Finally a little snow!

Well these last couple of months have been a crazy few! In November Nick accepted a new position in Apple Valley MN, as the 2nd Assistant General Manager! He started on Nov 28th, which meant he had to move up to the cities while the girls and I got the house in Harrisburg ready for the Market! We listed Nov 28th, and fully moved out of that house as of Dec 17th. We have yet to sell the house but hope we figure it out soon! In the mean time we have all moved into a great 3 bedroom 3 bath 2 story townhouse in Farmingtom MN. The girls absolutly love it! They have their own playroom/loft right outside of their bedroom so they can play as much as they want!

So far the winter has been incredibly mild, which for us was a huge blessing since the girls and I have been driving back and forth between Sioux Falls and Farmington about every week! Bummer part is we have barely received any snow! The girls have been aching to put on the snow gear and get out and play in the snow! Today was finally the day! We got less then an inch, and it was absolutely freezing outside, but we did it! We would play for about 10 mins, go inside and sit by the fireplace for 10 mins, and then brave the cold again!

The girls are getting very indepentant now...not that they weren't before, but it has been taken to a whole new level since they are almost 4! We have to look at putting a lock on our refridgerator because the townhouse has a standard fridge with the fridge on the bottom...which means the girls can reach everything! Yesterday while I took a shower Parker got into the fridge and ate over 1/4 lb of cheese slices I had just bought from the deli! They love getting dressed themselves, and for now actually enjoy picking up after themselves! We'll see how long that lasts! We took them in for their 4 yr appointment early since I wanted to get it in with our regular doctor and found that Parker is 41 inches tall and 39lbs, while Kinsley is 38.5 inches tall and 27lbs!

As far as Nick and I, he is loving his new position at Menards! He enjoys the people he works with and is actually very excited for the new prospects and promotions he has opened himself up for! We hope that within 18-24 months he will be promoting again, and then within 18-24 month after that finalizing his promotions with his own store! Within those promotions we will again be moving so we are currently just looking at renting until the final move, which then we will build or buy our forever home!

For me, I am still doing Celebrating Home on the side, but I have cut back due to the distance and the fact that we don't have the same family dynamic up here that allowed me to work more and not worry about the girls having to get a babysitter. Luckily with Nick's promotion it isn't a large concern that I am working less! I am looking at other options though such as getting my personal training certification...but who knows!

Well time to start lunch and then 'school' for the girls!
Loves and Squeezes
The Lannings