Just in the first 2 weeks...

The kids made some artwork while I rested on a hard day.

On that same particularly difficult day (I had quite a few after we moved, it seemed to exacerbate my pregnancy symptoms) the kids completely tore apart the loft. I took this picture because it looked so bad, but to be honest, it has looked worse since. Far worse.

John hired landscapers before we had unpacked a single freakin box. No joke. The kids and I would sit outside and watch the tractors dump dirt and watch "the workers". The kids liked to take them "pos-ca-pels" popsicles and water bottles.

Our first Sunday here was Father's Day. I have lucky kids.

After about a week of staying here, we discovered we had a pretty severe plumbing problem. Really long, frustrating, disgusting story short, the pipes that connect our house to the city sewer were full of gravel and therefore not draining. After 2 days with a basement full of waste water, and therefore having no running water in our house, this humongous hole was dug in our front yard to fix the problem. It was a nightmare. I never want to talk about it again. Moving on...

Elaine got us tickets to take the kids to the Princess Festival at Thanksgiving Point. It was probably the hottest day ever. Elaine was brilliant enough to bring some Knight costumes for the boys, which was perfect because Boston cried all morning when he realized Naomi got to wear her Tiana dress and I wouldn't put him in one. The highlight for them was Naomi getting her face painted and Boston getting a black dragon tattoo on his arm that he appropriately named "Toofless" aka Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon.

Maybe you noticed, so maybe it's worth mentioning, that Naomi is crying in 2 of these pictures. All I can say is that she is 2 and I have never in my whole life met another 2 year old who gave her mom more of a run for her money. We have reached a stage with her that I would call a serious power struggle, among other things. She is too smart for her own good, and I swear you have never heard such sass. I'm literally exhausted just thinking about it. Hopefully things calm down a bit before October. But if they don't, please pray for us.