5.01.2013

House Updates


It has been awhile since I have given a house update, but it has been a long drawn out process involving difficult banks and a lot of ground work (ie: paperwork) We have finally settled on a great bank and have a contract on a 2 acre piece of property. The land is absolutely perfect! The yard is nice and flat with a little old barn and two big oak trees, just waiting for little boys to swing from. There is a park across the street and in the evening you can hear the cheering of little league baseball games. It is everything I ever dreamed of! We are truly blessed and I pray this continues to work out!

There were so many times in this process, where we hit dead ends. Banks are now very particular about construction loans, as you can imagine! If you aren't building in an established neighborhood, or on land that you already own, you can pretty much forget about it. Thankfully we found a bank that was willing to work with us on building our dream house!

We are in the end stretch of the loan process and waiting on a few more things before we can close. Fingers crossed that all goes smoothly and we can begin building within the next month or so!

We have chosen this cute little cottage plan but plan to make a few cosmetic changes to it such as swapping out that top window for a different shape. 
I look forward to giving house updates on the blog, but you can also follow on instagram as I have been a very lazy blogger lately.

4.29.2013

Archer's 1st year in photos

 We recently celebrated a 1st birthday for our smallest man Archer. Looking back over these photos, its really amazing how fast it all went by. Poor Archer didn't have his whole year documented in monthly growth photos but we do have a great deal of photos of him. Hopefully he doesn't hold this against me when he is older!





































4.09.2013

Photo Recap

 Random recent photos in no particular order. 
Easter Egg hunting with Auntie
 Hanging out in the swing because he is frustrated he cant walk yet.
 Fishing from the tree house
 Ike has learned new tricks at training after we nearly had a break in the week we moved out of our house. Ike was the hero and scared the intruder away.
 Archer loathed the Easter bunny
 Easter Sunday. Next year the kids will be more dressed up... I didn't have my act together this year, living in a basement really affects my ability to plan ahead for some reason.
 When did this boy get SO big?!
 Speaking of big, I forget how massive Ike is. He has really missed us. Some of us are enjoying Ike's little vacation.... others (Brad and Keating) are ready for him to come home again. 
and another egg hunting photo with my boys. Man I love those kids. 

3.28.2013

Spring.... we are waiting....




  • Where in the world is spring?! Normally this time of year, Spring is around us and we are covered in pollen. This Easter weekend forecast is looking a bit chilly and even rainy. How are you supposed to wear your Easter best when it is cold and rainy!? 



  • My Easter dress is this floral dress from Target. I have loved the print for awhile but it never made its way into the cart. This week it is on sale for $20 and I figured it was worth a try. It is very flattering with the cinched waist.I also picked up the black and white polka dot one. This also makes me realize that I only been buying clothes at Target lately... maybe I need to branch out.



  • Spring normally marks a time in the real estate market where there is an explosion of available homes. You always hear "spring is the time to buy!" Well not this year. Building/ buying a house has been much harder than we ever anticipated. There was a reason our house sold in 1 day.... because there are NO OTHER HOUSES FOR SALE! I check listings multiple times a day, and nothing new comes available in our price range or the area we are interested in. We have also gone as far as mailing letters to land owners in the area to see if they would sell off a portion to us.... no luck. So for now, we wait. I am learning that patience is not my strongest quality, but I know that God would not have us in this position if it was not within reason. I keep telling myself it will all work out. 

  • Is anyone else completely disappointed with this season of The Vampire Diaries? Each episode I am finding myself even less interested than the week before. Damon has not been nearly has witty and if I have to see Elena do her horrible fake cry again, I might be done. This used to be the highlight of my week and now it is very ho hum. Get with it Vampire Diaries!

  • One show I am absolutely loving is Revenge. The plot gets better and better and how wonderful is Aiden Mathis? He is starting to replace my love of Damon Salvatore.


That about sums up this random post. We have a fun weekend lined up with a trip to the aquarium, an egg hunt, and church on Easter Sunday. If anyone in the Woodstock area is looking for a church to attend, First Baptist Church Woodstock has an amazing service. Don't be intimidated by the size, its a great church!


** I realized once I hit edit that this was my 600th post! Maybe I should have actually come up with something better to write about!