Christmas #2

Noah wanted to "ride" his dog on Christmas eve....

Christmas Day....

The best gift with a bow on that I got all day!

 Noah got a monkey hooded blanket :)

Aunt Michelle reading the book she got him 

A couple of other gifts including a somewhat "busy book" about oma and opa.

Then photos of what happens after the gifts are opened....

And.... It wouldn't be Christmas with the Palmer's without games....

Of course I was too busy playing to get anymore photos :)

Good-Bye Old Place... Hello New Place!

The Cat enjoyed being up high.... Now... the Cat gets to enjoy Iowa Winters... OUTSIDE! 

Good bye Annoying Cat.... and Good bye Mice!!!!!

Noah enjoyed playing with everything that we were packing....

he either put extra things into boxes.... or took things out of boxes....

Moving DAY

How awesome are our church friends?

Men helped us move on a Friday afternoon.... Pastor's wife made everyone supper...

then on Saturday... another person brings over Chicken Noodle Soup and Pumpkin Bread for lunch!

They are SOOO amazing to us!

Noah.... That is not a cubby hole to hide in! :)  Yes this is the new place... 

that's all you get for a little bit

Stealing Christmas

What is up with the title?  I stole these photos from Christmas... I did it for the good of those who don't have access to both blogs....

Dan not remembering how little they can be... even though Avery is 9 months and NOT little :)

Noah really enjoyed Aubrey's gift!!!! He liked to write/color on it... and wipe it off.

Aubrey, Noah, and Avery... Cousins (missing Kailey though).

Christmas Program at Grace

Noah was one of the 3 kids under 3 who were supposed to bring a star to the front with the wise men

1 wasn't able to make it, another made it to the second row where daddy was and went in there... and Noah was able to make it up and STAYED the whole time!

The 3 wise men were bowed and Noah just stood... what is he doing?  Looking at Pastor's wife...who I was told was sitting in the very front row waving at him!  Haha...

The wise men then turned around and they all sang as song...I'm convinced Noah was their director!

P.S. Aren't the sheep cute!

One wise man was tired from the long journey...

Noah making faces :)

 He did SOOOOOO GOOD!

Noah also wanted to try on Great-Grandpa's hat while Mommy was packing.

Christmas Cactus is doing great... hopefully it will take the move ok.

Osky Game

Photo from Friday... too cute not to share!

Noah was sooo excited that everyone else was cheering (it was as players were introduced).

Thanksgiving Part 2

Really??? Only one comment on what you are all thankful for?

Well I will let you know 3 (not all) of the things Dan and I said we were thankful for (no order):

1. Our New Place

2. Noah- He's getting really good at this puzzle!!!!

3. Baby #2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO PHOTO....

Thanksgiving weekend

It  doesn't feel much like thanksgiving.... But it it has been good. I helped serve a thanksgiving meal at the church Thursday.... 

Noah turning into spiderman to sleep...

This was just his clothes in laundry....it has only been like a week!

Packing progress....

Noah's face when I told him I was going black Friday shopping without him :)

Looking forward to thanksgiving with family on Saturday.... What are you all thankful for this year?

Sort of recent....

Ok, so I am getting really bad at updating with everything going on....

Well, the referendum at work passed, so looks like my job is more stable....

As most of you probably don't know we put our house up for sale and within a week we had 2 offers on our house and we are closing on December 19th.  

We went fast into action looking for a house, with one ok possibility.... we looked for houses

after Dan got off work on Saturday.  Of course we had another person look at our house that morning

so Noah and I had to find somewhere to go... except Walmart... and

then the Library once it opened at 10.... 

Here is Noah being a goof ball at Walmart.

What is he looking at?  This is the response I got when I told him to look at Mommy....

oh my....

 Daddy and Noah reading time... Isn't he such a great dad!

Oh and so it's not so depressing with my we found an ok house... we went a couple days later

and found a house that I think will work well.... 

downside for Andrea: It's in town with a small yard....

upside for Dan: It's in town with less maintenance!

Oh well... 4 bedroom, lots of USABLE room (unlike the room we have now), twin home (like a duplex, but we don't pay association fees and do everything outside), remodeled kitchen (1 month ago), oh... and pretty new... it was built in 2007!  The timing isn't ideal as it is close to Christmas, but it will be nice to not have to move or commute in bad weather in Jan and the rest of winter!