WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!

It's official...we're home owners! I feel so excited and scared all at the same time...it's such a commitment, both financially and emotionally. We have so many "plans" for the house and so many plans for our future; the sad part is that we're only here for 3 years and most of our "plans" will never be realized.

But, either way, this is a great opportunity for us to build equity and begin to learn the "tricks of the trade" with home ownership. So, today we signed our life away. The purchase will be recorded on Sept 2nd, and on the 2nd we will be able to move into the new house. Be prepared for many more blog posts coming your way about our newest experience!

"Daddy" Came to Dinner

It was a beautiful day in Kodiak; Emily brought "daddy" along to all of the places we went today. We grabbed a quick bite to eat at McD's, and of course, "daddy" came along. Here's a video of Emily trying to make sure that "daddy" is eating dinner.

PS - She took "daddy" to bed with her tonight when she went to sleep.

She holds on to him as tightly as she does her binkis.

Missing Daddy

It's never easy when Chris is away. Usually Emily doesn't sleep through the night or she asks about him constantly. Last night as I was taking her up the stairs to go to bed she looks at me and shrugs her shoulders and says "Daddy work?" I said "Yes, daddy is at work." It's so sad, but whether it's traveling on business or standing duty...often times daddies need to go away to work.

Well, this morning I was changing her diaper, and on a shelf in her room is a USCG toy helicopter with a Coastie hanging from a line out of the helo's door...much like Chris would do as a Rescue Swimmer. Chris got the toy as a Christmas gift last year from Grandpa & Grandma Humphrey, but it has really been with Emily ever since. She often points to the toy and says "Daddy," we usually agree with her and continue getting ready to go. But, this morning she kept saying "Daddy" over and over again. So, I took the Coastie-man down from the helicopter and gave it to her. She was SO EXCITED!!! She had daddy back!

She took "daddy" downstairs and he has been with us all day. "Daddy" watched Bolt this morning with Emily. They danced together. "Daddy" went to lunch with us and had to sit on the table near Emily, watching her eat her food. "Daddy" sat in the car seat next to Emily on the way home from lunch. And, now as I write this, "Daddy" is upstairs with Emily taking an afternoon nap right by her side.

Here's a video of Emily and "Daddy" when she brought him downstairs with her to watch Bolt:

Packing

I know I haven't blogged much about our new house. It's been a long process and we're almost at the end of it. We started the "House Buying Process"back in June, and here it is...September...and we're FINALLY going to close on the new house!

So, this weekend we started packing. We won't actually start moving boxes until Wednesday, but we're getting started on some of the items we won't need between now & Wednesday. There isn't much we are planning to pack; we're only moving a few miles down the road...but, Emily got to join in on the fun of packing.

Here's a video of her putting DVDs into a box:
(thank goodness that DVDs can't break if thrown!)

Chasing the Roach Coach

Tonight we planned to go out for some good Mexican food. As you may have heard me mention in the past, "good food" is almost non-existent here in Kodiak. But, we planned to go to Martha's Place tonight for dinner. Martha's Place is only open seasonally from May to October. So, quick and easy...and off to Martha's we went.

Now, usually Martha is parked in the True Value parking lot. Or, sometimes she's parked in the Elk's Club parking lot. Well...it was 6pm and we went searching for Martha. We searched True Value, we searched Elk's...we searched all the other parking lots downtown, but no Martha.

Just when we thought that we would have to think of something else to eat...here comes Martha! We were down the street and saw her driving by. So, we followed Martha to her parking lot of choice.

Dinner with Martha was really good...a couple of real Mexican burritos (actually made by Mexicans!), nachos, and a side of rice. Don't worry, we have leftovers. Oh, PS, a side of guacamole is $8.00! It's crazy...guacamole is definitely a delicacy here in Kodiak!

Here's some pics of us chasing Martha:

Hanging Tags

Yes, Lisa came with some cute clothes for Emily. Emily had no problem opening the bag and pulling out all of the goodies...but, she did have a problem with the tags on the clothes. She refused to take anything else out of the bag until all of the tags were removed from each piece of clothing. She's a crack-up!

Here's a video:

Future Photographer

Give the kid a camera...and they take the most random pictures.

The cute part is that she says "cheese" every time she pushes the button down to take the picture...even though the camera isn't pointed at her. It's too cute!