Fresh Start

After much thinking the last week I really decided I need to get back to blogging! I have heard numerous comments from friends and family on how they miss seeing what Mr. Finley is up to and keeping up with our life.....so here goes nothing :)
I did in the last few months start many posts but just never got the time to upload the pics to go with them so we'll see if I get time to go back, in the meantime I am just going to move forward and try to catch you up to this point.
Since January when Nate arrived home things have been a whirlwind but a good one. Our first mission was FAMILY time. In January we booked a couple days at a local waterpark hotel in the WI dells to take Finley swimming and had a blast.
February rolled around and Nate and I headed off to beautiful Hawaii for a week long much-needed vacation. Finley stayed with my mom and dad and had his own vacation. When we returned from Hawaii we used the rest of February to do fun family things with Finley before Nate was due to start his new position with the WI NG. This included hanging out with family, friends and a trip to Chicago to the Shedd Aquarium and even Ikea (where oddly Finley perhaps had more fun than the Aquarium?)
March brought the start of a new job for Nate and we also hit one of our other goals hard which was shopping for a new house! We put most of our free energy into looking at homes for the whole month of March and into April. I am sorry to say we have not found it yet. We know we need to move as our first home is getting seemingly smaller by the day but we aren't willing to settle for a house we don't love. For the moment we have cooled down the house hunt and just keep our eye on new listings. We are trying to enjoy the time that we do have to spend in our house and know something will come along in due time.
As May approaches we are keeping fingers crossed that our family stays healthy after a long run with cold viruses, strep throat and pink eye!! Envious, I know you are :)
Mr. Finley is doing AWESOME as usual. Talking up a storm, cracking us up and just learning from us like a sponge. He is quite the personality. Since the weather has warmed up some of his new favorite activities are playing in his sand table (with diggers), high-altitude swinging for hours while watching the dogs run crazy around the yard, sliding at the park (all by himself on the big slides!), long walks in his new all-terrain wagon and just helping mom and dad around the yard with what needs doing. He has recently acquired a Lighting McQueen "quad" that he is learning to ride. Thanks to all the Grandparents for all the new cool equipment!!
The next few months promise to be a busy time for us with weddings, trips and Nate's busy schedule. He likes his new job and has already traveled a bit. We are enjoying life the way it is now and knowing the the rest of the year is sure to bring changes for us.
See you back here soon!!