A New Season

We have had a great deal of change in the past year and with that comes a lot of introspection.  I have thought long and hard about what to do with this blog and more importantly, how I can keep up with it.  The fact is, I can't right now.  Of course we still want to share this new season of life and pictures like this:
 

 

So we're going back to Shutterfly!  I created a new Share Site, and it should be easy to remember because it's:  bedougall.shutterfly.com.   There is currently no password, and if you have a Shutterfly account, you can sign in to leave comments and sign up to be a member of the site.  Hope everyone can continue to follow us over there!  This old blog will be up indefinitely, so you can always find old pictures.  Come on over and see what these goofballs have been up to the past month!  CLICK HERE!

If you usually check the blog from your smartphone, Shutterfly has a Share Site App that you can download and use to easily check the new blog too.  The first step is to download the app, then become a member of our new site (I sent to an email to the people I know check the website, but let me know if you want me to add you!  and feel free to send to other people.).  [Disclaimer:  The only downside is that you won't be able to read the descriptions of what is happening in the pictures.]

Hope you enjoy and follow along!  If you have questions feel free to email me.

We’re Moving (Again)!

 

We have finally found a rental house and are moving in! 

That means we have lived in FIVE houses in the last SIX months!  Yup, 5 houses in 6 months… all very nice houses… but whew, its a lot of moving and adjustment.  Bonus, we are finally getting our things back- clothes, toys, kitchen tools, etc!

Fortunately, this one is much bigger- playroom, lanai, backyard, four bedrooms.  I think we all took a nice deep breath when we walked in.  The kids ran in circles on the carpet when we first got the keys.

Riding his bike on the new street

 

Checking out the backyard

 

 

There is a kumquat tree in the backyard which Owen is enamored with.

 

 

The new playroom with entrance to the lanai

 

Kitchen and living room (Owen saying the kumquat is sour)

 

 

Front door and formal dining (opposite the front door is the playroom).

 

Breakfast nook

 

Kitchen

 

 

Lanai toward master bedroom

 

Lanai toward family room

 

Of course, the fans were the first things Owen brought from the townhouse.

  

 

 

Monday the moving truck came!

 

 

 

 

All toys are suddenly new again!

 

Scooter time!

 

 

I turned my back for one second, and Margot headed down the rollercoaster too!

 

Guest bedroom (right off family room)

Margot’s room just off the formal dining room.

Master bedroom

All loaded up and the movers were gone by 3pm!

 

All the other stuff :)

 

Aunt Staci is coming to visit this weekend, so we will hopefully have more unpacked pictures too!

Dudley Farm

 

We went to another state park that has a working late 1800’s farm!  No re-enactors at this one the day we went.

 

Walking back to the farm.

 

Almost there, we found the cows!

 

 

Sugar Cane grinder

 

 

 

Feeding the chickens clover (a tip from the ranger at the gate).

 

Here’s a little chicken video too

 

Margot on the milking stand

 

Pumping water for the cows

Checking out Tom Tom and his girls

 

 

This was the Dudley Farm house!  They lived here with their 12 kids!

 

One last pump before we go