So we made it through our first week of school. I think they both had a great week, but were excited for the weekend. They were pretty tired. Portie played at a friend's house on Thursday. His name is Jaken. He's cute. They're on the same football team. So after they played in the afternoon, they had a game that night. When they got home (the other kids and I stayed home this time) I asked how Portie did. Matt said "horrible!" He said that Port and Jaken kept goofin' off and weren't paying any attention to the game. haha
So, Jared & Sarah moved to their new apartment last week. They kept a lot of their things at my parents' house (so they wouldn't have to get a storage unit), and we helped them get it all moved in to their new place on Saturday morning. After they got all the stuff loaded, Matt took Coopie home with him (he was going to take Portie too, but he wanted to stay and play with Liam and Tristan), and Grandma and I bottled some tomato sauce and salsa (both made from tomatoes from our gardens :) ).
So here's what we did. We tasted the salsa. It's pretty spicy. We want to do some more in the next couple of weeks, as more tomatoes ripen.
So while we were hard at work, the little cousins played, painted, and slept.
In other news...
We leave for Texas in about a week and a half. I'm SO excited! I was looking up some places on google maps (our old houses, church, school, Matt's apartment, etc). It was fun. Things have changed quite a bit since I was there. I'm excited to see it all. I can't wait for some GOOD BBQ and Mexican food! I can't wait to hear the locusts in the trees, to smell the air, feel the humidity, touch the grass, hear the bumps on the road when you change lanes, see the sideways traffic lights (which I never thought were sideways 'til we moved here). I wouldn't mind a good thunderstorm. I'm excited to just drive around and see if I remember how to get places. I can't wait to see the stock yards, Cowboys stadium, Northpark Mall, the Harbor, downtown Dallas. Bluebell icecream! I'm excited about the North Mesquite football game and the reunion banquet. I can't wait to see old friends. I'm pretty nervous too. I hope that subsides a little and doesn't get worse. I'm having a lot of anxiety about leaving my 3 babies for 3 days-AND being in another state! I hope everything and everybody is okay while we're gone.
So, Jared & Sarah moved to their new apartment last week. They kept a lot of their things at my parents' house (so they wouldn't have to get a storage unit), and we helped them get it all moved in to their new place on Saturday morning. After they got all the stuff loaded, Matt took Coopie home with him (he was going to take Portie too, but he wanted to stay and play with Liam and Tristan), and Grandma and I bottled some tomato sauce and salsa (both made from tomatoes from our gardens :) ).
So here's what we did. We tasted the salsa. It's pretty spicy. We want to do some more in the next couple of weeks, as more tomatoes ripen.
So while we were hard at work, the little cousins played, painted, and slept.
In other news...
We leave for Texas in about a week and a half. I'm SO excited! I was looking up some places on google maps (our old houses, church, school, Matt's apartment, etc). It was fun. Things have changed quite a bit since I was there. I'm excited to see it all. I can't wait for some GOOD BBQ and Mexican food! I can't wait to hear the locusts in the trees, to smell the air, feel the humidity, touch the grass, hear the bumps on the road when you change lanes, see the sideways traffic lights (which I never thought were sideways 'til we moved here). I wouldn't mind a good thunderstorm. I'm excited to just drive around and see if I remember how to get places. I can't wait to see the stock yards, Cowboys stadium, Northpark Mall, the Harbor, downtown Dallas. Bluebell icecream! I'm excited about the North Mesquite football game and the reunion banquet. I can't wait to see old friends. I'm pretty nervous too. I hope that subsides a little and doesn't get worse. I'm having a lot of anxiety about leaving my 3 babies for 3 days-AND being in another state! I hope everything and everybody is okay while we're gone.
