Baby, it's COLD outside!

Good morning from a very cold NH! It is currently -14 degrees! Yes that says negative! Yikes, now that is cold! Please note that is unusually cold for NH but regardless, too cold for me! Sorry that I have not posted sooner! Thank you all for your prayers and emails asking how the first week of school and work went for Callie and Rob! We really appreciate it! Callie reports that she loves school and her favorite class is gym on Thursdays! It has been an adjustment for her because this is full day K. Her morning starts around 6:30 when I wake her and then we leave the house around 7:30, pick up her cousins who live about 10 minutes away, then arrive at school a bit after 8 in the morning. My sister picks up around 3:30 and Callie is back home around 4! We then do her homework, make lunch for the next day, lay out clothes, bath and PJ's, eat dinner and bedtime around 7-7:30ish! She is adjusting like a pro, no complaints! We love the school and are thrilled to see Callie blossom there, her reading and writing skills have really improved! Charlie continues to roll with the punches! He has had a few behavior issues; whining, crying, not obeying and so on....I think acting out some of the changes that he is feeling. In the last few days though he has really settled down and the sweet Charlie that we all know is back! He started a reading and art class yesterday at the library and loved it! (I loved the hour to myself as well!) He and I will be starting a bi-weekly bible study next Wednesday called Mom to Mom. I also started a 8 week bible study with my Mom at church for ladies on Tuesday nights. We are studying Beth Moore's A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent. It's her latest bible study and I am looking forward to it! Rob is adjusting to the New England weather, the learning curve of a new job and work life in general after a few weeks off with just family in December. Below are a few pictures from our first week. (We have had two snowstorms since these pics were taken so there is an additional 15+ inches currently on the ground!) That about wraps up the latest on us! Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Callie's first day at PCA

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Rob and I were able to go out last night on a date night in Portsmouth, NH and had an opportunity to reflect on the last year and begin to anticipate all the changes to come in 2009! New job, new school, new house, new baby, new friends, new routine....and on and on! God is really taking me out of my comfort zone but just as I relied on Him in 2008 for all the unexpected turns and twists of life I know that He is faithful and trustworthy so I look ahead to the twists and turns with more excitment and sense of adventure!

Speaking of adventure, we arrived after our two day trek north, last Saturday! It was actually a pretty uneventful drive despite my wrong turn that took us through NYC instead of around NYC! It could have been a nightmare but God is good, Nav systems are awesome, and it was Saturday morning so traffic was light and we got to see the Statue of Liberty and the pretty drive up the west side of Manhatten. The total driving time was 9 hours and we are glad that we split it up in two days as we were all tired from packing and Christmas the day prior. We have spent this past week getting settled, obtaining new drivers licenses, seeing family, and preparing for the start of school and job for Callie and Rob this Monday. We are all looking forward to getting into our new routines. We appreciate all your prayers as you know transition can be new and exciting as well as stressful!

It is my hope to keep this blog up and current to keep family and friends near and far updated on our lives here in New England. I am new to this and have already had a few hair pulling moments trying to figure out all the ways to set this thing up! I am sure I will be in touch with a few of my fellow blogging friends to help me work out some quirks! Hope you all had a wonderrful Christmas and New Year!

Cars are packed and we are headed north.

Daddy presented the kids with new Red Sox hats and Shirt when we arrived in NH.

Helping Grandpa get snow off the roof.

Playing in the snow w/Daddy.