Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree!

What the heck is that song even about? Do you know? Because I honestly don't! We had our first official Family Home Evening on Monday with Peter. (I know- you are probably all thinking- Geez! About time...we've had it since before we had kids....) We just found it a challenge to do it with 2 and a 1/2 people. So we had an opening song, and a prayer and the worlds FASTEST lesson about what makes up families. It was seriously all of 25 seconds long. And then we sang another song...Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree. Peter can now remember it and walks around singing it all the time. "KOPcorn, KOPcorn! Cop! Cop!" and he does the hand motions!

My hope is to continue to have FHE on a regular basis. Next week Bryan is in charge of the lesson. (Which may lead to another post on the subject because the lesson might be about the more technical aspects of football, or how to set a screen, or something else entirely that I am yet to foresee...)

Optimism

Bryan and I have been talking a lot about blessings and humility lately. I seem to be whiny I guess- what else is new? So I decided I would make a little list of things I have been blessed with in the past:
1. My wonderful family
2. A safe journey/move to PA
3. Bryan getting accepted to dental school
4. A bed to sleep in. (no I am not joking. We slept on an air mattress for a week when we first got here. Those SUCK)
5. A kitchen stove that didn't burn me on the outside when I was cooking things on the inside
6. My mom around to watch Peter so I could go run every day

Here are some things I am thankful for currently:
1. Schenley Park- safe, beautiful, dirt trails for me to run on
2. Strollers. Without one, I couldn't run at all!
3. My own washer and dryer. AMAZING!
4. Amber Warner's Grocery store- Thanks! You are the best!
5. Tilex and all other anti-mold/mildew removing bathroom and kitchen cleaners. The world would be pretty nasty without you.
6. My library card. There is nothing cooler than FREE books

Here are some things I am looking forward to:
1. October. My Parents are coming! YEA!
2. I am someday going to purchase a jogging stroller. WOW.
3. Books that are coming out soon- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. (if you haven't read the first one- Hunger Games, I would recommend it). Also- an Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
4. Bryan and I are going to actually cook meat when our stove/oven gets fixed!
5. Visiting the Zoo, and the Children's Museum
6. Call me cheesy, but I am kinda excited for New Moon, even though I think it will be lame.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada...EH?

So I have been freaking out lately because I have that little visitor map on my blog- I was just curious to see how many people visit my blog. So I checked up on the map every day and started to get a little worried because someone from Canada has been viewing my blog on a DAILY basis. I don't know anyone in Canada. And then today I was checking up on a few other friends blogs who also have the "Live Site Feeds" and guess what? My blogs site originates from Ontario, Canada! Can you say wierd? And I am officially apologizing to everyone on face book that I lashed out at accusing you of stalking my blog! Ha!

A Pirates Life for Me!

This weekend we decided to take a ride on the trolley by our house and see if we could see a new view of the city. After we got on the trolley, we noticed the majority of everyone was dressed in their Pittsburgh Pirates attire and thought, "hey why not?" So we made a detour and went to the baseball game Saturday night. It was a blast! (and we don't even like baseball...) The stadium is way cool and it was actually an enjoyable family activity! Maybe I will end up becoming a baseball fan!

Adventures in Oz

At Sky Harbor.... forever!

Petey got to sit in the cockpit and take a picture with the Captain! How cool is that?!


And now we arrive in Pennsylvania... the real fun begins...

Have you ever tied down a mattress to the top of your exploder? Neither have we.

As promised, here are the pictures of our house and surrounding area.

Across the street is an elementary school

Here is an exciting thing... its called a ceiling. Wow.

The dining room- though the living room has its own fireplace to match!

The front of the house. I will post 'after pics' when I get everything set up in my house the way I want it... until then...

Word of the Day

Hot. Can you say it? Peter can. And he does! EVERYTHING is HOT! "Hot Car" "HOT cheese" "Hot Truck" "Hot Ball!" Its sooo funny. He doesn't know when it really is hot, but its sure funny to see him add it to random words! I love it!