365Project.2015 | Week 23

It's a blessing to be settling into a routine. We've sufficiently progressed through the unpacking phase to have things very functional. :) The "feathering of the nest" is most definitely a work in progress, but it will come. 

Day 152. The kids enjoyed quite the ride over to Nanny & Poppy's house Monday evening ... it just might have been even better than the pizza dinner. :) (And yes, we're officially working on the making the switch from Grandma and Grandpa to Nanny and Poppy.) ;)

Day 153. It's official. The plates are switched. :) Chris also passed his CDL permit test! Thanks for praying!

The boys are enjoying having a place to spread out with their creations. Mommy and Daddy enjoy not having to wade through the piles every night before bed. ;)

 Day 154. Miss Abby is still working on crawling ...

 Day 155. So. Close.

Day 156.We love being near family, and we enjoyed a great visit with Jenny's grandparents this Friday! So thankful. This was the first time they had been able to meet Abby. ♥

 Grandma had fun teaching the big kids how to make ornaments from fabric scraps and styrofoam balls. :)

 So thankful for a really special visit! ♥

Then we had more fun that evening ... the big kids enjoyed spending time with Nanny and Poppy while Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a date night. :)

 We managed to pick a very. nice. restaurant. :)

 And afterwards enjoyed walking around the canal.

We even had the privilege of seeing the inner workings of the lock when a canal worker decided to interrupt the monotony of his quiet evening with some conversation. :) We were shocked to learn that the gates, the lock itself, and the engine/gears/levers are still original 1910 equipment!

Day 157. I truly am a blessed momma. Peter surprised me Saturday afternoon with this bouquet gathered from around our yard.

 And my hubby figured out a very creative solution for stacking our "non-stackable" dryer on our washer. :)

 

 

And such be our days. :) Thanks for visiting. :)