Well it's been a while since I've last posted, almost 2 months I think so a lot has gone on, we went on our vacation back home to MA and had Allies 2nd Birthday, we found out that my sister-in-law Sarah and my brother Erik are expecting a baby boy, and the biggest news, we put an offer in on a beautiful home and it was accepted! We are so excited and hopefully my next post will include photos of our new home. But before I get into that, here's the low down on what's been going on...
1. Our trip home to MA was wonderful and far too short. We only got to stay for 6 days because of work schedules and airline prices but the time we spent there was wonderful and we got to see a lot of old friends and family members because of Allies party. It of course snowed half the time we were there and I didn't believe it before but I think living here has actually made me a wimp to the cold because I was freezing most of the time we were up there! I couldn't wait to get back to the nice weather, and I used to love the snow! But we were able to see a lot of friends and on the Saturday before we left we had Allies Birthday party and so many people came to see us which meant so much to us. Allie got so many presents that we had to check another suitcase just full of gifts so we could get them all home. The best part of being home though was watching Allie play with her cousin Ava. Allie was so excited to see her from the minute we got there and they played like they saw each other all the time. Allie even woke up from a nap one day and asked for "her sister Ava". Allie didn't care too much for Baby Owen but now that were back in SC she wants to see pictures and videos of him all the time of course. I can't wait until we go home again in September to see how she gets along with Owen and so she can play with Ava again. Hopefully by that time we will be close to preparing to try for baby #2 so I'm hoping Allie doesn't go over and hit Owen or anything. :)
2. Another nephew is on the way for Bill and I. Sarah and Erik found out they are expecting a son so sometime in early September we will welcome another addition to the family. Erik and Sarah are going to be moving to upstate NY in a few weeks because that's where Erik is being stationed with the Army. It is going to be hard on my mom to have two of her grandkids so far away from her but if she would get on the technological bandwagon and get Skype (hint hint mom!), she would be able to see us much more!
3. BIG NEWS! Bill and I had been looking at houses for a few months but didn't really see anything we loved, so of course right when I suggest we take a break from it and maybe renew our lease at the apartment for a year and try to save some more money, another house that we love falls into our laps that we both adore and want to raise Allie in. It's a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home that also has an in-law apartment on the bottom floor. So, the plan is that Bills parents will move in with us in a year or so and we will be able to take Allie out of daycare (WOOT!) and have his mom watch her full time and then we can have another baby and also have some help and family near us. The house is very large by SC standards and given we've only lived in apartments it is going to take some time for us to fill all the rooms and be able to afford new furniture but after all the moving I've done, I told Bill I am not moving again unless it is because I'm dead! So we have plenty of time to furnish and decorate a home and there is no rush, we are finally digging out of debt and getting on track and I am not going back!! Haha. The first few offers we made on the house we rejected so we decided to make one last ditch effort and miraculously it was accepted. I didnt think it would be because the bank said they were not going down on the price but alas, they did. It was after I had gotten in the mind set that if we didn't get the house it was fine and one would come along when it was meant too so when it was accepted I was shocked. We plan to close on May 15th so in only a few weeks we will hopefully be homeowners and be able to raise Allie and our pup Dexter in a beautiful home where they will have plenty of room to bother each other!
