Merilee's first days of school

Merilee's first day of Kindergarten in Cushing. She started a few days late because we thought we would be closing on our house sooner and would just have her start once we moved. However, it was almost a month later that we actually moved so I am glad she got to go to school for a little while. She even had several of her friends form Pre-K in her class.

Merilee's first day of school in Sayre. Sayre started school on August 11 and Merilee started on September 21.

New House Befores

Master Bedroom after being painted and our new bed that my brother built.

Holland's room after being painted. It was bright pink.

Hall bathroom.

Girls' room after being painted half pink/half purple. It used to have a deer wallpaper boarder.

Dining room after being painted a beige. It used to be a minty green.

Kitchen. Not much has been done.

Living room view from entryway.

Front door.

There used to be a built in closet here and we took it out and painted the entryway white.

My mom and I taking down the wallpaper with a shark steam mop. Not easy.

My brother assembling some new toilet parts in our living room. Merilee and cousin Maren are looking on with interest.

Update

Wow, the month has flown by. I don't have much time so I will just touch on some highlights as I can think of them.

• Holland is crawling, sitting up, cutting teeth, and eating baby food
• Cara is hilarious!! (if you can understand her) She is keeping her panties dry at night so hopefully she is fully potty trained.
• Merilee did really well reciting her memorized scripture for the primary program. She is the top reader in her class and is reading 1st grade books. It amazes me how fast she has learned to read. She also learned how to tie her shoes from a little girl in her class. She can even tie a bow on her dress behind her back. She is amazingly smart just like I knew she would be.
• Justin got a new position at work and now works in the California office doing paperwork and working more hours.
• I have pretty much finished putting the house together and have plans to post pictures soon. I am trying to integrate myself into community type things and have not been bored so far. I really miss Cushing...mainly my friends there. That's all for now...it is freezing outside.