One more week to the new house

We put this picture on Facebook this week but I wanted to share it again because Lyza is so cute. She gets really excited when she has her Elsa hair, or Princess Anna hair, or whatever theme her hair is

This guy was excited to get a card and present in the mail from his auntie Hannah. Thanks Hannah!

 On Monday Dairy Queen had free ice cream cones. Of course we made a family home evening out of it

Lyza had an activity at the library on St. Patrick's day. The theme was frogs (because they are green). She loved wearing this hat that she made

She even had some fun frog dancing to show off

 Yesterday morning Kim had both kids in bed with her and for a couple of minutes they were both happy and cuddly. It didn't last very long, but she enjoyed it 

 Nixon is quite adventurous at the park

 Lyza has been keeping her hands in the air while going down the slide, as if she is on a roller coaster. Pretty wild ride!

Last night we went out for a date night! That doesn't happen too often. The restaurant had a pond/river running through it with lots of fish and turtles swimming around. It was nice to have a quiet and relaxing meal together. My fortune cookie had an inappropriate fortune in it for someone on a date with his wife. "You will make many changes before settling down happily."  Not true. I am already happy. Maybe it is just speaking about our move this coming week?

Nixon is getting the hang of using a hammer

He is not quite so patient when it comes to puzzles

I think Lyza might grow up to be a game show host

She is pretty good at teaching her brother how to sneeze. Too bad she gets so rough at the end

Here is some behind-the-scenes footage of me working on the blog today. Not the most glamorous working conditions...

 We took the kids to a community Easter egg hunt today. Nixon liked playing peek-a-boo with his bucket

 Lyza collected eggs like a champ

 Nixon picked up the first one he saw then just walked around with it and observed the madness

 They both had their own kind of fun

 Can never have enough fun with Play-Doh mustaches

Later

Daily visits to the doctor's office

Sometimes when Lyza goes shopping she falls asleep in the cart

 She can give nice snuggles to her brother

 These two are getting excited to pack up and move

 What a nice thrift store sombrero

 Lyza got to play at the park with sand. She could play in the sand all day. We might have to put a sandbox in our backyard

 Nixon loves to climb up the slide

Fun times at the park

 Last Saturday we all went to the park together. Nixon looked so grown up in his t-shirt and jeans

 Nixon also likes the swing

 Lyza really likes ducks

 Nixon wanted to check them out but his mamma wouldn't let him

 Nixon thought it was so funny to wear his jacket by just the hood

 Here we are roaming the halls together at church last Sunday

 You would probably think that Lyza taught Nixon to climb up on the chair, but he did this all by himself and Lyza copied him. He loves to climb everything

 Nixon got a nice gift in the mail this week - a personalized puzzle

 Lyza had lots of fun talking with her grandma on the phone this week

Here is a little video of her conversation. She probably talked for an hour and a half. She walked around in a circle the entire time. It was really entertaining

Both of our kids got really bad rashes this week. We think they decided to have a competition to see who could get more sick. There were lots of trips to the doctor's office, drug stores, and the medical labs. I think the winner is pretty obvious, but Lyza tried her best. 

They are both doing better now. It has been a long week

Lyza has been working on some new dance moves

Here are some more moves

She has also been working on her singing so she can put on the whole show

She has also been practicing her animal sounds

Nixon is definately more brave than Lyza was at this age. He loves to get flipped around and thrown in the air. He also likes to try and climb everything

Despite being so adventurous and macho he is still very affectionate

He also really wants to be able to jump

Next it will be flying

Here is a cute song Lyza came up with

I love coming home from work because I am always greeted by very excited children

Nixon loves to play and have fun

Well, I think that is it for now. If you made it through all this I am proud of you. Take Care

We Bought a Zoo!

**Correction - We Bought a HOUSE. But, once our children are in there it will quickly feel like a zoo.**

It is located in Post Falls, built in 2003 and in the Riverside Harbor neighborhood. It is just a few minutes walk from a private park/playground, picnic area, and beach on the river.

Here is a picture of us at the same beach last year

This is our house. Its a single story "rancher" (bugalow in the Canadian). It has 3 bedrooms, a den, and two living areas.

There is a little bit of a covered front porch

View of the front entrance with formal dining room beside (eventually we will remove the carpet in the dining room and replace it with a hard surface)

This is a view from the dining room looking at the living room

View from the front entrance looking at the living room and toward the kitchen. We love the vaulted ceilings

 Here is the kitchen

Another view of the kitchen showing the eat-in area

Here is the eat-in area where we will set up our massive kitchen table

 View of the kitchen from the eat-in area. The white door is a pantry

Here is the family room

View from inside the family room

Here is the hallway leading to the bedrooms

The main bathroom

There is a small den. We will add a door to make this room more useable

Bedroom

Another bedroom

Here is the master bedroom

Master ensuite

Master closet

Off the kitchen there is a door leading to the laundry area, back entrance (to the garage) and a half bath

 Half bath is the door to the right and the garage door is on the left 

 We have a nice big backyard with mature trees. The house sits on a third of an acre

There is a little bit of a patio and a small portion (between the door to the master bedroom and the kitchen) is covered

We are really excited to get into a house with more room. We take possession on the 27th and plan on moving everything in on the 28th.

That's all for now. Take care