The past few weeks have been a blur, but it's official--we're all moved and finally in our new house. All I can say is that I hope this home will work for our family for a long time to come becuase moving is miserable business. We are so grateful to Josh and Jana Arnold for letting us rent their basement apartment these past few months--they were life savers. After we sold our house it looked to be impossible to find somewhere that would do a short-term lease and accept a 60-lb. golden retreiver. But the Arnold's did both, and we're so grateful to them for putting up with us for a few months.

We love our new house, and it's so nice to finally be close to Ethan and Noah's schools. We'd love to have visitors too, so give us a call or email andrea_barker31athotmaildotcom and we'll give you our new address.

And, our household items aren't the only thing on the move lately. After months and months of waiting, our little Aaron has finally decided to walk. (Yes, he's 16 months old!) We've been kind of concerned about him lately, but they finally determined he needed ear tubes (he had constant ear infections and fluid buildup in his ears.) After his surgery, he just up and started walking. I'm convinced the fluid in his ears was affecting his equilibrium and made him feel dizzy when he tried to walk. I'll post pictures or a video in the next few days (maybe weeks?) once we get our computer and camera port set up. But we were so glad and relieved to see him finally reach this milestone.