Tuesday, August 30, 2011

HOME!

You know? It's a lot like finding your wedding gown...you just know when it's the one. We fell in love with this one from the moment we saw it online. It was perfect for us...a park within walking distance, plenty of room in the backyard, close to major intersections for us to commute to work, etc. It just didn't even match up to its competition.
Of course, there are a ton of things we would like to change RIGHT NOW to make it our own, but we are being smart about it and making little changes at a time. We are going to live in it for the next 5 years, so we have time.
All of us have adjusted, and it's nice to feel like we have a "home" to come home to now. Thanks for everyone's support and help with moving. We are greatly appreciative.


Inside our home....

Here are some pics of the inside of our home....


I fell in love with this stairway. All of us sleep next to one another upstairs.





Great room in the kitchen for cooking. It's nice having a breakfast bar too!



The "blue" room...learning to LUV the paint. This isn't our furniture, but our inspiration. This is what I would like to do in here.





The "man cave" which Adam has already been transforming. We just got a fresh coat of paint on and are in the process of looking for the right furniture for his cave. There is also a separate office/toy room to the left at bottom of stairs.




Our backyard! It's nice having a fenced in yard for the girls to play. We love the trees as they provide privacy.










Monday, August 29, 2011

Long time coming....UPDATE!





Well, biggest news of the summer....WE ARE ALL MOVED IN! And the girls love all the room to run and climb and be naughty. They are lucky they are so darn cute to me because they would get in a lot more trouble!
I will post pics of our home as soon as I get some updated photos, I promise.

Here are what the girls are up to:


Addy Grace has been a busy girl. Between posing for multiple pictures and painting her room pink, she has found the time to be a GREAT BIG SISTER! I couldn't ask for a better sister for Aubs. She will from time to time say: "mom, if I keep having to help, I won't have time to do my things," like if she were raising Aubrey. But for the most part, she is a great role model for Aubrey. Its funny...we ask her about having another brother or sister in the future, and she says no. She doesn't want to "give Aubrey back"...I want to keep Aubrey mommy. When I explain that we will get to keep her and have another one to play with, she is ok with it.

She starts preschool on the 1st of September. I won't mention that I cried when I got her school supply list....She is excited and it is still in the same place as Aubrey, so it will be nice to have them all at one building.

She is gearing up for our vacation to Disney in December. She is an avid Disney Princess fan and Fairy fan.



Aubrey Ann has been busy growing!!!!! Holy cow! Although she is only in the 15th percentile for weight, on a good day...she is now in the 65th for height! She is such a ham with a great personality! She finally has adjusted to our new home and gotten her WONDERFUL sleeping patterns back on track. She has been bottle free for a while and we are working on getting rid of binkies!


She is such a monkey! She can climb on things I can't even imagine a one year old climbing on. But as I hear more and more about Adam and my climbing skills when we were little, it sounds like its payback from our parents. She can eat like a horse, but just must work it off with all her spriting and climbing. She is the greatest one year old we have! The girls truly love one another as they give lots of hugs and kisses. We are enjoying that now as I know it will get worse as they grow; or at least I hope it doesn't.




Adam has been busy in his third year of residency. He is now a supervisor, so spending even more hours, unbelievable I know, is a must. Next month, September, he will get a little better schedule. We are both looking forward to a vacation in December. He truly loves his job if he can spend 90 hours weekly at the hospital and still look forward to helping others. His daddy abilities are the best! When he is home, he spends time with his girls and spoiling them. They are the love of his life and he shows them daily.


I have been busy with work. Believe it or not, I am busier than ever. I am lucky I love my job and my crew I work with/for. They make coming to work fun...and I love helping others change their lives. It is easy to go to work when you are rewarded with hearing wonderful accomplishments that you were a part of. I wouldn't change a thing.


It is my goal to keep this updated more now that we are all settled in. I promise Grandma Linda...we will! Luv you all!