Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Getting settled

We are down to just a couple of boxes left to unpack and getting aquainted with the city. They finally brought our washer and dryer yesterday after having to send back the scratch and dent ones they tried to bring last week. Hopefully by tonight we can do a load of laundry. Gary is still having some problems getting on insurance so he is a little stressed out about that. We have decided to wait and buy a 2nd car when they get the 2010 shipment in later this month. I have found a nice playgroup and we went to the children's museum today. Isaac really enjoyed playing with other kids and I met a lot of nice moms. I had a sad weekend, but am doing much better now. If we had another car I might have driven back home! There is a really nice walking path that goes along the river so here are some pictures from our adventures.Gary finally got a new lawnmower and Isaac just had to help him. Here is the backyard, ignore the dead grass.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Yakima



So we arrived last Saturday and had the truck unloaded in 2 hours. It was 106 degrees later in the afternoon so we worked on putting things together inside the house. Gary ended up waiting one week before starting work so we were able to get the house pretty much put together this past week. We don't have pictures up yet, but that will come with time. Isaac is enjoying his new big boy bed and we are still working on potty training. I am really going to push it this week since I don't have a car to drive anywhere. Sarah is loving her crib and I am enjoying the fact that she sleeps through the night most of the time. Here are some pictures of the house - you have to ignore the messes in the pictures though.Here is the kitchen. We just ordered new countertops and a new dishwasher. The living room - we are still deciding on where to put the TV?The main bathroom upstairs. We want to change it back into two bathrooms.Isaac's bedroom.Master bedroom - Sarah's crib and computer desk.
Master bedroom - our bed and doors that lead to the deck outside.

I don't have pictures of the basement yet, but it is a big unfinished room. I will post pics of our newly remodeled kitchen once it is completed. My new washer and dryer come this week. It will be nice, because the laundry pile is getting big. I hope everyone is doing well. We miss our friends and family a lot!