Bless me Father for I have sinned, it's been a month since my last blog post.....
Okay, I know you will all cut me some slack since we've been so darn busy trying to move our family (minus Jersey, more on that later) to Florida. A HUGE thank you goes out to all of our friends and family who saw us off before our big day and also those that have helped us with loose ends that needed tying up. What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been for us!!!!
We were given a place to live the week we were supposed to leave and then two days before our big day the application was rejected because we were not over the age of 55. UGH!! They found us another place very quickly in a place called Satellite Beach. I was not too excited since I really wanted to live at the condo in Viera so we could get a good feeling for what community we wanted to live in there but at this point I was happy for a roof over our heads. It just so happened to be that the place was on the beach. Seth was jazzed since he could fish all the time from the beach but I was still skeptical. Well, it hasn't been all that bad really, and you can see the ocean from our slider door. We are not directly on the beach, but one building behind the one is that is on the beach. We are on the corner though so we can still see the water. Kole and Sydney are sharing a room which is working out fine so far. We had a bunch of Kole-proofing to do when we got here but it's working out well so far. And as you can imagine, Seth is like a pig in poop with his beach fishing. It literally takes him three minutes to walk from our front door, down the sidewalk and down to the beach access. He's been out almost everyday and catches fish almost everytime he's out!
We packed lots for Florida and put it all in our cars. Our cars took their own trip down south ahead of us and were delivered to us a few days after we arrived here. We packed clothes, toys, the highchair, baby swing, and other necessary things we use on a regular basis. Okay, so I don't use my sewing machine everyday but I won't have another chance to get it here before we actually move into a permanent place and who knows when that will be. I am SO thankful to the moving company that they let us put stuff in our cars. We'd be up a creek without a paddle if we didn't have our baby/kid gear for the kids!!!
The trip down here was pretty good and not too eventful. My mom came to the airport before the crack of dawn to see us off and to help with the kids (THANK YOU MOM!!). We got through security after what seemed like an eternity with our double stroller and bags and "settled" into our spot to wait. Kole was super naughty, well, I suppose he wasn't so much naughty as he was wild and active. Mommy was not scared to give him a timeout in the corner at the airport at 7:30am :) I did give him some Benadryl before we boarded. The pediatrician said it was okay to do that to help him with his ears and I was nervous about that with both kids. Kole was a little timid about boarding the plane and sitting in his seat but we got on pretty early b/c we needed the extra time to get settled so he calmed down a bit. Kole sat in the middle and Seth held Sydney. Buttercup fell asleep before take off and believe it or not, Kole fell asleep as we took off. He was fast asleep by the time we were all the way in the air and over Grand Rapids. Nice. Kole slept for about an hour and Buttercup slept for about an hour and a half. I fed Sydney on the way down and gave Kole a paci and it was okay. They got a little fussy but nothing to distracting for anyone else :) We collected our luggage and looked like the Griswolds walking through the airport with all of our stuff. We rented a mini-van (I HATE to admit this, but I actually liked the mini-van) and loaded up. Naturally, we spent some time at Bass Pro Shops in Orlando and then to our new place on the beach!!!
Kole loves the beach and asks about it all the time, "Beee? Beee?". He enjoys having his feet get wet in the surf but the waves have been pretty big lately so we've been hanging on to him pretty tight! Sydney takes it all in and just watches her daddy fish and her brother act like a wild indian. We've been doing some exploring and learning our way around town---thank God for GPS, that's for sure :)
Aunt Laura, Uncle Dave, and Emily offered to take Jersey for us until we were settled into a place that accepted pets. I was hesitant at first but I CANNOT imagine dealing with Jersey in this place or any other place while trying to get settled. THANK YOU to the Witts who are spoiling Jersey :) She gets to sleep in beds AND gets to lay on the porch furniture. She helps Aunt Laura sew in the basement and sleeps with Emily at night in her bed. Jersey must be in all her glory!!!! She's finally top dog again and not playing second and third fiddle to her brother and sister :) Kole was asking about Jersey the other day out of the blue. He looked confused and said, "Jur-jury? Jur-jury go? Jur-jury?" Emily has been taking pics and vids of her so I've been showing them to Kole. He seems to like seeing his dog again, even though its through the computer!
Well, I suppose that's all I can think of for an update right now. I'm sure things will continue to be busy for us as we learn our way around and meet new people. Enjoy some pics and vids below (the vids are first, can't figure out why).
Kole hard at work
My Beach Girl, Buttercup
First cereal
The choo-choo train at the mall
Trying to wake up her brother from a nap
Trick or Treating in the kitchen (no, we didn't go out)
swimming outside in October!!
The new ride
Okay, so I need to explain this one: we were up at the cabin for a few days and one day two ladies were riding their horses down the road. We were out on the deck and were pointing to the "sha-shees" (like Kole calls them) and the ladies ended up turning around and coming into the driveway so the kids could take a closer look. Kole was SO excited!! One lady got off her horse, Oreo, and let Kole sit up on it with Chris holding him. It made Kole's day!! Kole and Auntie Rae even have a song they made up about the "sha-shees" and Kole was just singing it the other day to Auntie "Yay-Yay" over the phone. Yes, Kole is wearing Elmo slippers on the Sha-shee :)
Kole loves holding Sydney and asks to do so then also asks to have their picture taken together. What a good big brother!!
Happy Halloween! Her jammie says, "don't be a scaredy cat"
Kole wore it too back when he was that size :)
Kole wore it too back when he was that size :)
Sitting in Kole's high chair to eat
Seth got a chance to go fishing the last week we were in GR. This was up in Newaygo on the PM
The next week Seth was fishing in the Atlantic :)
Bluefish
on our way...
The Griswolds
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The choo choo train at the mall. Seth does not look happy about this :(
Another fish out of our backyard. This may be another bluefish, I can't remember
Happy Halloween Jersey, we miss you!!!
Apparently, a State fan since moving in with the Witts
Papa Tom telling secrets to Sydney
First time in her exersaucer. She is still so darn tiny she needs to be propped up
Playing with the same tag Kole liked to play with when he was little
"So cute its scary"
Yes, Buttercup you are so cute!
