We are homeowners!

Yes, it's sad but true. We've taken yet another step of buying (quite literally) into the American dream. It's big. It's in the Salt Lake suburbs. But it also looks like it will be a good investment in the short-term we plan on living there. Oh, I sound more American everyday. So sad. It is a very nice house right by Andy's work (he can walk or bike to work!) and will fit us, the business, guests, and maybe even some housemmates very comfortably. It will be a relief to get our workspace set up properly and not have shirts overflowing to all parts of the house. But not living with my parents and having the burden of owning a home is very steep price to pay for bigger business quarters. Pace will miss having them around all the time, although I'm sure he'll think it's fun to watch us mow the lawn (which soon will be xeriscaped or turned into a big garden! Grass and Utah heat are an absurd combination!). We are planning to move-in in a couple weeks once some small remodeling projects (updating electrical, removing part of a wall) have been done.

What else have we been up to? The summer in a recap:
May - we find out baby #2 is a GIRL but have not settled on a name.
June - we spent two lovely weeks in Princeton for Andy's 5 yr. class reunion, Philadelphia, and NYC, visiting with old friends, roommates, and housemmates.




July - Back in Utah we spent lots of time in the pool in the backyard trying to survive the desert heat! Pace got his first haircut! We grabbed those bangs and went clip. He's laughing because we were laughing so hard at how uneven it turned out. It's grown out nicely now.

August - we celebrated our 5 year anniversary!!!

In other news, Pace is getting very good at potty training; Kira, at 31 weeks pregnant, has to keep competing with him for potty time, as the new baby pushes more and more on her bladder.

Andy's job is going really well. He's excited about the work he gets to do and is pleased with the impact his company is having on local Salt Lake and Park City businesses. Go to www.envperform.com or www.globalfootprintnetwork.org for more info on what he does.

Say it Green! is also keeping us busy and we have finally gotten some time to work on business development (website, link building, etc.). It's fun having more and more people find us through search engines and place orders.