I actually wrote a letter update for snail mail...gasp..I know!! It feels rather old fashioned but I have a bunch of family pictures to distribute. I thought I'd share here first. :-) Now I have to actually write out addresses and such...hmm if I can find any. I left out addresses for privacy purposes. Anyway, here it is:
Greetings from ....! Yes, we’ve moved. We’re no
longer the village dwellers of ..... We’re the country bumpkins of ...... J
Our house had an accepted offer within one day of
listing it, and we found out about our hobby farm through an acquaintance of
Darla’s dad. Everything fell into place
perfectly and we feel like it was meant to be.
Rhya and Brielle love our new place beyond measure. There
was no ‘transition period’. They adapted from the first day. We bought a bunk
bed (since there are only 2 bedrooms on the main floor) and Rhya was delighted
to experience top bunk snoozing. The top bunk is also a favorite hangout for
both girls during the day.
We’ve had fun dabbling in ‘new things’, such as planting
apple trees, finishing off the basement (still in process), burning down a
junky shed, acquiring some new pets
(kittens and goats so far), purchasing a riding mower, and much more for the
future!
The girls have been busy growing and learning all sorts of
new things over the summer. It’s a joy
to witness the two of them start to interact and play together for extended
periods of time. Rhya is very aware of
how to engage Brielle on her level. There are still plenty of squabbles, but
that just adds to the overall love, right? J
Highlights:
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Rhya rides her balance bike every chance she
gets. Even if we’re only going from the
house to the shed she has to go find her balance bike and cruise on down.
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Kittens. They are LOVED. Rhya carries them all
over (when she’s not on her bike), protects them from Sakari, and snuggles them
multiple times a day.
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We’ve gotten acquainted with George, the 90 year
old neighbor man from the farm across the road. He regularly presents us with bouquets
of flowers from his pristine gardens. He has also delivered a few bags of
apples from his tree. He’s incredibly
sweet and always has a little sparkle in his eyes.
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Brielle is our little monkey with her own language. There’s so much to explore in her mind. At
any given moment she’ll be standing on a chair trying to rock it back and
forth, running down the hills in the yard, climbing up and down the bunk bed
ladder, and scurrying around on her little jungle gym.
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Brielle signs a few words, says ‘eh’ a LOT, and
utters a few little words, like, please (eese), thanks (anks), yeah, all gone
(ahonng), moo, MOOMMMMMAA!!, Rhya (ahra)… She also likes to use long jibberish
sentences.
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Rhya asks questions about almost everything and
then follows up with ‘why’?
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Rhya has discovered the fun of having ‘friends’
and asks when she’ll see her cousins and friends again. She slept over at her
Grandma’s for a few nights over the summer and loved every minute.
Our new address is .... We love company so come visit!!
