Life In Maryland

The moving van arrived the day after we did and we started to unload it that Saturday. We've been working pretty hard ever since. It was kind of a double move for us because the house we're renting here still had the owners stuff in it. Its kind of an interesting arrangement we have with a friend of my dad's. He's living in Key West and wanted to rent out the house but wasn't coming up until July. We offered to pack up his stuff and store it in the basement in exchange for moving in sooner. The house hasn't been lived in for awhile and the yard needed some attention. So we've spent a lot of time over the last few weeks, packing, cleaning, unpacking, and doing yard work. Here's a few shots of life here in Maryland and our new house.

 Andy on the riding mower mowing our huge lawn. The back yard is really big and surrounded by trees so its very private.

 The first Saturday after we moved in Andy, Lynn Rector, a friend of my parents, and I spent 10 hours trimming back this massive tree in the front yard. Andy had a lot of fun with the power saw. Yes those are all massive branches on the ground around Lynn and Andy in the tree with the power saw.

 The front of our house after the tree trimming. Taking down the branches really opened up the front yard and let more light into the rooms in the front of the house.

 Bryce on a walk in the woods on Mount Etzler with my dad last Thursday.

 My favorite spot in the house. Our screened in porch. We eat all of our meals here. We have a great view of the whole yard.

 Bryce playing in the water table in the backyard. Its been really hot here lately. Bryce loves the water table. He could play here all day.

 View of the back of the house. The kids play outside a lot.

 We filled up our little wading pool last Saturday. Tyler invited over his new friend Kenny from church. Kenny only lives about two blocks away and they play together a lot. Tyler says Kenny is his best friend.

 Tyler relaxing in the shade while everyone else does all the yard work.

 Bryce really enjoyed his bowl of ice cream. He licked it clean.

 Our kitchen. The door on the right goes out to the screened in porch and the window over the sink faces the backyard.

Another view of the kitchen. I'll add more pictures of the house later. I've been meaning to do a post for so long I just wanted to get something up. Things are moving a long here. I've been working on our Business Plan in our spare time here. We've been looking into office spaces and we have a meeting with the bank on Friday. Meanwhile Andy has 9 clients already with LDS Family Services. He had his first appointments today. Things are moving along. I'll try to post more regularly now. Come visit!!