Continue in Patience

There are so many times when our patience is tested and tried and we feel stretched thin and unrewarded for the work we do and sacrifice we make. This message was perfect for how we have felt recently and a good reminder that though we may want to be rewarded right now, our Heavenly Father has His own timing.

Continue in Patience

Picture Update

That's right, Abby, attack the kids who are running away.

But please do notice Zach has a gun too.

Sam participating in the water games with cousins. So much fun!

Abby's favorite thing in Culpeper is "Art School".

Check out Sam's newest skill! He can't pull himself up to stand, but it is really good at standing once he is up and holding onto something.

Deja Vu (or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Through Culpeper)

Roy got a phone call yesterday offering him a job as the Manager of Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Policy with a company called BIO in Washington DC. He started talking to them about a week and a half ago and has been anxious to work for them since. An impressive salary increase, great employee benefits, real holidays, evenings, and weekends off coupled with the fact that it is his dream job led to an immediate yes. He starts October 12. We're really excited for him! Since he started the interview process, I stopped unpacking so since half our stuff is still in boxes, this should be a pretty easy move. We're sad about moving from Culpeper since it stole our hearts quickly, but the commute would be way too long every day. We are looking at moving somewhere along the Orange Line of the metro (for all our old DC friends who know where that is) and have appointments to look at places tomorrow. We are really excited about the opportunities Roy will have in this new career. By the way, I still don't completely understand what he'll be doing, but I know the title and any questions you have can be directed to Roy.

And We're Back

Moving is always an interesting experience. It's exciting to see new places, meet new people, and explore. It's exhausting to unpack and organize, change information and start up all the utilities etc, and learn a new area. We love Culpeper so far. It's a great mix of a small town feel with easy access to all the things we consider essential. And yes, Target is one of my essentials. So is access to more than one park. It's been so nice to spend time with Roy's family up here and see the cousins play together. Abby and her cousins took about three seconds to be uncomfortable around each other before running and playing. Sam took a little longer to get accustomed to the noise while not in the safety of a lap, but the boys have won him over now.

So on top of all the moving fun, we have discovered a great park:

attended Roy's swearing in:

explored downtown Culpeper (including discovering a fabulous bakery with the world's yummiest doughnuts):

bought a new car

attended cousin Zach's birthday weekend celebrations (where our camera stayed, dang it!)

started Abby in art school

started both kids in library story time

found out my brother (finally) got engaged and started planning our CA adventure for the wedding. Yes, Neil, I did say finally :)

and did lots of other fun things that will have to wait for another post and our camera to return home.