The Boehm Family: January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

What Are The Odds

Natalie thought she was H I L A R I O U S the morning she got Ryan's hat on all by herself. She did look pretty cute.

Natalie, January 2013

And I knew that something seemed eerily similar about the situation. What are the odds the these two sisters would adorn the same hat wearing the same PJ's two years apart?

Kendall, January 2011

Monday, January 28, 2013

Goodbye, Olympic View Elementary

Ryan's last day at Olympic View Elementary was Friday, January 18th.

It was such an emotional day for me. I loved that little school, and his teacher, and seeing Ryan blossom and make new friends there. It was really hard for me to say goodbye.

Ryan didn't miss a beat, and maybe didn't grasp the situation as wholly as I could as an adult.

Goodbyes stink.

When I arrived to pick him up at the end of the day, Mrs. Cieslar had each of the kids say something to Ryan - like, "I'll miss you", or something they liked about him. Thankfully, I missed the first couple because I was in tears by the end. I would have been sobbing if I'd caught the whole thing. It was really special for me to hear the kind things the kids had to say about my boy.

Ryan and Mrs. Cieslar

Ryan and his big buddy, Sam R.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Coming Up For Air

Since I last posted, we have moved! We actually moved! I still can't believe it actually happened. It's been quite the process, but after patiently waiting on a short sale that took 9 1/2 months we are officially Issaquah, WA residents.

It's been a crazy month of packing and organizing and unpacking and organizing, but we're getting there. The official move date was January 19th, but we moved quite a bit over on the 18th with the help of Uncle Michael. We were even able to sleep in the house for the first time that night. It was a little bit of a nightmare thanks to Miss Natalie, but Ryan and Kendall thought it was pretty awesome.

The transition is going well. Ryan started his new school on Tuesday. He now goes to half day kindergarten at Maple Hills Elementary. He hasn't missed a beat. He loves his new teacher and his new school. He rides the bus, has made new friends and has had a pretty seamless transition. The rest of us, on the other hand, are not used to having him around as much! He bounces off the walls when he gets home, and terrorizes his sisters endlessly. We've decided more structure is needed so we will work on fine-tuning that this week.

The girls, who are now sharing a room haven't been sleeping well. We're hoping this works itself out. We don't feel like they are waking each other up, they are both just not sleeping well. With Natalie, it's pretty typical, but Kendall has been up more than she usually is. I'm sure all the changes are just catching up to her.

The family member who has had the hardest time is Kona, the cat. She just isn't sure what to think. She walks around crying all the time (making me cuckoo). We'll get there!

We are all loving the extra space, for sure. We have an entire room that is empty because we don't have furniture for it yet but the kids are loving it. They wrestle and play ball and just run in circles in the open space. So fun!

Paint colors and furniture arrangements are taking over my brain, and can't wait to get started on my first project. Stay tuned for updates (and pictures).

Friday, January 25, 2013

Cousin Abby

My cousin Abby stopped to visit us for a day on her way to a Grad School interview in California. Her little layover worked out perfectly. It was so wonderful to see her! The kids adored having her here and definitely kept her busy!