Tavern, another one of Paul Revere's haunts. This one was the oldest tavern in its original building. The beams were salvaged from old ships.

Ruby had fun with this light.

At the airport! These guys were pretty tired at this point.

Mom contained Reid with the bags and he had fun playing with them.

Watching a movie together.

We finally got their jimmies on and got them to sleep on the plane. Coming back was rough with the time change.

At the PDX airport we said goodbye to my family, and Del and Patty came to pick us up. Then we drove home to Stayton for our last few nights there.

When we got home I had to take Reid's 11 month photo. :)