We Are Buying A House!

Yes, we are excited!
We should be (a lot of things still have to happen right, so pray pray pray!) closing on our townhouse early September and it won’t be a moment too soon. This has been a long process for us, with the last leg of the journey waiting on a short sale. We waited two months, got word it would be AT LEAST another two months, and were under contract on a different place the next day. We were done messing around to be sure. :) Our townhouse is almost triple the space we are currently in, has 5 beds, 2.5 baths and a fenced in front yard that is a nice size. No other town house we saw had a fenced in front yard, so that’s a pretty big deal! We are hoping to rent out the two bedrooms in the basement, so let us know if you know anyone who might be interested!

Moving means packing and purging. I am very excited about this element too. Although, purging is difficult with a 3 year old who sees everything. I was trying to be sly with my placing stuffed animals and little books and the purge bag, but clearly not so sly.

Reilly: Where did my little pink monkey go?

Me: Oh, I just put it in a bag.

R: You mean that trash bag? Right there?

M: Yup. Do you want a snack?

Never fear, all our wonderful toys will be donated, not trashed. I am not a big trash person. Recycling, Upcycling and second chance are all great things. Reilly is also getting very excited about packing up her things and taking them to the new house. She tried to pack all her toys last night although I warned her she is probably going to still want things to play with in the next three weeks. That box didn’t get taped down, but I didn’t want to squash her excitement. :)

Reilly is now THREE! We celebrated her birthday with a small party at our local splash pad. She had so much fun running around with her friends, and even her Papa made a special trip from IA just for her! Her big toy this year was a bike and helmet. She also is getting bigger in so many areas: talking in full sentences and almost always getting words correct, singing songs to the correct tune and just generally having a better understanding of all that is going on around her. This leads to a lot of questions, but that is how she learns!

Mackenzie will be turning one in two weeks as well. Two August babies have solidified the fact that I NEVER want an August baby again. Of course this year, when I haven’t been pregnant, the weather has been much milder. Anyway, Mack is close to walking and has got to have more teeth coming out sometime soon. She still only has her two bottom teeth, but she is getting along just fine. She loves to cuddle and is just generally sweet. If you were to spend the night at our house, you might be woken up with her singing at 5pm. It’s very cute but very early.  It’s also been fun learning her preferences and realizing that she has a lot of little opinions. For example, she refuses to eat plain pasta or rice, but if you mix in a sauce she might eat more than an adult. Our easy fix for this problem is to always have pesto around – a little spendy but better than having a one year old grump. 

Everything else around here is going well. We still love and are totally blessed by our jobs (and extra blessed that the majority of mine is from home). We are so thankful for our two sweet girls and all the joy they bring. We are excited for all the wonderful things happening around us. Thanks for reading!