The new addition to the family!

I would like to e-introduce Autumn! She is a calico/tabbie that we adopted from the Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter in Hillsboro on Tuesday, August 14th. She was caught in a trap and brought into the shelter on that previous Saturday, got her shots on Sunday, got fixed on Monday, and then adopted on Tuesday. Whew! She has already had way too much excitement for a 4-week old kitty.

As soon as Ben saw her, he knew if we adopted her we would have to name her Autumn for her orange and brown coloring. Good job, Ben!

So far she has been the greatest kitty ever. She has adapted to her new home, litterbox, and food perfectly. It took her a few days to come out of her shell, but now she is super playful and the most cuddly kitty I have ever met! We love her to pieces!

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

Our Crib

Well, here is a tour of our apartment...

Here are some pictures of the living room and our "dining room" sans dining table.





Here is our lovely kitchen complete with "butler's pantry" and washer and dryer.


Here is our office/game room/library/storage/home to our new gigantic iMac computer.





And finally, here is the bedroom with our new "his" and "hers" dressers from Ikea.



(And here's the bathroom even thought Ben doesn't think people need to see it.)



Hope you enjoyed the tour!!

Oregon or bust!

Well, after much thought, a lot of prayer, and a couple of resumes, we decided to move to the great, green state of Oregon. We are living in Hillsboro next to Beaverton and just a quick drive away from Portland.

We are pretty much settled in - boxes are unpacked and we have hung some stuff on the walls. We have also finished our first week at our new jobs.

While we are enjoying the cool weather up here, we do miss all of our friends and family a ton! We hope that we can use this blog and iChat to keep in contact with everyone. Love you guys!!


Here is a picture of us moving while Josh, Stephanie, and Amelia were still smiling. 12 hours of driving, one shady hotel, and many random memories later we arrived in Oregon and they got to experience our 2 flights of stairs to our 3rd story apartment!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us move! We appreciate it so much and we miss you guys!