Our little mover

Here's a little video of Ella "crawling". It's actually more of a scoot than anything here. I took this a few days ago, so she's made a little progress. I'll get more footage of the progress soon......

Let the madness begin!

So tomorrow, we drive to Seattle for the weekend. Wanna know why? Well, football season is about to start, of course! Every year the Cougs play in Seattle at Qwest Field at the beginning of the season, and we've made the trip over for the game just about every year. If you're not aware of the fact already, my brother Gabe is one of THE biggest WSU Cougar football fans - ever. It's always a fun time, and this year we're able to share the fun with Ella! We play Oklahoma State, and I'm not sure of the exact odds, but the Cougs are not favored to win.

We'll be staying with Uncle Gabe and Aunt Nancy in Bellevue, where we are looking forward to a delicious seafood boil after the game on Saturday. Yum!

Seth and I love this time of year - football is finally here again!!

I think she's got it.....

I'll post some video when I get a chance, but Ella's getting this crawling thing down. She gets a few paces in on her hands and knees and then usually goes down into the military crawl on her tummy. I have a feeling she'll be full on crawling all over the house in the next few days!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

We got together at The Swinging Doors yesterday afternoon to celebrate my Dad's birthday - which is today. We picked up Great Aunt Hazel on the way, and met Zac and Kristen, Mom and Dad at the restaurant. We had a great time!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA JIM! WE LOVE YOU!

Ella's parents finally get her a pool!

Zac & Kristen make the blog (2 days in a row)! :)

just a few of the trucks ready to be unloaded
Zac enjoying a beer
Kristen enjoying lifting Ella instead of a heavy box (that's Kristen's niece, Abby, looking on)
a shot of the view (the pic doesn't do it justice)

Here's a few shots from the move yesterday. Zac & Kristen had a ton of the work already done - they'd packed everything, cleaned and packed nearly everything - before the rest of us showed up to "help". We all caravaned from the old place to the new place out in Airway Heights. Did I mention 20 acres? It ended up being the perfect day/temp/time to move in. It was cool (after being over 100 only a few days ago), and there were storm clouds all around but sun breaking through. The house sits at the top of a little valley and the views are beautiful. After the trucks were unloaded, the only part of the house with anything in it really, was the garage.... so Z & K still have a lot to do, but they're in! Congratulations on your new place guys! Looking forward to visiting often!

Moving Day for Zac & Kristen

My brother Zac, and girlfriend Kristen are moving into their new house today. They sold their house down the street from us and are moving about 20 minutes away. Their new place is great! Brand new construction and on 20 acres! We are so happy for you guys - the waiting is finally over and you can get settled! We are really gonna miss having you right down the road though....