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.

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!

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!! :)

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!!

it's a new year

2009 is a new year for us with lots of changes. If you have not already heard we are moving to Colorado, at least we're supposed to. My husband's job territory has changed and in order for him to be most effective we need to be in the area. We just got back from a trip to CO - thus the glorious picture of me taking ice off the windshields. Our goal was to find a house and it did not happen. Challenge #1 - our budget is smaller than the cost of housing. This house hunt is truly a hunt! It's our prayer that God will help us find the right home in His time. Challenge #2 - I am newly pregnant and feeling it right now! Can I just say dirty diapers and morning sickness (or all-day sickness as i call it) DON'T MIX! So while I'm excited for the new to begin - would you say a prayer for us in our journey there?

Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours - Merry Christmas! How beautiful is the gift of Christ for all of us to recieve. He is the greatest love of all and it is our prayer that you feel the warmth of His amazing love wrapped around you this Christmas. And may you have the most wonderful year to come filled with gifts money can't buy and may be some that can too. :)

happy birthday baby girl

We've been busy....
saturday was our little sweetheart's birthday. We decided to keep it as a simple family party (plus our adopted-neighbor daughter). My little girl LOVES dino's so that was the theme. Dino's are her babies - no interest in dolls!?! We even went as far as renting a dino bouncehouse to top off the day. It was a blast -Happy 2nd Birthday baby girl!

Her favorite gift was her 2nd baby dino. It's not soft or cuddly, but she gives him kisses and he sleeps with her in bed.