House Update

Well, we finally closed everything last night. We will pack up today and tomorrow, and move on Monday. It couldn't have happened any more last minute, as my job gets crazy in the next few weeks. We're excited about the new opportunities, and hopefully we can settle in for a while. Lyndsey is a bit stressed as you could imagine, with two boys in diapers.

We're hoping to travel to Colorado sometime next week to visit friends for a mini-vacation to end our summer.

We'll post more pictures soon!

My Chair

Jackson has taken over the baby chair, he loves to sit and watch movies.

That's Grayson's ear

Gramme came to visit, and the boys were so glad to see her!

Jackson can't wait for Grayson to get a little older, so they can play together. Right now, he loves to give Grayson kisses, and point to his ears, hands, and feet.

Awwwwwwww...

"I love my baby brother!"

Video: Ross is so funny!

This is a video of Jackson and his cousin Ross cracking each other up in the van.

Silly man!
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We've upgraded from the casserole dish!
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The boys

There are some new pictures of the boys in ofoto. (the link at the right)

Grayson already is getting so big and is doing so much better. The first 5 weeks of the little guys life was a little rough - for all of us. At his 1 month doctor visit we learned that he has acid reflux. He is taking Zantac and that seems to be working.

Jobe is out of town on business and I am home with both boys for the first time. We figured it's about time I experience the reality of staying home with both of them since Jobe will be starting his year in less than one month. It has been wonderful with him here but the "honeymoon" is over :) I am looking forward to this fall but scared also. Jackson has been so great in the last 6 weeks and I am thankful to be blessed like that. Hopefully the lack of Dad around won't change that!

We'll see if I'm this positive about Jobe gone by Tuesday night - it's only been 1 day :)

We found a house!

After one long week of searching, we finally decided on a house in Mansfield. Because of the time issue, the best option for us was a new home that was ready to go or a vacant home. Boy, that's a hard decision :) We looked at a lot of vacant ones but found nothing that we really liked. So on Friday we decided on a house that is actually in South Arlington but only a block or so from Mansfield. It is still in the Mansfield school district and in a good location for Jobe. The neighborhood is called Ruidosa Ridge - you can see a picture of the front by clicking on the link.

We have to wait until Monday to hear if they've accepted our offer.

Hang on...

The last year, or so, has been a whirlwind. It is a little overwhelming to think about all the transitions and changes that have happened - 1 major move, two job changes and two babies. It's the second job change that brings us back to a place we have become very familiar with. Yep, we are moving. Jobe's job requires a lot of time traveling in the southeast/southwest DFW area. Right now we are Northeast of DFW and a majority of Jobe's days would be extremely long if we stayed in Wylie. SO, we are looking for a house somewhere in the Mansfield area.

The house has been on the market for about 2 months - a relatively short time for the slow market down here. The ideal plan is to be moved and settled in our new home by the time Jobe starts the school year - by the end of August. But, as July 1st came and went, and we could still count the number of showings on two hands, we were getting less optimistic that any move would happen this year. We should have never doubted! We accepted an awesome offer on Sunday! Only one catch...we close on the 18th. Yes, July 18th.

I am not surprised. Our lives always seem to be crazy. My heart longs to settle into a community with close friends, somewhere we can just "be." Hopefully, we can get settled and plant some new roots. Either way, I know that all things work together for a reason, I just want to know the reason now.

So, here we go...I guess I'd better hang on.