Whew! I can't believe it's been four and a half months since we've blogged ANYTHING! Once you see this list, though, maybe you'll forgive us a little. Here are some things that have been happening with This Boelter Family recently:
- We found out we're going to have another baby! A little girl, due November 19. Everyone is healthy and happy, although Louis is good at tiring Mommy out (and Daddy, for that matter). Yes, we've started to think about names, but no, we aren't going to spill the beans until she's born.
- We settled into our new home and life in St. Louis, only to find that Josh's company, (Woot.com) was to be acquired by Amazon.com, and This Boelter Family would be relocating to Seattle, WA. Very sad to leave our recently repatriated home, friends, and family, but we decided to take on the challenge in the spirit of adventure!
- We visited Seattle twice: once with the whole family just to check out the scene, then Josh went back to tour the new office and find a place to live. Success on all counts! We scored a nice apartment in the excellent Greenwood/Phinney Ridge area of North Seattle.
- Josh went to Dallas for the announcement of the big acquisition; Woot's monkey mascot made a music video about it, and that—and a humorous (and largely fictional) letter from the CEO— generated some serious internet buzz.
- We blinked, and Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and many family birthdays had passed!
- The company arranged all the relocation services. The movers packed up just about all of our belongings and loaded them onto a truck in just over 4 hours! They even shipped our car to Seattle! Aunt Rachel, Ryan, and his sister Kelly moved into the Southampton house soon after. Gotta keep it in This Boelter Family, y'know?
- We had to couch-surf for a week or so while we waited for our stuff to arrive at the new apartment, then Josh and Macchiato went ahead to start work while Amy, Louis, and Sylvie stayed in St. Louis to play with the Grandmas, Aunt Rebecca, Aunt Rachel, Beckham, Sammie, and Rosy a little longer.
- Louis turned 18 months old! He is like an albino Tasmanian Devil with an insatiable appetite for Goldfish crackers, milk, Sesame Street, School House Rock, swings, books, music, kisses, and full-contact peek-a-boo ("I SEE YOU!"), especially when it involves hiding in one of our recently unpacked boxes.
- After a quick trip back to St. Louis and a quicker visit with Aunt Katy and Aunt Beth, This Boelter Family was reunited, cats and all, in Seattle (Josh's fourth trip from STL to SEA in 2 months!). The car and our stuff arrived, and we've managed to get it just about unpacked.
- People got married! Congratulations to Jessie and Theron, Angie and Andy, and Brian and Gabby! We love you all and we're sorry that some or all of us couldn't make it to your Big Day(s) because of all of our craziness.
- We're settling into a nice routine, and getting to know the neighborhood and surrounding area: the parks, the streets, the shops and restaurants, and the numerous bodies of water in the metropolitan area. This has been a great time of year to be here, with mild temperatures (for the most part) and lots of activities: neighborhood street fairs, company picnics, mom's club gatherings, and we're just getting started!
We've taken about 500 photos just on our phones in the last two months; we can't fit them all here, but below are some of our favorites (look for more on flickr soon).
Love to everyone who helped us get through this whirlwind transition, and to everyone we didn't get to give goodbye hugs to. We'll get back to St. Louis when we can, but pretty soon we'll have our hands even fuller than they are now! You'll just have to come visit us (we bought a new sofa bed just for you!), and for those who can't, we'll really try harder to update this blog more often!
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