A Day at the Zoo

We had nothing planned for today, so we decided a trip to the zoo would be a good way to spend the morning. It was chilly, but I guess you have to just deal with that here. We saw a few more animals than the girls and I did last time we went. The biggest hit (for the girls) were the lions, of course, and the lorikeets, which we fed some nectar. And, we found a playground. My favorite were the red kangaroos. There were 20 of them and 6 joeys... Super cute. 

Making Progress

After a bit of work on this page, I have completely neglected it. But, we’re still here. The kitchen is almost finished. I was allowed to use the dishwasher last night! It was very exciting. Today, there is quite a bit of finish work happening and the electrician is, hopefully, finishing his work. I saw the hooks going up in the mud room. There are some cabinet trim issues, which are not their fault, but are causing delays. Other than that, we may be allowed in today!

Counting and Jumping

Passing the time a few weeks ago while Tim was purchasing his car. 

 

The New Playroom

Before we moved, we planned on putting the girls in the larger of the two bedrooms left after the master and office. But, then things changed and we didn’t have a good space for toys, so we decided to put the beds in the smaller room and the playroom in the larger. A little paint (and spackle and sanding and new decorations) later and it’s starting to come together.

The original wall colors – yes nearly every room in the house has/had one wall painted in an accent color. And, that green took 2 coats of prime and then 2 coats of white and then the stripes.

Getting there…

 

And, the only final picture I’ve taken at this point. We still haven’t found the magnetic strips from the art wall in DC. That will make the whole room more finished.

It’s nice to have one room feel somewhat ready to go. This week, the girls’ room. I’m not sure when we’ll get new furniture for them, though, since the experiment putting Q in a toddler bed was a complete failure.

First Post Here

I suppose it is somewhat appropriate for the first post here to be the last post from DC. We did most of the move on our own… had movers to load and unload the truck, but Tim did the driving.

Some cute pics from packing up, checking out the truck, and the last picture there.

Loving the Beach

The other morning, the girls and I snuck out for a bike ride into Huron to play at a playground and a small beach there. It was a beautiful morning and they really enjoyed throwing rocks into the lake.

Last Hurrah in DC

We’re still here… just not exactly sure where we are. We’ve left our DC house, but are not in Shaker Heights yet, so we’re camping out at Papa and Grandma’s for now. Our last week in DC was great, full of packing, but lots of last activities, too.

We saw some memorials, hit up Union Market - twice, took a trip to the US Botanic Garden to see the Corpse flower, which had bloomed, but sadly wasn’t stinky, took in a Nationals game, and hit up one of our favorite playgrounds.

George Mason Memorial

Thomas Jefferson

Root beer float at Union Market (trip 1)

Pit stop on the way to the Botanic Garden

Not stinky

How cool is this

Union Market (trip 2)

Go Nats!