We're Still here!

It's been a little crazy around here lately...but we are still livin and breathin.

Landon had his 4 month appointment today! We are praising God for our healthy little guy. He weighed 17 lbs and is 27 inches long...I think he's only a few pounds less than his sister!! He's rolled from his tummy to his back the other day (I tried to upload video, but blogger is being a bugger...will try again soon).

Ain't he a cutie?

When we moved into the new house, we decided it was all or nothing and put Taryn into a big girl bed. We've had a few interesting nights, but its gone really well. One night at about 4 in the morning, Annika came in and woke me up saying "Taryn's not in her bed." I thought maybe she was semi-sleep walking and just couldn't see her. But, sure enough, Taryn wasn't in her bed. I was a little concerned to walk in and see the empty bed. She had to be here somewhere. Guess where she was! UNDER the bed. She must have climbed or fallen out and just scooted under the bed. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a picture of her (hey, it was 4 in the morning!!). But, here is a picture of her in her big girl bed--now we just have to kick the "nuk."

She also picked up a habit from her Auntie Anna...texting at 21 months!

Annika loves preschool and is sad they are on fall break all week. She has been talking about how she misses her friends in Virginia. "But, they will come to see me in Kansas someday." We miss you all out there!!

Getting Moved In

We closed on the house on Thursday night! Yeah! We have had our stuff in temporary storage since we moved here. The movers came bright and early on Friday to move it all into the the house. It was strange walking into a totally empty house which was now ours. After looking at so many, this one was the one. Now it's on to unpacking! Auntie Anna came out to help, she thought she was coming for a vacation...ha ha fooled her!

On Friday night, Anna and I painted the only room in the house that needed painting before we moved in. No Sophies in this family! Thanks to all of you who made comments about their new room, we will keep you updated...

I ignored the grunt from Dan as he carried me over the threshhold on Saturday morning.

Warning: Trees were killed in the packing of our belongings. Dan's company paid for packers. Boy, are they ever sure that nothing gets broken! If you have ever had packers you know what I mean. All my tupperware was even wrapped up! Guess you can never be too careful.

It kept the girls occupied for awhile.

My kitchen is under there somewhere! The only real moment of chaos was right before we were heading back to the apartment with the girls for naptime. We couldn't find Taryn's bear. Anna and I looked all over the house. Then the realization hit us. Do you think? Yep, we had cleaned up all the paper and stuffed it all into boxes and guess who we found after we took out all the paper? A little tan colored (VERY similar in color to the paper) "bee-bee." Oh the tragedy if we would have lost him!

We are hoping to pack up the apartment and totally move in on Sunday night...Anna leaves on Tuesday...any volunteers to help unpack?! Kansas is beautiful this time of year. However, I am not sure how much of the outside you would see. :)

Calling all aspiring designers!

I need your opinion please! When we move (this weekend, yeah!), I am going to put the girls in a room together. I got a steal on some beds on craig's list. Now I am looking for some new bedding. After reading about the deals my friend got at Home Goods, I decided to check them out. I found two twin sets of bedding that come with all the sheets, dust ruffle, quilt and shams for what I thought was a really good deal (after more research and looking around I have realized that I found a great deal!). Anyway, I brought them home and Dan said, "Are you kidding, it looks like an old lady's house!" I said, "it's shabby chic!" He said "it's shabby something, that's for sure." I was chatting with my sister-in-law, and she said to open it up to my fellow bloggers and blog readers to see what they thought. The girls' beds are dark mahogany and we are going to do white wainscotting (or beadboard) around the base of the wall with "Blue Willow" paint on the top.


Here are two pictures of the bedding...trust me I won't be offended if you too thinks it's "old lady!" (No offense to all the old ladies out there!)

First picture is from the bedding packaging (click on the picture to make it bigger):



Closer picture with the wall color (click on the picture to make it bigger):

So, what do ya'll think?!

What are you listening to?

I need some new music! Considering all I have been listening to lately is "Wee Sing Sunday School Songs," I feel a little out out touch. So I am reaching out to my blogging community for some advice!

Here's the question...If you could bring just one C.D. to a deserted island which one would it be?

How would you answer this?

Annika: Mommy, where were Taryn and me when you were a baby?

Mommy: Well, you weren't even born yet.

Annika: But, who took care of us when you were a baby?

Mommy: Hmmm...God?

Unanswered Prayers

Anyone else remember that song by Garth Brooks?
The lines...
Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when youre talkin to the man upstairs
That just because he doesnt answer doesnt mean he dont care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
Even though this is about lost love, I still think it's appropriate.

On Tuesday (my 30th Birthday!) I went with our realtor to look at ANOTHER house (lost track of what # house this was, maybe #54?). We had changed our minds about the foreclosure, or house #3. We didn't feel right about it. So this house that I went to look at wasn't in the "perfect" subdivision, but it was still a great area and only 3 miles from Annika's school. I walked inside and fell in love. I just felt like I was at home. When we were moving, friends told me that would happen. I had Dan come back that night after work and we put in an offer on the spot. They countered, we countered, they countered and we countered (just because my husband needs to have the last word...stubborness?)...and last night at 9:00 p.m. our realtor called and said "We have a deal!" Hip, hip hooray! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! He had this in mind the whole time, he was just waiting for us to surrender to His will. We were being like the apostle Peter and "looking at the water." (Matthew 14:22-36)

Our super realtor came over last night (at 9:30 p.m.) and we signed all the paperwork. When she was coming up the walk, I met her outside and we did a little party dance. I am sure our neighbors think we are crazy. I told her they are probably ready to call us in with all the times she has been over late at night to sign offers. They probably think she is our dealer or something. :)

So...drumroll please...here is our new house!! We are set to move in 2 weeks! As you can see it was on the market for awhile...it's not snowing here yet. ;)