Sold!

We did it! On Friday, Mick and I became proud first-time home buyers! With the help of my cousin & her husband (who have graciously hosted us the last three times we have gone to Ann Arbor for house-hunting/buying) and of my parents (who watched Jack during closing & helped us clean & child-proof the house once we had keys in hand) we were able to sail through the closing process without any trouble! Thankfully, it went nothing like my dream (see previous post).

Jack absolutely loves all of the space in the new house. It has an open floor plan so he's able to do circles around and around and around and through all of the rooms. Here he is helping me to wash the floor.

We've got just one week left in Northern Virginia and, in addition to packing, we are trying to get in as many fall activities and visits with friends as possible. We hosted a BBQ for friends two weekends ago and had brunch with friends in Bethesda (Emma & Claire were flower girls in our wedding).

Jerry, Emma, and Claire Sorkin (Lisa as photographer)

Since we weren't able to go with the rest of our playgroup to Cox Farms, Jack and I instead enjoyed a visit there early last week with our friends Lee & Iain. This place was incredible: hayride, corn maze, petting zoos (Jack fell straight onto a pile of goat dropping and when I picked him up he had hay and poo stuck to his mouth - I almost vomited but he just grinned at me), giant slides (we went down together, riding on a burlap sack), apple cider, play areas, live music, etc. It was fantastic fun... and so much easier now that Jack's walking!