As you know, I'm working hard (when I get a spare minute) to catch up on all the posts from last year that I didn't write. I think the easiest way to do this is a monthly recap, where I go through all my pictures from that month, pick a few good ones and just give you an idea of what we were up to. I may occasionally compare 2013 to what we're doing this year. It's crazy how much can change in a year. Especially when you have littles.
So, February 2013. Where to begin? Well, the moving trucks arrived at our new house on February 4th. I was SO anxious to make sure all my stuff arrived safe from its long journey overseas. (More on that in a future post.) I have to say, February was pretty much COMPLETELY consumed with getting settled and unpacked. March, April, and May might be that way too. Hey... cut me some slack. I was pregnant with an 18 month old!
In addition to unpacking inside, Fin and I spent a lot of time outside getting the front and backyards cleaned up. They had been practically untouched (and most definitely unloved) for over a year with the former tenant. I decided pretty quickly that I wasn't going to survive winters in the Pacific Northwest without rain boots. This ingenious idea lasted about an hour. Tops.
It was during all this gardening time that Fin's obsession with bugs began. As I turned over stones to weed and create new garden edges... he found ALL sorts of fun critters. I could probably write an entire blog post on Fin's bug adventures alone.
OOOH and in February we made one of our first big appliance purchases together: a washer and dryer! Fin thought they were pretty exciting. Keeping him away from the buttons and lights was a bit of a challenge.
Playing with bugs wasn't the only new activity that peaked Fin's interest. Cooking and chopping and baking with Mumma was pretty exciting too. It didn't take too long for him to learn that baking= tasting.
Ok... working in the kitchen didn't always equal tasting. Not good tasting stuff anyway.
Even with the mountain of boxes and work we had to do at the house, Fin and I still took breaks to get out. Of course, that can get tricky when it's so damp, cool and rainy.
We usually ventured out despite the rain, but when it was really bad, we discovered the library was a great place to visit. They held story time every Wednesday and that was wonderful for BOTH of us. All of the friends I have here now are somehow related to our weekly story time. I either met them there, or we found out about other fun things to do in the area and then met them at those events. (Ok, all but one friend. I actually met my closest girlfriend here while we were cooped up in the Navy Lodge! She was there at the same time with a little boy the SAME age as Finlay. It was destiny.)
During one of our "Let's get out of here because I'm going to go nuts staring at all this cardboard" outings... Fin got his first fat lip. Poor boy. He tripped at the park and fell face first into a large wooden step. But I learned a couple valuable lessons that day. Always park your car near the playground and always keep lots of napkins in your car. Trying to carry Fin, who was bleeding all over the place and run/walk as quickly as my pregnant body could take me the 1/4 mile back to the car.... not fun. Yep. Lots of napkins. A first aid kit isn't a bad idea either.
... And everyday Fin got bigger and faster.
OH and speaking of FASTER! Our neighbors across the street with three boys gave Fin their not-so-gently worn power wheel. Fin fell in love, and eventually, that thing bought me all sorts of time and saved my sanity. Eventually. At first, when he couldn't steer and insisted on kicking it up to rabbit speed (turtle speed just wasn't doing it for him)... it was just hell. I had to chase the kid around the huge backyard saving him every time he headed for a tree. Did I mention that I was pregnant?
Ohhhh but there was still so much work to do...
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