Offers, Appraisal, Inspection--Oh MY!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we are waist deep it this house selling thing!  Our realtor called us on 8/4 (our anniversary...) to let us know that we had an offer come in.  Needless to say we were happy to hear that just 15 days in.  Being that we are on a main road, next to a daycare and there are high-tension power lines close by we were concerned that it might take a little while (none of that is really an issue for us but could be for many).  We had another showing later that day and lucky us, a second offer!  We decided to go with the first one, but it sure was a good feeling to know that more than one person wanted our house :)  

At this point, I'm trying not to get too excited because I know that an offer is just the first hurtle to get over.  The appraisal is tomorrow and the inspection is on Monday, so we could use a few prayers this weekend....

Watch Out World (At Least, Sis)

Ben is on his way to walking!! He has been testing his legs while holding on to just one finger and doing laps around the coffee table/footstool with minimal touching for awhile now. But with the latest round of Strep putting him down and out this week we haven't seen him trying to do much more than cuddle. But today, that all changed when Ben took his first series of unassisted steps! I'm sure it won't be long before he is RUNNING around like a crazy man! So fun!!!

For Sale

I have been MIA (once again) but with good reason this time.  I have FINALLY accomplished on of the goals I have had for years and it has taken five weeks of sorting, cleaning, purging and fixing every room in our house.  All to get it ready for this moment:

And truthfully, I can't believe it is here!  MJ and I have been debating to sell the house for a few years now and it looks like it just might be a good time to do so.  Everyone asks "where are you going?" and honestly, we are not sure at the moment.  But we do know that we would like to move into a subdivision, have a little less house to clean, and hopefully be a little closer to MJ's work.  Things are selling pretty fast but, we really can't start looking until we get an offer. So for now, we just wait and keep the place CLEAN!

Wish us luck! And, no the kids do not come with the house ;)

Just Like Daddy

Too cute to keep to myself...enjoy!

Watch Out, Here He Comes

Summertime fun is here for sure! The kids are playing at Gramps and Grandma's house today and are having a blast! Take a look for yourself:

Don't blink or you will miss Abby speeding by! It's amazing to think about how much they learn in such a short time.

Happy Saturday to you and your's :)

Look Mom, No Hands!

He might no be walking yet, but that doesn't mean he's not building the skills to. Ben has been getting pretty good at standing on his own and is practicing more and more each day. On Tuesday, he pulled up then let go and just smiled at me. It was like he was saying, "oh--this is fun". Here is a little bit of today's practice:

I'm sure he will be off and running before too long!

Fashion Show

It's only 8 am and She is on her 4th outfit already.... Here are two of her favorites:








Got to love my fancy little girl!

Pancake Time

Happy Saturday to you! In celebration of the long weekend, Abby had a new friend for breakfast:




Yah, I know it's a little early for M&Ms, but it's the weekend. And Abby is on a "no blueberry" kick so I figured, why not?

I hope your breakfast is as fun or yummy!

Rock On

It was party time at Abby's school and she had a blast jumping in the bounce house, riding the train and getting her butterfly painted on her arm. Then she decided to try the rock wall. I thought the line would get the best of her but she stuck to it and waited like a big girl. Then I figured she wouldn't let them get the harness on, but I was wrong again. I can't believe how much she is growing up into a big girl. Most days I live in denial but then we have days like today where you just can't deny it any longer. And on these days I try to remember to stop and take it all in because I know this will all go by much too fast.

Here is my big girl climbing the rock wall!








That was as far as she wanted to go but I was so proud of her for being brave enough to try it at all!

I love you Abigail!!

Happy Happy Mother's Day

I must admit, being a Mommy of two is a wonderful thing!  I feel so blessed to have such amazing children, part of me is willing to do it 100 more times and the other part screams "stop while you are ahead!".  Either way, today was a celebration of my wonderful life!  Abby, Ben and Michael made today special and I felt so loved.  Here are two of my three favorite things in this world (someone had to take the picture....)

To all the other Mom's out there--We hope you had a wonderful day too!