KING Me

Oh, I am so excited...we finally got our king size bed out of our storage unit last night and what a difference it makes. When we moved into our townhouse in August we (okay I, Chip could of carried less) decided that it would be better to use our full size guest bed and store our king bed. I was thinking that it would be better to have more floor space and our bedroom is rather small. How big of a difference would it make? Boy, was I wrong. I don't think I've slept well in 7 months. Chip and I both like to stretch out when we sleep and would rather not touch the person next to us (I know, very romantic). Well, that doesn't work well in a full size bed with two adults. And don't even think about putting a child in the middle. Every time Audrey had a bad night and I just wanted to put her in our bed at 5am, that was out of the question. Needless-to-say, Audrey and I have slept more on the couch in the past few months that ever before. We moved our storage rooms a few weekends ago to save a little money and we finally could get to our bed, which was in the very back of our unit. I am happy to report that we both had a great night of sleep and when Audrey was up at 6am, I was able to snooze a little more with her in the bed with me (watching Elmo of course).

I am also happy to report that we are all well! The weather here has finally warmed up some and we've seen the sun a few times this week. It makes for great afternoons to play outside. I have to admit that when we first moved here I was a little skeptical about seminary housing. Yes, two friends had both told me that they loved it, but I was thinking well they didn't have kids and they hadn't just moved out of a house. Now after 7 months I have to say that I am so glad that we chose to live here and we have been so blessed by our neighbors and the community of seminary families around us. While the space is a little small and it takes some adjusting, it is so nice to be able to just walk outside and have sweet neighbors and instant playmates for Andrew and Audrey. I don't know how long we'll stay, but we are sure enjoying it while we are here.

Here are a few pictures of the kids playing in the neighbors' sand table and of Audrey playing outside in her rain boots. She loves to wear them and I thought it was so cute with skirt!