3.19.2014

Our new house!

Here is our new house.  We are getting the keys today, but I just couldn't wait to show you the pictures from the house inspection that we did a few weeks ago.  Here is the information: It's  a 2 story.  It is 1,976 square feet, not including our enclosed porch.  It has 3 bedrooms and 2 and 1/2 bathrooms.  The yard has a large grass area with fruit trees and a covered patio.  It sits in a quiet neighborhood on a cul-de-sac, and it is 10 minutes from Kit's office. 
So here is the house tour:
The kitchen:
 The family room off of the kitchen:
 The sun room/enclosed porch that we are turning into a playroom:
(It's off the family room)
Our yard:
 Our covered patio:
Our office nook that leads out to the garage:
The downstairs 1/2 bath:
The walk way to the from living room:
 The main living room and dining room:
The stairway:
The kid's bathroom:
(upstairs)
Eden's room:
Ryder's room:
Our upstairs hallway:
Which leads into our room:
 Our bathroom:
 Our double headed shower:
Our front porch:
The family that had been here loved this house and we are so excited to make it our own and to raise our family here!
We can't wait to show you our plans and projects...
Hint: Kit's parents are involved and my parents are coming to take full reign of Ryder and Eden♥.
We will be very tied up with projects and moving before Kit's speaking trip to Seattle next week.
Please pray that all goes as planned and for the things that will inevitably NOT go as planned, pray for patience and wisdom!♥
Hopefully when you see the house next, I will have tackled some of our projects to show you!

3.18.2014

Oh goodness...

Here is where we are with the move:
Boxes everywhere! Lots of donations and trash.
Chaos.  Lots of chaos.
Lots of joy and nostalgia. 
The excitement and anticipation is building by the minute.
We are going to be working overtime to get the house as ready as we can for the move this saturday!
Both grandparents are coming into town tomorrow to help with kids and renovations.
If you think of us, please pray for our move.  
We are going to need it!

3.17.2014

Today is a very big day!

We closed on our house today, and we enrolled Ryder in preschool for the Fall.  
We did our walk through last Thursday and signed off on everything...
We celebrated by going to Lucille's for lunch:
Then we got to go pick out our appliances:
(Eden was very selective...)
Our friend Angelina dropped off Ryder's preschool application first thing this morning and we are so excited about his school experience starting next september.  I am so happy for him!
There is a lot to celebrate around here!
Ps: Happy St. Patricks Day!

3.14.2014

The boxes will keep...

...so we headed to Disneyland on wednesday.
 While I was trying to take a picture of the kids, Mickey Mouse came up and Ryder got SO excited!
We aren't really into the characters but Ryder loved it!
(Eden not so much...)
 The blasters.  Always a favorite.
 Little Mermaid and Monster's Inc completed our visit.
The packing was at home waiting for us and I was really happy that we took a break!

3.13.2014

cross bows and packing...

Pretty much we eat, sleep (very little) and pack.  Boy is it a hoot at our house!
On Tuesday, Ryder got to spend time with his Uncle Andrew, Aunt Mallory, and cousin Staley.  Guess what they did?
He was in HEAVEN!  His Uncle Andrew and Aunt Mal are pretty much the coolest people he knows!
He was pretty tuckered out from all the fun!
With them having Ryder, an under the weather Eden and I were able to tackle some major errands and packing!
We are making some HUGE progress!
We still have a long way to go, but the more and more we do, I get more and more excited that the next time I open these boxes, we will be in our new house!

3.12.2014

we signed our escrow papers!

On Monday night we signed the escrow papers for our new house.  The kids were with us:
(It was like taking two chatty, hungry orangutans...)
God bless the sweet notary lady.
 We celebrated at Chic-Fil-A.
With ice cream.
We know how to party.
The plan is that we are on track to close on March 17 (Happy St. Patricks Day to us!) and then to get access to the house on the 19th!

3.11.2014

preschool

Yesterday we went and toured the preschool where Ryder will be attending in the Fall.  It was so cool!  It's close to Kit's office and several of our close friends from church will also be attending in the  same program.  We are so thankful!
Next week we will formally enroll him... I just can't believe he is finally ready for school!
(Who are we kidding, he's been ready for awhile.  His mama just had to get her act together♥.) 
The hard part will be breaking it to Eden that she ISN'T going with her brother...