Thursday, February 19, 2009

We're In

We did it! We now call Palo Alto our home city. So far, we are loving it and look forward to the day when we can relax instead of unpacking boxes. Blake moved like a champ and even napped in his Pack 'N Play while the movers moved us out of the old house. I promised Andrew we are here for a good, long time. The only way I would ever move again is if we bought a house in Santa Cruz (a girl can still dream big). Thanks again to my parents for helping us move out. My dad worked so hard and my mom watched Blake the whole time. Now onto the mini tour:

Our front porch:


If you follow the path to the left of our front porch then this is where you end up. The door leads into the kitchen:


Our backyard. We call the shed LuLu's big dog house because she loves the privacy and protection in there:


Looking the other way in our backyard (sliding glass door from the dining room):


I actually adore this kitchen:


The older stove. Blake can turn all the burners on so we are looking into knob covers:


The fridge:


Our family room with the front door:


More front door:


I am sure the furniture will change hundreds of times before I settle on the perfect arrangement. Once other rooms are straightened up I will post them too. Now onto unpacking more boxes.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Moving In

Shannon's parents have been up since Friday afternoon helping us move the last of the stuff, re-install blinds at the old house, and unpack here. They've been a huge help.

Of course Blake has been helping us unpack quite a bit as well, as the pictures show...

Blake unpacking toys.





Blake unpacking baking tins.












Unpacking cupcake sheets.












And helping get us moved into the freezer.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

We Are Moving Again!

Once again, I am moving our family to a different city. This time we are going to be calling Palo Alto, CA our new home. I love moving because it gives me a chance to purge the things I know I didn't need in my life (a drastic motive I know). Unfortunately, I still own so much stuff. How does this happen? The majority of boxes in this picture are things that belong in our china hutch. I am obsessed with baking pans. I can't believe how much stuff I own relating to making baked goods. There is no excuse to ever buy a loaf of bread or bakery item ever again.



We moved our washer/dryer set to the edge of the garage to get ready for the movers. That meant we had to put back the washer/dryer set that came with the rental. Since they have been sitting so long the ignitor switch was out in the dryer. So here are Blake's clothes drying in the bathroom. Once again, why do I think my son needs this many clothes?



Our guest room, then office, then guest room again awaiting its new future.



This is what happens when Teenie's rope accidentely gets thrown on top of boxes.



David came up to deliver a bed and was nice enough to take the futon back with him for Jessica. Blake rode around on his shoulders and loved his new vantage point. He was smiling so don't let his serious look fool you.



Now, less blogging and more packing. The movers come tomorrow so wish us all a quick and painless move!

P.S. It broke my heart last night to pack my knitting projects away. I am having seperation anxiety.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

More Projects


It's official! We are moving to Palo Alto in nine days. We found a fun rental only three miles from Google so Andrew will be able to bike to work in a matter of weeks. It is a three bedroom, two bath duplex with a low-maintenance (but well taken care of) yard for the dogs. It is 1,700 square feet so we will be gaining 200 feet of extra space. The duplex is great for these reasons: on a cul-de-sac, two-story so the dogs will be limited to the downstairs meaning the upstairs will remain relatively cleaner, there is an attic with tons of storage, it is across the street from a nursery and a tot park, the neighbors all seem to have small children, and it is in walking distance from a gourmet grocery store and ice cream shop.

Blake got invited to another birthday party so I made the little girl some legwarmers (picture above). I hope she likes them and I hope she gets to wear them since the weather is so warm already.


A few weeks ago I made this hat for Aden who I used to nanny for. He turned six on Jan. 26th so I saw it fit to make him a skater beanie. Usually I have skateboarding in mind, but he is a hockey player so I sewed on a hockey puck patch once I finished knitting it up. Aden's mom says it fits and once again I hope he gets to wear it even though it is in the 70's.

Off to sleep so I can wake up and get into super packing mode.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Baby Leg Warmers



Here is the finished product from my earlier post. I am addicted to making baby leg warmers. These were made for Blake's friend Sophia who just turned one. I put them on Blake right before I washed and blocked them. Super fun!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

For all you mama's out there