We did it. We made it to Texas. Thanks to our family we were able to make the drive with all our stuff and our two vehicles. We made two night stops at a hotel and everyone got their own bed. Craig reserved three rooms so everyone was comfortable and was able to get enough sleep for the next day. It's been a crazy whirlwind of emotions these last couple of days. From saying goodbye and now saying hello to old friends. People have wanted me to come out and do stuff, but I just haven't had any time. We are so grateful for all the help this week. I don't know what I would have done without Tammi and the kids helping with Micah. Gary has been awesome per usual. Always making me laugh and selflessly giving up his time to help in any way he can.
We are going to miss everyone so much in Atlanta. I can't even begin to imagine how disappointed Micah will be once he understands he can't see his friends or his cousins anymore. Especially when Hannah and Zeke leave reality is going to set in. He is definitely three now. All the signs of being a threenager are coming through. He's going to be a lot of work this next year. Thankfully he is still a sweet big brother and is very loving to his sister.
His sister by the way wants to eat everything. If we sit at the table or eat ANYTHING in front of her she gets mad and wants to eat something too! This girl...chunky monkey for sure.
We have so many videos to share with you. One from me and then Gary and then an updated house video. I haven't really had time to take care of myself, so don't mind the hair and no makeup. We are trying to take a few breaks and get out and have some fun. The rain has followed us to Texas though, so it's been tough to do anything outside.
I think we are really going to enjoy this home. There's a lot of little things to be done, but overall it's going to be a great home for Micah and Noelle to grow up in. I have to remind myself that we OWN this home. It's hard to feel like it's ours because I've never had that before. It's also very, very scary.
I already have bible study group starting up next week. So I am jumping in head first with these two kiddos and this community. I do need to find a preschool ASAP, but I'm praying that will all work out for us.
This was a picture from the hotel and we were all ready to get on the road again!
We found a place called Amazeballz Cake Balls. They were so good and I loved the name!!
All the kids got to choose which kind they wanted.
Noelle and Micah playing for the first time in their new home!
This girl is already wanting to take the wheel.. Yikes
We went to Watters Creek and tried to get a cute cousin photo. Micah did not want to cooperate at all, but we managed to snag a few. Wish he would listen when we call him. I think something might be wrong with his hearing. LOL
Noelle loved just laying in the grass.
I'm so so so excited for our future here as a family and hoping all of you can come out to visit one day! Love you all
It happened at the last minute....but God is so so so so good. It appraised for 350,000 and we are now closing on the 22nd. One day past the original date. He had no repairs we needed to do and we are set to sign the papers! I can't believe it.
We are so thrilled to have a home to move to and finally call it our own!!
Last night we did pics with our neighbors and tonight we have a little going away pool party at the pool. I almost cried last night and I feel very emotional. HAPPY and sad and all the feels.
I'm over here just waiting. Waiting to hear if everything will move forward or we will have to change all our plans. It's so nerve wracking. We need to get the appraisal ASAP and I think by this time we already need to move back the closing date to the 22nd now.
First of all this happened this morning:
I had pumped a little extra after feeding this morning and Micah really wanted to feed his sister. It's a perfect age for him to give her a bottle. She's not used to bottles, but seemed to take really well to her brother doing it. It was really the sweetest, cutest, heart melting moment. I didn't make him at all. That's the best part. He asked if he could feed her. I mean seriously? I need to give him the best brother of the year award.
We have had a great week with Nana coming on Saturday and Micah staying over Rachel's house Monday-Wednesday. He didn't sleep so great at her house, but it was his last time so he stuck it out. I was so glad to just have ONE day to myself minus a baby. But she was so easy. It was a breeze just having her around. I got a lot of cleaning and some packing done too.
We will be celebrating Caleb's birthday on Saturday and it will be our last time with all of us together here in Georgia. I can't believe how fast it flew by. Especially since I have an almost 6 month old now. I mean it just blows my mind how everything flies by. We are so excited about this house and just need this appraisal to happen and all will be good. I'm very happy they did it Wednesday night. It was a surprise. We didn't even know. Thankfully it happened and now we are just waiting for the report. It was supposed to be done at 1p.m. but looks like that didn't go through.
We go to hang out at Rachel's pool on Monday and Wednesday. I'm so sad I won't be able to hang out more this summer. Swimming is so much fun with all the boys and their puddle jumpers. We don't have to worry about them as much.
It's finally getting really hot here and today should have been a pool day, but we got Micah's haircut and then went to the park. I got to see a few friends because it may be the last time.
