Elise got a hold of the camera one day and started taking some photos. Here is some of the carnage:
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House
On Friday, March 2nd Elise and I closed on our new house. After searching long and hard, we finally were able to pick up a nice house that has some great features. Looking for a house that needed some work was proving to be difficult, as every house we did go see was either a dive or had an accepted offer already. I was able to spot this one the day it was listed and 24 hours later we had an offer on the table. We were the first of two offers, and the seller (an estate) decided to select ours. After inspections, finances, viewings, and signing our life away, we are now homeowners once again.
As is common with estate sales, the house needed some modernizing. We spent the first weekend painting ceilings and the second weekend painting the walls. The new (used) appliances are in and the old carpets are out. Enjoy these photos of the current project. Once all the dust has settled, I’ll be sure to post some before-and-after shots.
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Photos!
So…we have been slacking on the photo (and post) output on the blog as of late. There has been a number of changes recently that have made our lives pretty exciting. Some of these include Jon’s new position, Jacob’s first birthday, and buying a house. This is a post of photos taken in the month of January. I will be posting others soon, so feel free to check back in a few days.
As always, enjoy!
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Changes
Times they are a changin’…
The past few weeks have been quite the exciting time for the Werth family. Jacob celebrated his first birthday and had numerous celebrations: one at daycare, one with Fred, Cathy, & Teresa Werth, and one with the Larry and Mary Degen. He has moved entirely to big boy food (real milk and table food).
In the midst of all this celebrating, another exciting development has occurred: we have bought a house! After looking for a few months, we finally got the jump on a nice house with great potential (which has been quite the challenge)! As an estate sale, it has a bit of work to be done to bring it up to modern times, but we are looking forward to having a project and a little extra space. Jon’s favorite fea
ture: a two car attached garage! The house is on the southeast side of Iowa City and fits the bill perfectly. We are now considered “sale pending” and are closing on March 2nd, with a move date tentatively scheduled for March 18th.
I’m sure we’ll have plenty of pictures in the coming weeks and months (including some photos still from Jacob’s birthday), but for now here is a picture of the outside.
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One Year!
This post is in honor of Jacob’s first birthday. One year ago, I started this blog with the hope of keeping our friends and family updated with our growth as a family and parents. Today we are celebrating not only how much Jacob has grown, but how much Elise and I have changed over the past year as well.
One year ago, Elise and I were living in our house in Coralville. Elise was on her second year of teaching and Jon was working through grad school. Since then we have sold the house, moved to Kalona, Elise studied PLTW, Jon graduated, we bought a car, Jon got a full-time position, and last but not least, have enjoyed our wild adventures with the little man. Indeed a lot has changed!
In conclusion…Happy Birthday to Jacob and make sure to check out this post: Jacob Arrives. (I particularly enjoyed re-viewing the video of Jacob in the NICU.)
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Mobile Friendly
Werth Family Online has gone mobile!
I’m testing out a new mobile interface for our blog, which will enable our readers to follow our adventures on your mobile devices. Navigation and reading of our posts will be a lot easier and less frustrating on a small device. There will be no change to computer users.
I would love to get your feedback on the new look. Let me know if there are any issues or if you have any suggestions!
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Fun around the House
Jacob has been having lots of fun moving, grooving, climbing, and <any other motion verb>-ing. Elise and I enjoyed a relaxing – well, that’s maybe not the best word – Sunday at home with the little man. We broke out the camera and took some good photos of his activities:
Jacob made some awesome strides tonight with his scooter. We captured the action in the video below. In addition, I’ve included a video where Elise and Jacob are having fun with the sunshades.
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Stairmaster
Due in great part to Jacob’s interest in chasing cats, he had a great time going up the stairs in Larry and Mary’s house. Our current living quarters do not have stairs, so this was quite the experience!
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Lutsen 2011
Over our Christmas break, the family spent some time with the Werth’s – Fred, Cathy, and Teresa – up at Lutsen. We traveled up to Lutsen, making a stop at Fitgers in Duluth where we tried a variety of the delicious beers they brew. After getting to Lutsen on Monday evening, we spent Tuesday and Wednesday on the slopes. While Monday was rather cold with a unrelenting wind and rather icy slopes, Tuesday was incredibly better with 2 inches of fresh powder and more moderate temperatures. In the evenings, Elise and I broke some new cross-country ski trails while Jacob hung out with the rest of the crew. I managed to take these three videos showing Fred, Teresa, and Elise as they made their way down the hill.
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Elise
(videos may take a while to download due to their size)