A New Place, More Space

In January I started casually looking the area for a bigger place to rent, we were planning on moving sometime later in the summer but I thought I would get a feel for what was out there and maybe come across a good deal. We found one. This little duplex, located a mile or two from where we were currently living, the price was right, it had three bedrooms and a great yard so we went for it.  We got the keys on Valentine's Day and moved in gradually over the next week.

The yard is amazing

I don't know what we ever did without one.
(Actually we walked to the park, every single day) 

Sorry for the crumby pictures.

We love it and I think we'll stay for a while.  I think one of my favorite things is our very own washer and dryer in the garage...that doesn't require quarters.

We Love Our Birthdays, Every One

So it's been a while but back at the beginning of the year we had a couple birthdays.  Rachel turned 3 and Emily turned one.

All Rachel wanted to do for her birthday was ride a carousel.
Lucky for us the mall has one, so that's what we did.

Trying out the new scooter.

Rachel's cake, cause she's a monkey.  One ear is missing
because she snuck in while I was making dinner, grabbed it,
hid behind the counter, and ate it.

Emily's cake

Our first kid to really go for their cake on their first birthday.

Yum. More cake!