Ryan has a secret juggling talent. Since we only have one kid right now, he is just working on balancing... but just you wait until we have a couple more. :)

Camping in our living room

Last night I slept in a bed. Shouldn't have been a big deal - but it totally was. You see, we've left Texas :( and as of a week ago, we live in Washinton. :) We got here on October 27th - our stuff got here on November 3rd. In between we slept on our little air mattress. So sleeping in a bed again was fantastic.

We're so enamored with our new place. Here are a few reasons why...

- Space - so much that Maddie's toys don't have to sit in the middle of the living room.

- Garage - no more hunting for a parking space at night (or fighting with the pole in the carport spot... and you totally know who won that fight.)

- Backyard - Once Madilyn can walk, she'll actually have somewhere to run around.

- Space - no sharing walls with neighbors.

- Space - There is an extra bedroom so when you are ready to come visit - we'll have a spot for you.* This invitation is only to those of you I've actually met in person - sorry to any random blog surfers looking for a guest stay near Seattle. For the rest of you - I'd love to have you visit.

And as an added bonus to this post - you get to see Madilyn's first Halloween costume. I picked this because I know when she gets older she'll want to be a princess or a fairy or something cutsie. Not likely she'll ask to be the Hunny pot from the Winny the Pooh stories, so I have to do embarassing things now, before she is old enough to stop me.