Tunkhannock, PA....our new home

 

 

 

 

 

I just tried to send this, and the whole blog post I made got erased. So frustrating. Anyways, haven't posted forever. Alot has happened since we posted last. We have moved to Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. A cute litte town in Northeastern, PA. We're only about 2 1/2 hours from NYC and Philly, but you would never know it. It is very rural. Keith got a job internally with P&G working at their paper plant in Mehooooopaney. Did I add a couple extra o's? It has a funny in the sticks name to it. They make Charm'in, Bounty, and Pampers there. He is really enjoying it. Very different than working at corporate. He enjoys learning more everyday, and the change of pace.

We live only five minutes from the plant. The kids go to Mehoopaney Elementary school, only a few minutes past the plant. So I love it because Keith often drives the kids to school if they miss the bus, we call it the blue batman bus. The kids love that bonding time with Dad, and of course I love it. Kayla is in first grade, and Luke in kindergarten. They are loving their teachers, and having lunch at school, and all that new stuff that comes with full day school.

Darren is enjoying afternoon preschool twice a week. Today he got so excited to tell me about his day as we were leaving he backed up into the school vacumn. He's so cute. Though he does miss napping those days. Today he told me on the way, "mom, I don't think I got enough sleep last night". He naps every other day, and lately falls asleep on the way home.

We are expecting again. Our little boy is due to arrive April 13th. So certainly he should most likely arrive in April sometime. Kayla groaned when she found out it was a boy, but the boys cheered. Luke made a Thanksgiving grateful turkey for school, and wrote he was grateful for his baby, and family. Kayla used to ask everyday if she could feel the baby kick. She has stopped for now, but it is hard to explain to kids a few months. We are all looking forward to it.

The kids loved Halloween, and they looked so cute in their costumes. Kayla was snow white, a beautiful costume made by her Grandma Busby for her birthday. She was delighted with the outfit. Luke was Jack Sparrow again, not that he gets old, Darren was Woody, a costume we got from Disneyworld in February, and have waited to debut it ever since. So cute! And Charlotte was Minnie Mouse for inside events, and a monkey for the actual trick-or-treating. She was putting up quite a fuss when I was trying to put it on her, and didn't want to wear it at all, but once I got it on her I couldn't get her to take it off. She would bring it to me everyday for that whole week. She wore it out every wear we went until the next Saturday. So funny.

We are loving our little Tunkhannock. It is beautiful here, we have a sweet little branch, and its different, but we are adjusting. We miss all of our friends in Cincinnati though. Hope you are all doing well. The Busbys

 

 

 

 

 

Randomness

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte sporting her ASU cutie pie outfit. Luke's pictures he taped all over Dad's wall. Our family on Fourth of July morning at the bike parade. Yeah, we don't look that festive, but I did win a race that morning! It was a rush getting ready for the parade.

Kayla has lost four teeth!

 

 

 

 

Back in February while we were at Disneyworld we noticed that Kayla's bottom teeth were growing in, but her baby teeth hadn't come out yet. It creeped me out because I had never seen that before, but the dentist said no problemo. He said the baby teeth would come out on their own and the others would move forward. In April right before we went to Boston her first tooth came out. Grandma and Grandpa Busby were here. They enjoyed partaking of that experience. Kayla was so excited. I can't remember when the other bottom one came out, but I think only a few weeks later.

Her top teeth have been wiggly forever, but on the way home from Pennsylvania one popped out in the car. Last week Luke knocked her accidentally in the pool, and loosened the other one. It was loose for several days. She looked so redneck because it was almost sideways it was soo loose. Then Charlotte knocked her again. See the fat lip? And then it was really loose. In one second she pulled it out. She now can see all I want for Christmas is my tooth front teeth honestly. She looks pretty cute.

Our Quest to Move

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So with P&G in the HR program they get to change roles every couple years or so. Keith has been looking around, he applied for roles in NYC, then Connecticut. Keith flew out there, and then we were going to Miami, and when out on a trip to check it out when The Mehoopaney plant role showed up. We are now moving to Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. The plant there is where they make pampers, bounty, and Charm'in. It will be a great experience for Keith, and I think a fun adventure for our family living in a small town. We are looking forward to being only a couple hours from the NYC, Philly, and not too far from DC and Boston, and Palmyra.

We went there last weekend with the kids, and found a house, and we are in contract. We are excited as we think about how we are going to arrange things and what not. We had a really fun time there skipping rocks in the Susquehanna River, and getting icecream at the local "Freez". Mehoopaney, here we come.

Charlotte's walking

 

 

 

 

 

She is the latest Busby to walk, about 14 1/2 months. She is doing it! About 2 weeks now she has gone to walking full time. She thinks she's the stuff as she struts around everywhere. She was playing a game with Luke and a rope and laughing as she walked around the house.

Soccer/T-ball

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kayla and Darren played soccer spring season, and Luke decided to do T-ball. Darren's first game was absolutely freezing, literally I went in the basement and got out all the winter gloves hats, and triple layered everyone, but Darren was so cold he wouldn't play so I worried he would be like that the whole season. But eventually he warmed up and went after the ball. Even though he liked practice more than the games because he said he never got the ball in games--he is one of the littlest ones. He did score one goal, in their own goal, but he got the idea, right?

Kayla had a great season, and got better as it went on. She was one of the best players on her team. She scored several goals, and on her last game attempted about 8 or 9 goals, but just got too close to the goalie. It was awesome to see her get more physical now that she is in an older league. Already it gets more intense. Keith is with our good friend Devin who we met last year. His son was on Kayla and Luke's soccer team last year. He started playing basketball with Keith and has been playing ever since. His kids were on Darren's team this year, and the basketball team that Keith coached. They're awesome friends.

Luke likes T-ball. Is definitely learning alot. The best part about it is that we have gone to the baseball field several times as a family to practice. All the kids love it.

Father's and Son's campout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Father's and Son's campout....therefore Girl's night as well. The boys had a blast camping with Keith. It was Darren's first time, and it was all they talked about all day. Kayla had a race at her school that night. She came in fourth for the kindergarteners, and was the first girl. We painted nails, made muddy buddies, and watched Father of the Bride. Luke took a bunch of pictures of Darren after the campout. I think some were Darren's scary face. They are funny boys.