In Transition

So the Brown family has been M.I.A. as of lately.

Since my last post ...

We sold our house in Alberta (one week from the day we listed). I packed all of our belongings in 2 1/2 weeks in the midst of farewells and good bye visits with friends.

The moving truck was loaded up Sept. 7th and sent on its way while our family drove to Edmonton, put our vehicle on the train and then flew to Ontario.

Once in Niagara, Dave, Kendall and I headed to Kingston for 5 days, in which time we bought a house.

We returned to my Mom's in the Falls and then Dave flew back across the country a couple of days later to attend his Arrow Leadership course in BC for a week.

After his return he headed back up to Kingston to start his new position as Lead Pastor on October 1st.

In the mean time the kids and I crashed at my Mom's place until we got possession of our house October 29th. A couple of days were spent painting and setting up Cole's room and then our moving truck arrived on November 1st with everything we hadn't seen for 2 months.

So here we are ... officially residents of Kingston, Ontario. There are still boxes piled all around the house, and Kendall's room is still in the midst of being painted, but our house is already feeling like a home and not just because we haven't had one for a while either ;)

In the meantime the kids have continued to grow. Kendall has begun eat cereal and then refuse to eat cereal. as well as sitting up on her own. Having Mommy out of her sight is always a cause for great distress, and she will always demand to be in the center of the action rather than be sitting by the sidelines in any exersaucer, jumperoo or chair. He favourite and only word is "Ma ma".

Cole is still working on his 2 year molars and drooled through 4 shirts today and seems to permanently have his hand affixed to his mouth these days. However, when all 5 digits are removed his speech is improving every day and he loves to sing more than anything. He also loves his new room and has been sleeping in a twin bed since being at Grandma's. Upon seeing all his toys once again after a couple months he told them all "I missed you" as he excitedly examined each one.

So as you can imagine there's a whole lot of stuff to be blogging about these days, but since we've been so busy, time to do so is scarce. Currently keeping the kids fed, clothed, clean and happy on top of unpacking and painting is about all I can handle, and with adding Dave's new job on top of that, life is pretty full. However, stay posted. I will try to update. Maybe even some pictures of the new house as I managed to get a room or two completely tackled. For now I leave you with a picture of the front exterior taken in much warmer weather :)