we've moved

We've moved and are so happy! Our home computer crashed and internet had to get set back up. What a pain! I definately will be slower with my posts now that I don't have a computer. We love the house and are adjusting well to tripple the space. I of course can't find much, but have been going through stuff every day. The kids and Joe took a walk the other day around the pond and our guard kitty followed everywhere with them. Yesterday the kids played outside and Stripes played and watched the kids closely. Stripes came in and finally relaxed when Tyler came in. I am so glad he likes the kids. I'll post some kid pictures when I can. the kids are enjoying their rooms. We are slowly making them theirs. Ian is sleeping about 6 hrs and after eating goes back to sleep. :) Im tired I think I'll go I can't think anymore. Oh someones blog I read, said their kid is loving some chapter books, I can't remember who, and what books they are. I need to get Adam more motivated thanks.

Arbor Day Art Contest

Sammi won 1st place for the annual Arbor Day celebration art contest that Joe's work offers to all the employees kids or grandkids 3-5 grade and 6-8 grade. the 3-5 graders have art work, the 6-8 graders have an essay. She has won a savings bond of $500 and will be able to accept that at a banquet dinner in March. They will also give her art in a frame to keep. We are very excited for her and Sammi I think is the most excited.
When she opened the letter, she said Mom I see Dad's name on a paper. I said read from the beginning. She realized it was for her and then saw that she one 1st place and started screaming. She told her brothers all that money wasn't money she could spend now, it was for when she went to college. I told her it will be a special time she will have only with Mom and Dad (and Ian) and the boys will go to a sitter. I think she was happiest about that.

packing

Here are a few pictures of the last few days of packing. The boys took off all the bedding of Sammi's bed and took a rest. How helpful:)

cat

We are excited, we went to the house today and fed our new cat. The cat is a stray and waits for our arrival to be fed. The owner said the cat can stay if he stays outside. The kids have been excited since we found the house, because the cat was there then. I don't know if they are excited for the move or the cat. Of course I will get all necessary shots, and flea stuff. The cat is very nice rolls over for the kids to rub its stomach. I think it will be good for them to have an animal again. It will also be good to keep the mice out of the house too.

a few pictures

Here are only a couple of pictures. More to come. Ian has already grown a lot since these picts were taken.

Sorry, some pictures around our bear

I had these of the kids, they are cute of the kids. sorry to all of you that don't appreciate the bear in the center. They are the most recent and all of the kids are in the picts.

Ian looks like he is smiling, just one of those shots

Sam's picture for a drawing contest