Where did the time go?

Some how time slipped away and we haven't been updating our blog. Today Jazzy took 6 steps...she's been standing and taking a step or two for about a week or so. Justina has lots of pics on her facebook account of Jazz. The scam moving company we used FINALLY delivered our air compressor and gas grill today. They were "lost" when the items were moved from one truck to another. Job has been going good. Lots of work to do, but the hours are fairly light. The house we are renting is very nice. We close on selling our house in North Liberty tomorrow....YEAH! Didn't pay a realtor and got a reasonable price (more than what we bought it for a few years ago before the crash). Justina had hurt her back and was laid up for a few weeks in Feb, but is 90% better. Been going to the gym...$7/mo! Have my garage mostly set-up. Drake has been planting tons of things in the back yard. We have nice rose bushes that have big beautiful roses. The boys ride their bikes about 2min to school (7min walk). They have some friends int he neighborhood they play with regularly. We found a small church that we like, but Justina wants to meet more moms, so we're planning to check some other churches and look for some activities. Maybe we'll two-time :)

Laundromat

So apparently in the state of California when you buy a new house or rent an apartment etc. the refrigerator, dishwasher and stove are typically left, but people NEVER leave the the washer and dryer?! I put it off long enough and needed to do laundry. Had to go to a few laundromats before I found one with a wifi signal.

Met a guy at work Friday who I have quite a bit in common with. Went to an indoor gun range last night and shot is .45 Glock with another coworker. Hung out and played video games afterwards...the world of not having kids!

Raining here,but still nice enough that you see people here and there in t-shirts and shorts. Going to head home now and work on the mustang a little bit...preventive maintenance. Also need to figure out how I'm going to pass a smog test!! :) Excited that the fam is going to fly out Feb 1st! Got another lead on selling the house. The potential buyers are represented by former Hawk and NBA player Acie Earl. I told Justina she should have had him autograph something :) Justina said she never saw anyone so tall...he's 6'11". Ha!

Painting, Packing and Cleaning

So the last 6 or so days have been busy busy busy. I started by finishing the painting which took 3 days. Then Throwing things in boxes and moving the boxes into the garage. As I'm packing and clearing out the room I'm able to take a picture of it and post on the website. I posted an ad in the press-citizen for the house and found some free websites. Please say a prayer for us that we'll be able to sell the house quickly and not have a Feb house payment and rent in CA.

Giggling Baby

Last night I kissed Jazzlyn's neck and nuzzled my nose into it and she giggled. So I started playing with her and telling her I was going to get her and then kissed her neck again. She giggled again! It was the very first time she's ever giggled over kisses. It was fun to play with her and have interaction that way.

She still wakes up a couple of times at night to eat. I can't get myself to move her over to her bassinette. It makes me sad to think she's old enough to not need to snuggle with mama anymore.

She likes to sit up now and is ready for a little walker type of toy that the baby's sit in and play with the toys that are attached to it. I'm going to be getting one from my sister soon. She's very much aware of her surroundings and want to investigate anything that's in front of her. Especially if it's brightly colored.

Daycare

Jazz is doing great at daycare. The ladies that work there are very nice and have done what they can to try to make me feel more comfortable with leaving her there. Kevin and I see her on our lunch break most days. She's drinking from a bottle just fine for them which is s huge relief for us. We're thrilled that everything is going smoothly.

Update on the kids

Time is flying by isn't it!?

Lil Kevin has started gymnastics and after his first class they moved him up one skill level from beginner to intermediate. He's gone 3 times now and looks forward to it every day. He's having a wonderful time and it's great to see him come out of his shell.

Drake started flag football 2 weeks ago and his first game was last week. They won!!!

Jazz is now grabbing anything that you put in front of her. She is also rolling from her tummy to her back AND from her back to her tummy.

School Started

The boys were super excited to start school on Thursday. Kevin wanted to leave an hour early adn today he tried to leave 30 minutes early. He says to me, "everyone likes me. They say I'm popular." Oh My!! It's already started hasn't it?!

Drake said he got scolded already. That's not really a surprise. I guess he was wearing his lunch box on his head.

Kevin had homework to do already but it was a fun little project of filling up a paper sack with things that represent his interests.