End of Summer

Well summer is over but we're excited for the fall and for all the changes that lay ahead. To begin my position at St. Kate's has changed and I am now an assistant athletic director! This change in title has been about a year in the making and the only main change to my role is that in addition to all of my previous administrative duties I'll now also be working with each coach and tracking everyone's successes as part of the college's strategic plan. I'm excited for the change and the new adventures that lay ahead but a little worried that my plate is sometimes a little too full.

Speaking of a full plate...we decided to list our house for sale. The commute, mixed with my long hours, has taken a toll on us and we had always intended to move back to the eastern side before the kids started school so why not now?! Eric, having a pretty good idea of the housing market, did some research and there doesn't seem to be any trend of things improving in the near future so rather than continuing to be in a place farther away from family we've decided now is as good as any other time in the next 10 years. We hope to have it officially listed this week and then will wait for offer, oh and then find a new place to live. :)

So the last two weekends, with the help of our parents watching the kids, we've cleaned out all the unnecessary items, filled a big dumpster, and staged the home. This week we'll get our gutters cleaned out...apparantly plants growing in them might be a turn off to potential home buyers (who knew!)...and put the house on the market. Oh and celebrate our lil' man's 3rd birthday on Wednesday. Life is busy but at times I wonder if I'd really enjoy it any other way.

Anyway here are some pictures from the last few weeks. Enjoy and I'll try to post again next weekend with Robert's birthday pics.

Kids grow up way too fast...Izzy's already driving!

A few weeks ago I was able to spend the afternoon and evening with my two great friends. We spent the afternoon allowing all of our kids to play together and then had a girl's night for dinner (sans kids and husbands). It was a great time and I wish we all lived closer so that these moments weren't so spread out. Abby and I've tried for 3 years to get a good photo of these two together. This is probably one of the bests...now to get my son to smile. :)
The younger kids!

I can climb stairs!!! Oh dear!!!
Getting so big!
Labor Day weekend my mom and I took the kids to visit some of our relatives on my dad's side. It was great to see so many relatives and even better to come home to the projects Eric was able to accomplish with a kid free home.