We have been living in our new home for three weeks now and we are feeling pretty settled in. We have a few boxes waiting to be unpacked and some pictures we are planning to hang but other than that our home feels good and cozy, like home! We are enjoying being back on the coast but have definitely been going through a lot of changes that come with beginning again in a "new" town. We are thankful for Kyle's job, our home, along with our parents and old and new friends who have welcomed us so well. It has been refreshing to our hearts to be able to join with other believers in worship on Sunday and to live life in community with them as well. We have met most of our immediate neighbors and we are enjoying taking walks as a family in the evenings or just Adah and I in the mornings. The woman across the street is named Ada which makes me smile. The neighborhood has a great atmosphere with bike riders, stroller pushers, joggers, dog walkers, lawn mower and golf cart riders that really give a welcoming and friendly feel to the place. Adah and I are still figuring out our new routine and I am looking forward to walks to the park and more visits to the beach once it cools down a bit.
Adah turned ten months old last week and I cannot believe it! She just recently fell in love with her stuffed animals and is especially fond of a yellow lab that she just squeezes and waves around. Thanks to my moms encouragement when she babysat last weekend Adah learned how to give her stuffed animals kisses and has even given Kyle and I a few! It is the sweetest thing. She has recently started "talking" so much more and points at anything that catches her eye and tells us all about it. She still just has the two bottom teeth and the little bit of hair she has is a light honey brown color more like her Aunt Lauren's hair than her mama's.
Adah's new favorite spot is in front of this glass door that leads to our carport where she can look at the trees, birds, daddy when he's mowing the lawn, and mama going to do laundry.
We had a busy weekend with Lauren, Brad and Eva coming to town to celebrate our friends Morgan and Max at their wedding shower on Saturday. Kyle's Aunt and Uncle along with their children and grandchildren are staying at Topsail for the week AND Jamie, Chris and the kids from Sunset Farms will also be at Topsail this week and we are so looking forward to seeing all of them! I am excited about a whole week full of people and the beach!
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us during this transition, we are grateful!
Here is a not so fabulous snapshot (but the only one we have) of our home so you can at least have a glimpse at where we are living now.
