On the way back to our house we saw thick, black smoke billowing up into the sky. We realized we were witnessing the beginnings of a fire. We pulled off the freeway and had a perfect view of an abandoned house burning:
It was pretty fascinating to watch. We were there before the fire fighters even got there. We got to see all their trucks pull up and then watch as they used hoses and a crane to put out the fire. We saw on the news later that the police suspected arson.
It was bittersweet moving out of our condo. We were so happy to find a bigger place so much closer to Dallas’s work, but we were sad to leave our friends and the home that we had grown to love so much.
Well it’s been a little while since I’ve updated. We moved into our new house, and I was anticipating this post would include all of our “after” pictures from the renovation…but we’re still working on finishing touches and hanging pictures and all of that, so those pictures will have to wait. In the meantime, I’m hoping to finally blog about things other than renovating, so here we go!
We’ll begin with moving out of our condo. I was in the back packing some boxes while Caroline was napping. I heard Spencer start crying and went out to see what was going on. I found Brooke had placed Spencer in his high chair –
and she had barricaded herself so that Spencer couldn’t get to her and mess her things up while she was playing:
I still have no idea how she lifted Spencer into his chair. I’m just glad she buckled him in so he didn’t fall out!
When we found out we’d be moving, the girls went to town packing up all their books:
Brooke had to take a little break to peruse a Calculus book that she found:
The kids participated in an Easter egg hunt. Here we all are:
The girls were dying to find the eggs but had to wait until everyone arrived:
Caroline’s age group was first:
Then it was Brooke’s turn:
Spencer enjoyed popping bubbles:
After the hunt Brooke inspected her loot. Notice her outfit – her Easter hat, necklaces, a skirt, and a tutu. She insisted on the skirt, the hat, the necklaces, and the tutu because she was marrying Wyatt and needed to look “super beautiful.” Yes, apparently she still fancies Wyatt. I asked her why she is going to marry Wyatt and she said because he’s a boy. I pointed out that she has other friends who are boys and she never says she’s going to marry them. Her response was, “Oh, it’s because Wyatt has such a cute…”
In the split second after she said “cute” I nearly died thinking she was about to state how cute she thought Wyatt was. I mean, I do think he’s a really cute kid, but surely she’s too young to notice or care about that, right? RIGHT?
Thankfully she ended her sentence with “bunny.” Yes, that’s more like it. The way to Brooke’s heart is certainly through stuffed animals.
