Thursday, February 26, 2009

would you believe???


Would you believe that we have only lived in our new house for 6 days and we are already looking for a new house! It's a REALLY long story, but we were mislead in the info of previous pets in the home. My little girl is very allergic to everything, pets included and we needed to be sure there were either no pets in the home or no sign of pet in the home.
The first clue we signed up for disaster is when i went to the home and saw dog/ cat hair in every nook and cranny of the house! Then the neighbors told us the previous tennants had a dog, 3 cats and 2 rabbits that all lived indoors. Then we were told they steam cleaned the carpets twice because it smelled like pet so badly. (FYI - you can't steam clean out pet urine!!!!) The last straw was jesse discovering the urine stench in any stain the carpet had. So we are moving AGAIN! If anyone ever reads this will you please pray for us to find a house ASAP with NO previous pets in the house, which in denver by the way, is like finding a needle in a haystack!
Disclaimer: I do love animals of all kinds, but if you saw what they can do to my daughter, I believe you'd share my sentiments on the subject.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

our CO welcome

We are finally in our new house in Colorado even though there are still boxes everywhere. We had some really great friends and family help us with getting here and getting settled. Thanks to you all!!
To our surprise our first night here it snowed, just a dusting, but for us it was snow! It was our CO welcome. The kids had a blast! I am grateful they had rain boots to at least keep thier feet dry. Here are some pictures of the kids first time in snow.
Little man loved rolling in it!
Little miss loved eating it!
That's 100% genuine happy smile!
Poor girl she really needed mittens!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

prayers for baby

Every night we say prayers with the kids before bed. My 4 year old always wants to either pray or has many requests. He especially has a heart for African kids, which blesses my heart. My daughter who is just 2 has really surprised me. Since we told them about the baby in mommy's tummy every night she requests to pray for the baby. She never lets us forget to pray for it either!!
The sweet and silly thing is my son has noticed that we were impressed with her remembering the baby and well, now it's a competition. He wants to be the first to tell us we need to pray for the baby. I guess you can say this baby is already well loved and well prayed for!! :)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

buried in boxes

It's been ages since I have had anytime to blog. And well, it's safe to say I should not even be blogging right now!! We finally found a house in Colorado (thanks for the prayers!!) and now we are packing up. We are loading the truck a week from today. I can't wait!
Right now I am thinking we have sooo much stuff! Why do we collect, gather and keep so much stuff? Part of it is sooo much kid stuff. Ok may be a BIG part of it. I suppose as they grow we can simplify and rid ourselves of the burden of STUFF. :)
Lastly, I do not recommend ever packing with 2 kids and being pregnant! I am super tired and super crabby - sorry family!! Really it's the HORMONES!! I am truly excited about this move - it's just the getting there that is rough. I can not wait to be settled in our new place and have routine again, but until then I'm buried in boxes!!