Wednesday, May 21, 2008

A Temporary Hiatus

Sadly, I have to announce that I will be taking a temporary hiatus from blogging while we move this week. I'm not sure how long it will take to get our internet up and running in the new house, but I'll be back as soon as I can. And then WATCH OUT!

The kids are so excited about moving into our "big house" and being able to run, jump, fall and stomp without me having to say "Please stop stomping; that's too loud for our neighbors." In fact, the kids came with me on Monday to take a load of stuff to the house and all they wanted to do was chase each other in circles around our empty living room; all I could do was sit in the middle and laugh. Good times, good times.

Peace out!

Monday, May 19, 2008

One Down, One to Go!

John graduated on Saturday with his Master's in Piano Performance and Pedagogy degree! Yeah! Congratulations, honey! One down and only one more to go! He still has to finish his thesis and have it published before he can graduate with his second Master's in Music History, but the goal is to be done by December. Ahhhhhh, it feels good to see the light at the end of the tunnel!


John walking to his seat


John was the name reader for the department of music


Way to go, Daddy!

"You'd better give me a kiss!"

John with his parents and younger sister, Lisa

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Happy 3rd Birthday!!!

I can't believe it, but Steven actually turned 3 yesterday. He's just growing up way too fast! We had a busy day yesterday as we celebrated and played hard. In the morning he opened one of his presents from us (Candyland) so that we could play before Margaret woke up. Then we all got ready for the day and went to eat donuts at our favorite donut shop. Then we drove out to Plano and played at Pump It Up Jr. for a looooong time until we were all tuckered out. Margaret went down for a nap after lunch, then Steven, Daddy and I played another game of Candyland before Steven's nap. In the evening we went to dinner at Uncle Julio's with most of John's family where we celebrated Steven's birthday and John's graduation (which is today.) We ate lots of food, then we ate birthday/graduation cupcakes and sang "Happy Birthday" to Steven, though he couldn't even hear us b/c it was so loud in the restaurant and he was busy playing with his cousin Tristen. Then we went outside to a little patio area and Steven opened way too many presents (most of which were Thomas themed, though not on purpose.) It was a great and busy day, and the kids crashed when we came home. And now they're already crashed again (I love it when naptime is easy like this!) Of course I had to take pics of everything we did! Happy Birthday Steven! We love you so much and we're so glad that you are a part of our family!!!!


Ready to play Candyland in Mom and Dad's bed

Yummy donuts

"Ahhhh, I feel much better"

"Don't even think about taking this motorcycle, Margaret"

Margaret was climbing and sliding as much as Steven

Steven falls out of a tunnel

A glimpse into the future when our kids have their license

Of course Steven won, but he only cheated a little bit

Aunt Jennifer and cousin Sidney at the restaurant

Steven opening ANOTHER Thomas present

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Our House, "It's Our Castle and Our Keep!"

Well, we finally found a house in Little Elm that we're happy to call home. We were really excited when we went to look at it because it had a wooden playset in the backyard that the realtor said would come with the house. However, later that same day the landlord sent a crew over to do some maintenance on the yard and exterior and in the process they dismanteled the playset and took it away. By the time our realtor had expressed our interest in the house, it was too late. Man! Not that the house isn't great without the playset, but it was definitely a selling point for us. So we're moving to Little Elm next Saturday (May 24th)!

I have pictures posted, but they're not of our exact house but one with the same elevation and floor plan. Our house was pulled off of the listings the same day that our application was approved and it wasn't until later that I thought to save the pics for my blog. Oh well, you still get the idea. The only differences between these pics and our house are colors (carpet, ceramic tile, backsplash, and brick.) Enjoy!



Ours is flipped around with the garage on the right


Formal dining, though ours doesn't have a chandelier

Living Room with fire place

Kitchen with built-in microwave and 10-in cabinets

His and hers sink in master bath with walk-in closet