Change

Lots has been going on over here. Our renters skipped out on their rent, we found out our awesome deal daycare is ending in October and our downtown parking spot is going, too. So we're evaluating our options with the other house, figuring out how we'll handle child care going forward, and entering the state's parking lottery in the meantime in hopes that we might score a cheap spot. D also found out that her office is moving to Elk Grove next year, which is actually a bit of good news for us. She'll be three miles from our front door, so occasionally biking is now an option. We're also helping Nona and Grandpa move into their new place, which is only 30 minutes from our place. It's been great to be able to stop in on random weeknights and not have to pack up our whole car to be able to do it.

The kids are getting bigger and bigger. Savvy is like mini-teenager, giving us attitude left and right and getting more picky about what she does or doesn't want to wear each day (she only wants to wear a dress and fancy shoes everyday- such a girly girl). Miles is finally putting on some weight and eating like a bear. He LOVES to eat-- it's his favorite pastime. He is crawling fast now and is cruising around on furniture. I imagine walking can't be far behind. Still no new updates on the adoption front. We haven't had any hiccups, visits, or anything to speak of. Though we did make contact with his half sister's adoptive parents recently. They are open to maintaining contact for the kids going forward and hopefully we'll be able to meet them in person soon.

Here are a bunch of back logged pictures of the fam and of Miles' first birthday party. It was a lot of fun and he had a great time smashing cake in his face. Now it's on to Savvy's camping party in a couple of weeks, with a slew of preschoolers running around. Wish us luck. :)