Climbing walls!

Let me tell you about our temporary appartment:
it currently has LOTS of space for me to run around in! The bedroom has my parents' queen size air mattress, and my travel bed in it. The dining room has a card table and three folding chairs. We eat off of paper plates, and cook our food either in the borrowed pot or the borrowed pan. The living room is empty, except for my toys, and the pillows and blanket that double as a couch during the day. I like it this way, but I think my Momma and Dad are looking forward to our stuff arriving. I remind them that it will every now and then by saying "my stuff, HUGE boat, wa-wi, Dammah" (which means, "our stuff is coming on a huge boat across the water to the country where Grandma lives").

Because staying inside too much makes me misbehave, my Momma and/or Dad have to take me outside every day to climb and run. There is a little playground near here, but I enjoy GETTING there more than playing there: there are all these really cool walls to climb on! I can get up on top of the wall by myself now, but usually want someone to hold my hand for balancing once I am on top ("uP! wall! hand deeese?"). Pictures of me on the wall bellow!

Grrrr... put that camera away....

Hahah! I can balance here WITHOUT holding your hand, Momma!

Climbing the big-kid jungle gym is lots of fun, too!

The NICE bathroom rug...

Hi again! I realize that it has been a while... between job searching, house hunting, church hunting, and getting settled in otherwise, my Dad and Momma have been busy!

This post is dedicated to a very special household object. We bought it at Cosco. It's a cream colored bath rug. I looooove that rug! Several times a day, I take off my socks, and walk on the rug, curling my toes into its delicious softness... my comment: "Nice!"
Ok, Momma, time to change my diaper! (I say that by saying "Maw, dapoh eww!")... do you think this NICE rug would be a good place to change me?

*giggle* oh no, Dad, don't blow any more rasberries on my belly! Please! Please! It tickles!

Oh yeah. Have I mentioned that I like lying on this NICE rug?

Towel? What do you mean, dry me off with a towel? I'll just wiggle around some more on this NICE rug!

On another note, we drove to the beach on Sunday after church. This is haystack rock, by Cannon Beach. The weather in Vancouver was beautiful and sunny... but on the other side of the mountains, down by the beach, it was pretty cold and rainy... we still went on a walk, and picked up a few rocks, and a sand dollar...

Anyway, that's all for now. More news on jobs and houses to follow!

In Vancouver!!!!

After a very busy week of cleaning our appartment, wrapping up military paperwork, and finishing packing our stuff, we left Germany on a HUGE airplane. The flight was a direct flight from Frankfurt to Portland, and I slept for 4 of the 11 hours... except for the rather annoying bus rides from the airport terminal to the airplane and the airplane to the terminal, the flight was uneventful, almost pleasant.
Grampa, Aunt Hanna, and Anna met us at the airport in Portland, what a nice surprise!
We spent the first few days at Steve and Anna's house - thank you for sharing your home with us! The day after our arrival, we got cell phones, and found a cute, small appartment we will live in with a month-to-month lease until we move into our house. We bought a 2001 VW jetta wagon, which will be my Momma's car as soon as our Honda arrives from its trip to the US from Germany. My Dad jumped right into job hunting, too. He has a few interviews this week, we will see what comes of those. My Momma looked at lots of houses with the realtor, and found two or three we would be very happy to call our home... for some odd reason the bank wants Dad's letter of employment before they will give us the money to buy a house though.
ANyway, we have been too busy visiting friends and family and getting settled to take many pictures, but my Dad has a Blackberry that takes pictures, so here are a few:

Here I am in the inside of our new car. The outside is dark blue. I like it.

At Steve and Anna's house, I escaped from my Momma while she was putting on my nighty...

Here I am having dinner in our (empty) appartment. It was yummy! My Momma made me a real burrito! I even managed to eat it without making too much of a mess!

Because we don't have many toys in our appartment, my Momma and Dad have to be creative. Letting me type letters (I call it "type e-i's") is one of my favorite new hobbies. I know the letter "eM!" and like typing lots of it!

Here the most recent picture... of me drinking "moo-juice" and eating breakfast.

More pictures and news (hopefully about a house and a job) to follow soon!


Greetings from beautiful, green Vancouver!