I will try and update once I know what's going on with the house. I feel like I have so much to do, but I really can't do it until I know we have a HOME. I can't change our address and then change it again. We are just praying so hard that everything works out, it's going to be really tough if it doesn't.
Two things Micah said the last few days. After his 3 year old appointment we had to talk about the doctor touching his private parts. I told him only mommy and daddy and doctors can touch him. Then he started telling me all the kids he knows that has a P*nis (excuse the language but we don't call it anything else.) Then he told me girls only have butts. To this I said...yes, yes son. You are right. Girls just have butts right now and I'm OK with this theory.
And the other day he was pretending a crocodile was going to get him if he fell off the bed and he kept saying Crackerdile. I was laughing to myself and then starting saying crackerdile too. OH yes and his cousins all have a kindle and he doesn't understand what they are saying so whenever he wants to play with it he says, "Mom can I play with the candle?" We call his tablet the "big phone" so he thinks his cousins are playing with a device called candle. Which makes sense to a three year old.
Also, Noelle has found her thumb. No need for pacifiers for this girl. She can pretty much get around on the floor. Not crawling yet but spinning around on the floor and able to move by rolling around. I know she's about to crawl any day now and I'm not ready. She still isn't sleeping through the night, but I'm thinking to tackle that when we move. Seems pointless right now since lots will be changing.
Anyway lots of fun pics and videos to share with you all!!
Pool play date with my MOPS friends.
Little Hannah is one of Micah's girlfriends. Micah says he has a lot of boyfriends too ((hmm))
Micah and Nolan playing together... They have a such a sweet bond and I'm so sad to take them away from each other.
Pool day with Hannah. It was such a perfect day and we had a blast. Micah even got some open mouth kisses from his sister.
Picked up Nana from airport Saturday night and we all had a sleepover at my house.
Noelle with Averie and papa playing on Monday.
Micah sleeping over at his cousins.
She is such an eater now. She will eat puffs dipped in sweet potato for days. I can't believe my 6 month old loves to eat puffs already. She wants to eat everything I am and if she doesn't get it she gets a little crabby.
We are almost there!! So close to finally buying this house. The inspection repair should be figured out by today and then we only have the appraisal. We are trying to plan everything around moving into this new home and if it doesn't go through it will be very devastating. We even have Grandpere, Tammi, Zeke, and Hannah coming to help us now. It's going to be a crazy week of packing and driving with all these kids. I think Micah will love his cousins with him though. He might even forget that he is moving. So keep praying everything goes smoothly and that we get this house.
We had a fun weekend of pool and church. Saturday I even got a facial thanks to Mark's girlfriend Blair who sent me a gift card when I had Noelle. I never had one before, but my face felt really nice afterwards. We hung out with our neighbor Maggie and her little girl Isabella all Saturday morning and then went to the pool with them and a few other neighbors later.
Here is Maggie reading to them both.
Noelle had a quick nap on me.
We can't seem to fit her chunky thighs in the Bumbo.
Micah loves to help feed her.
I got to sing for the last time at church on Sunday. It was bittersweet. I love this church and I'm so sad to be leaving. I know some people at the church in Dallas and hoping I can jump right in soon after we move.
Monday morning Micah decided he wanted to go to the children's museum. He said, "Mom I want to go to that place where I can grocery shop." I was surprised. So I said Yes of course. He then went potty and put on his clothes and there was NO struggle at all. I was so happy not to force clothes on him. Since he decided to go ....his mind was set and it was so easy getting out.
He also told me to take all these pictures. The first one he said he was the King Lion and Noelle was his little lion.
Then he wanted to show Noelle pics of him as a baby and her and a newborn.
Here we are at the museum and Noelle wanted to put all this PLAY food in her mouth. I'm so surprised on how much she wants to eat. But judging by her size I think it's time.
Micah loved painting.
Here she is eating a MUM MUM. She could eat something all day.
I took a few videos of her eating. It's funny because she would rather do it by herself. She doesn't like it when I try to shove food in her face... I get it. So when I give her a spoon she almost gets more in than I DO!
Here's a cute one that she WAS laughing before I started the video. LOL
Tomorrow I'm having a MOPS play date at my pool. It's not even going to hit 80 degrees, which is really weird. It doesn't even seem like summer yet. Hope it's sunny tomorrow. Then Craig is leaving me for a boys weekend in Louisiana (I'm such a great wife I know) and my mom is coming into town on Saturday and Hannah is coming over to play in the morning. Then they all will sleep over and I hope we can do something fun on Sunday together. Everyday counts now! The countdown begins...packing up JUNE 22nd!!
