Homeownership

We did it! We finally did it!! It's a long story. I won't bore you will all the details. Let's just say that the second house that got the all cash offer ended up back on the market again and we got it. We actually closed on the house a couple of days ago. We have about two months before we really move into the new home. Our kids will finish up school, we will fix up some stuff, and slowly make the move over to the next house. We are very excited but at the same time the closing was somewhat anti-climatic. Usually when we close on a house, we move into the house with in the next couple of days. This time it still feels like we are trespassing when we go over. I know it will take time and hard work to make it ours. I kind of feel like this house will end up feeling more like "our home" then any other house we have lived in. It will just take a little bit of time but I'm excited for the future...really excited!

Have you ever had a big project in front of you though? You know it will be worth it. It will actually be good for you and character building. You will learn a lot. Your family will become closer together because of it. The only problem is the project is big enough that I get tired and overwhelmed just thinking about it. I almost can't picture ever getting to the other side of the project.

Most of all this is a whole new world to me. It's a great house that just needs some love and attention. It's exactly what we were looking for and maybe even a little more then we hoped for. We just have to make it ours now. There is just soooo much I don't know about that it can be overwhelming...especially while continuing to pack up this house and continuing to do the normal daily stuff. Don't forget I have a 9,6,3 year old boys and 10 month old baby girl who seem to want to eat every day and wear clothes too. Crazy kids...don't they know my husband and I will be busy?...Doesn't eating in July sometime sound good enough?

So there you have it. We did it! We are excited. We find ourselves laying in bed at night talking about what colors to paint different rooms and where to put which furniture. It's fun...just a little exhausting without a fairy god mother:)

I'm sure there will be more updates posted as we change things up...stay tuned!

Our big H is the big 7!!!!

I can't believe it has been seven years since this sweet one joined our family. We were living in Redlands, California at the time. H is special in many ways!! He was our only child born outside of Virginia. He is our only left handed kid (so far anyway!) He weighed the most when he was born...a whopping 7 lbs 11 oz and seems to be my skinniest kid by far. He is such a big personality in such a little guy. I never know what he is gonna say or do. We will be driving a long and out of no where he will ask me these really thought provoking questions. He seems terrified of things that I wouldn't think would be that scary. However, when he sets his mind to do something he gets it done and pretty quickly for that matter with no backing down. He taught himself to ride a bike and tie his shoes all before kindergarten. He most recently decided that he wanted to bear his testimony and has done so twice all in front of 300 people walking from the very back of the room. He is a great brother and especially loves his little sister!

We love you H very very much and you add a whole lot of spunk to this family!!

Happy Birthday Big Guy!!!!