House

Well we were supposed to close on our house yesterday, Friday, but we were not able to because all the paperwork that needed to be done was not. They ended up needing more from us than we though so it just took a few days longer. So we are set to close on Wednesday now. We are unsure of what time but are hoping first thing in the morning because the movers are supposed to deliver all of our things that day. It would be nice not to have to call and reschedule with them again!! And we are just ready to be in the house too. It will be so super great to have more space, and to have the rest of our things back.

The hotel has not been so bad to live out of but we are ready to put it behind us. I am ready to make meals in a real kitchen and have actual rooms. Not everything in one room. It will also be so great to sleep in our own bed again!! The hotel bed is much better for one person as it has it sinks in in the middle.

We are also just ready to be settled. It does not really feel like we live here yet. And I know that it has only been a few weeks and even once we have our house it will take awhile. But right now we are in such a state of limbo.

15 months

Judson is 15 months old today!! I know what you are thinking... already!! I totally feel the same way! He is such an amazing little boy and we love watching him grow and change ever day. He has been walking for about a month and a half now and is all over the place. He is a monkey and loves to climb up and over anything. He is very inquisitive, always trying to figure out what things are or how they work. Judson is also VERY social. Especially now that we are living at a hotel. When we have the chance to venture out he LOVES it. He gets so excited and smiles and waves at all the people. And if we see another kid he is so excited that he can not stay still. It is super cute and most other people love it too.

He is not saying many words yet but can communicate pretty well with what he wants. He does sign "all done" and "please" so that is nice. But with him always asking please and his super big smile it is hard to tell him no. Oh but we do, he is into everything!! He does say Mama and Dada, ba for ball, mi for milk, and mo for more. There may be others but I can not think of them right now. No full words though that anyone else may know what he is talking about! :)

He has six teeth, 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. He eats pretty much anything and everything we eat. And would eat more if we let him, but we are still trying to keep him as healthy as possible. He will learn about sweets, french fries and all that other good stuff soon enough. He loves to eat with a fork and is a better eater if he has one. It is so nice that he is a good eater!!

He still sleeps 12 hours a night but is starting to transition out of two naps a day. Some days he will take two, but it is become just 1 more often. But with living in the hotel life and schedule are not as they should be anyway!!

He goes for his 15 month check on the 17th so I am not sure about how much he weighs or his height. I am a little anxious to meet the new doctor, because I really liked the one we say in Lincoln, but am sure that it will go well. He was suggested to us by a friend.

Going Away Party

Ella helping Judson get some toys out to play with

Hanging out in the Gulbrandson's back yard

The kids had a great time playing with all the toys and with eachother

Judson and his almost birthday buddy Leyton, she was born
3 days after he was
Kristin was making sure that they were playing nice

They are so super cute together

Amy, Miles, Heather and Kim

Troy and Jesse

Heidi and Heather

Judson and Miles playing with the bank

Judson loves Austen and his hats!!

Judson also loves Mason, he always went right to him when
Mason was helping in toddler time

Many of the kids playing in the living room

Before we left Nebraska our small group gave us a going away party. It was such a wonderful way to spend our last weekend of living there. We have grown to love these people so much and miss them all so much already. We will miss watching Judson grow up with all these kids and miss watching these kids grow up!!

We LOVED our six years in Lincoln and are so blessed that God gave us such an amazing church family to be a part of! We have so many friendships and memories from our time there. We will miss everyone so much but know that these miles between us will not keep us from being friends.

Come visit any time!!! Well once we have a house! :)

Thank you so much for the party and for the support through this move, and this last year!!

Fun with the Camera

Play in the hotel room before we left on our walk. I have been playing with the settings on our camera. And thought these turned out pretty well. Granted there are not to many bad shots of Judson if I do say so myself!!

While on our walk, or stroll rather, I let Judson get out for awhile. The bike trail was relatively empty at 9 in the morning so that was nice and made it more safe. He loved exploring!! He would walk for awhile then just plop himself down and play with all the leaves and things that were on the trail.

He is such a cutie!! I love that he loves to be outside and is so intrigued by everything.
I took many other pictures but for some reason they are not loading the the computer, and the others are on Facebook, if you are interested. We saw a deer while we were out and were able to take pictures. It was fun to be so close, though Judson really didn't care. He was much more interested in all the birds that were flying around us. It was a fun walk! We even found a park that will be a lot of fun to play at this weekend. I just hope that it is not to busy!!

"Home" in between Homes

When you walk in you are in the kitchen. There is a stovetop and even and oven. A fridge and dishwasher. It is not huge but it is nice to be able to make meals in the room and not have to eat out all the time.

This is looking back toward the door, the bathroom is around the fridge here. I did not take a picture of that. Nothing special, pretty small, but it fits our stuff!

Judson wanted me to be done taking pictures and pick him up. He was not so happy.

Walking into the room there is a bed in the left corner. It is not a comfortable bed, we are looking forward to being able to sleep in our nice comfy, cozy bed again!! There is also a chair to sit in, which is nice so you do not always have to be in the bed. Behind the chair back in the corner is where we have put Judson's pack n play. That way it is away from everything when Nate is getting ready for work in the morning.

There is a desk, which we do not really use. It is more of a place to put things so Judson can not get them.

We brought in some shelving and laundry baskets to keep up with our dirty clothes. It is not fun having to walk it down the hall and share one washer and one dryer with the entire floor. But I am glad that it is in the building so that we do not have to take it elsewhere and I can work on it even if Judson is sleeping.

A look back toward the kitchen. There is a good amount of closet space too. That is what the three taller cabinets there are.

Pack it up

The movers came last Wednesday and packed up our things.
There were four of them that came and 8:30 and were done by 2:30.
They even took an hour lunch break.
I could not believe how fast it went, and how many boxes there were.

Judson thought it was great having such an obstacle course in the house. He loved running around the boxes and peeking his head out. It was very funny, but a little crazy to live around. Once Judson woke up from his afternoon nap we went to a friends house to hang out and then ate supper out that night. The house was just a little to crazy to be in for long.

The movers came back on Thursday and packed the truck. There were like six of them this day and they had the rest of the house packed up and the truck loaded by noon. It was so fast!! But it was good that they worked fast because we had a lot of cleaning to do. It was easier to clean and empty house, but it still it took forever!! I am so glad that Nate had taken Thursday and Friday off of work and was there to help me with everything.

The closing was on Friday, so the house is not longer ours. We really loved that house and living in Lincoln. We will miss all of our friends there so much.
But we know that God has sent us on this journey for a reason and we need to trust that He knows what is best for us.

We are currently living in an extended stay hotel (once we are a little more settled I will take some pictures and post them), but have made an offer and had it accepted on a house in Ankeny. There are just some things that the sellers need to take care of and we need to wait for the bank to get everything in order for us. We should close and be able to move in the first part of June. So just a few weeks or a month here in the hotel. It is close quarters, but it is great being back together as a family again!!

Crazy Kid

As I was working on laundry today I forgot to shut the doors. Judson found the box of dryer sheets and decided that he should take them each out of the box. Oh yes, one by one he pulled them out and spread them around the hallway. I later even found some in the bedroom. He had such a great time, and smelled very good after wards!! I am just glad that the box of 250 sheets was half gone! He is just so curious about EVERYTHING!!!!!