Housewarming

What a weekend! Amy's friend Nicole stayed all weekend. We saw "The Dark Knight" Saturday morning. We were very disappointed to learn that our favorite theatre had closed. We were just there to see "Get Smart" last week and had no idea it would be our last time there. Back to Batman - it was fantastic. Go see it.

Nicole and Amy spent the majority of the day baking. On the menu: pumpkin-spice frosted snack cake, molten chocolate surprise, peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies, chocolate truffle pie, chocolate chunk banana bread and potato donuts. Yum-O! After all that baking, we decided going for icecream would be a fantastic idea.

Sunday we taught Sunday school and then finished setting up for the party. We had 42 people all together. Fun times! Everyone seemed to have a good time and we had fun showing the place off. We were just so blessed to have so many friends and family around at one time. That hasn't happened since the wedding.

Enjoy the pictures.

We miss you...

It has been nearly 2 weeks since our last post. We do apologize. It was our intention to write at least a couple times per week when we started this thing. Somehow it just didn't happen last week. We can't even really say that we've been all that busy. Here's a quick recap:

7/5 - Saw "Wall*E" and "Prince Caspian" at the Drive-In (Amy slept through "Prince Caspian")

7/9 - Amy had lunch with a friend at Messiah

7/10 - Had friends (and their puppy) over for a nice dinner

7/11 - Pizza and game night at same friend's house

7/12 - Amy went baby shower shopping with a friend

7/13 - Baby shower at church

7/15 - Our 2nd couples counseling session (don't worry - we're ok!)

7/16 - Amy went to a Mary Kay pedicure party

7/17 - Saw "Get Smart"

And tonight we had dinner and Amy made chocolate drop cookies - yum! We also finally hung some things on the wall in the living room. A friend of ours (see "Ben" blog to your right) takes sensational pictures so we bought two of them to frame. They really make the house feel like home. One picture is a sunset over Messiah College and the other is Peter's former band Pagoda. Good times.

Not much else going on. We're counting the days till our OBX vacation (3 weeks tomorrow!). The kids are doing well. They are interacting more and that usually translates to Kenny chasing Nutmeg all over the house and eventually cornering her under something and staring her down. So far - no blood. All is well.

We'll do our best to keep up with the blogging but we can't promise it will get more exciting. At least you'll get vacation pics next month...

Happy 4th!

Thursday Tim and Jeff spent the night. Friday we made our pilgrimage to Jared and Juliane's. Fun times. Today we painted our 3rd bedroom "Optimistic Yellow". Love it!

The Kids

Nutmeg is adjusting fairly well. She hides a lot but she likes to explore too. We worry that she's not getting enough to eat but she knows where the food is and she'll eat when she's hungry enough. She and Kenny are still getting along great!

Enjoy the pics and video.

Life

Last night we went to the Octorara High School Relay for Life. Amy's Mom and Pop-pop are cancer survivors. We really enjoy going every year. It's a great time to reflect on everything we are thankful for and to get inspired with hope and faith. Good times!

This morning we brought Nutmeg home. She is doing fairly well. She is painfully shy so she's been hiding under various beds all day. The good news is that she and Kenny have hiden under the same bad already - at the same time! Kenny didn't even notice Nutmeg was in the room when we first introduced them. So far so good.

Moving Day

Well, moving day has come and gone and we are now living in our new house! Yesterday could not have gone more smoothly. We had 5 friends plus Amy's Mom, Dad and Pop-pop here to help us. Peter picked up the truck around 9 am and by 11 am we were completely moved in to the new house!

We're obviously still unpacking but it is starting to feel like home. Amy made meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots and brownies - and LOVES the new kitchen. Peter loves the cooking so it's a win-win.

Kenny is settling in too. He has been very vocal but as we type he's just chilling on the living room floor. Can't wait to get everything put away!

And... more painting!

Here's the rest of it!

New living room furniture

Guest Room (before)

Guest Room (after, Languid Blue)

Dining Room and Kitchen (before)

Dining Room and Kitchen (after, Interactive Cream)

Master Bath (before, seller's stuff)

Master Bath (after, Jubilee)

Master Bedroom (before, seller's stuff)

Master Bedroom (after, Blonde)

We are now finished all the painting we plan to do "pre-move". We plan to paint the guest bath and 3rd bedroom sometime after we move. We're also hoping to find someone to paint our hallways and stairwell for us... eventually.

Tonight we ran over 2 loads (both cars) of stuff. The living room is slowly emptying out at the apartment, as is the kitchen. Tomorrow we hope to move the washer and dryer. Unfortunately tonight it rained so we thought it best to wait.

We've met our neighbors on either side now and both seem very lovely. One set of neighbors has twin toddler girls and the other side has a tiny dog named Pedro. Both should be lots of fun.

Only 4 days till the big move!