moved...

Oh, how I had forgotten how much I hate moving. It's not so much the packing and unpacking, it's all the "new" that comes along with it. New surroundings, new grocery stores, new streets, new ways to do things, new lingo to learn, new places, new faces...new, new, new. New can be good and refreshing, but for me right now it's exhausting. It doesn't seem to have the same effect on Josh or even Sydney....but transition always wears on me a bit, always has.

BUT, we are here. AND we are glad we are here. We are unpacking and settling in little by little. Each day our apartment feels a bit more like home. We've had the chance to meet a lot of other Family Teachers and they have graciously welcomed us into this new community. It's been fun to get to know others who are doing what we will be doing. And we've been able to spend some time with the Collins fam and Smith fam, who we know from Taylor. It has been SO nice to have a few familiar faces here and have people to introduce us to what life is at Thornwell. Both of these families have blessed us already. We were able to meet and have dinner with our boys the other night and that was so fun and encouraging. They seem like great kids and it got us excited for what is to come in the time ahead with them. We also met our teammates and they seem like they will be really easy and fun to work with. We don't officially start working until the 29th (orientation and training in the mean time) so we still have some time to settle in.

Regardless of how it feels to transition, we are so glad that we are here. In the scary moments of the move it has been so encouraging to be able to stand on the assurance that the Lord called us here. And as we sat at the dinner table with the boys the other night, it became clear that not only was that true, but it was good and right as well. We're excited to discover the journey ahead of us.

We'll post some pics of our new home as soon as we have the opportunity to take some, so keep checking back. Ok, so let's end this blog with some pics and a video of everyone's favorite little Sydney...

First of all, these first 3 pics were taken by my friend Tracie. Aren't they awesome?? I just LOVE them!!

ok, we did not pose her like this....this is all Sydney being the model she is.

And this is Sydney showing that you can have "bedhead" after a nap, even if you have no hair...

oh, and there are flowers on her overalls...just so we're clear that I don't dress her like a boy :)

And finally, her new awesome trick. The first time I saw her do this was just a few moments earlier as she stared, almost cross-eyed, at her sippy cup. It was hilarious!