It's been just over a month since moving to Lebanon, Oregon, and we are finally feeling settled in. We rented a house in a nice neighborhood, and we are starting to meet some of our neighbors. Okay, so we've only met the families in our ward and Masen's friends, but it's a start. We are hoping to get to know more of them as time goes by. Our house is a country blue color, with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms. The main floor is just a great room, with a nice sized kitchen and family room. We also have a 2 car garage, which will be nice when the rain starts. Maybe we can get our landlord to install a garage door opener before the weather changes. It's worth a try! Here is a picture of us outside our house. Please ignore the grass. It looked that way when we moved in.
We have had Masen with us for the past week and a half. He is having a great time riding his new bike (he got it for his birthday), and playing with the neighbors. He has made a couple of good friends, and spends all day playing with them. We are getting ready for his baptism later this month, which means we will get to see our families again soon. We are excited about him getting baptized, and he can't wait. We get to go to the Twin Falls Temple dedication the Sunday after his baptism, which will be a great experience for all of us.
We are both doing good here. Shawn is learning all the in's and out's of being the "big boss man." He has a small staff, and most of them a hard workers. It's been a high learning curve for the past month, but he is enjoying his job. Carli got a job teaching 3rd grade math, science, and social studies at Green Acres Elementary (how many of you are singing the song right now???). It's a different kind of schedule, and a really small school. There are only about 15 teachers total. The first day of school isn't until after Labor day, which is a good thing. Lots to do, not enough time.
Everything is going great with the baby. We get to find out what we are having in a week, and we are really excited about that. Masen says he wants a brother and a sister, but he's going to have to be patient and take them one at a time. There isn't really a baby bump yet, so nothing to take a picture of. That will all come later.
We are going to take turns updating the blog, so we'll see how we do. We hope you enjoy keeping up with our lives!
6 comments:
Yay! You have a blog! Congrats on your new house, new jobs and most of all - congrats on the baby! So exciting!
Can't wait to hear what you're having! Love ya Carli! We miss you here!
A BLOG, I'm shocked! Awesome though. It is so much easier to keep up on everyone's life this way. I love your cute new house. So many changes all of you and they are all good. You are so blessed. I'm so excited for you Carli. Congrats on everything.
YEAH! THis is fabulous! I am so happy to see your blog and will visit it regularly. How I love you, my dear and wonderful friend.
Jody
This will be a wonderful way to keep people posted on your lives! I can't wait to read about your ultrasound and to find out what you're having. Congratulations again!
Hi Carli! Thanks for sharing your blog with us. We'll definitely check in often to see what's new. Glad to hear you guys are getting settled and life is swell. Keep me posted on that baby news. love ya--mel
Hey, that place looks familiar. It was so good to see you again and get familiar with your new home. We can't wait to see you again in 2 weeks. We don't know much about blogspots so I guess this will be a learning opportunity for us. See you soon.
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