Swimming

We went to more swimming classes this week. They were such good swimmers. I know it was because they had practice with Mrs. Stacey! Here are a few pictures from our last day.

They practiced climbing out the side and jumping back in.

They got to throw the balls-Glade's favorite

My two swimmers, proud of their medals.

Addison being silly in the exersaucer-she is under it trying to climb out the seat.

Sweet baby sound asleep

Playing in the folded up exersaucer

Drinking our yogurt drink from a straw


I probably won't update for a week or so. I have lots of packing to do and we move out of our house on July 9, to close on July 10.

Happy "late" Father's Day

I can't believe it took me this long to finish, but Timmy, here is a little something special just for you. You are wonderful and we are so blessed to have you in our lives!
(To hear the music scroll down to the playlist at the bottom of this page and turn the volume down.)

We found a winner!

We went house hunting again the afternoon. We found one we really like. It has a great backyard for the kids and the dogs. Now, we just pray hard that the bank likes our offer and will not drag out the whole process. It is a forclosure, so it could take up to a month. We have to move out of our house on July 10. Hopefully we won't be homeless for too long. Below is a picture of the house. The flower beds need some TLC, but it is move in ready with very little cosmetic repairs. We are feeling much better about the whole situation now. We just hope that God will make this happen for us.

House Hunting

We have been busy hunting for a new house. We found several that we like, we just haven't been able to get the price right. Many of the homes we are looking at are in foreclosure which means it takes more time to get the offer accepted. We are going to look at a few more homes tomorrow and will hopefully find just the right one. Say some prayers for us as we are getting close to being homeless:)
Glade and Addison have been keeping us busy too. They are moving around so much. Glade loves to climb. He will climb on the couch, on the chairs, he's tried to climb up the tv cabinet and he even tried to climb the gate into the kitchen. He would climb on the back of the couch, reach over and turn on the sink in the kitchen. He got Addison involved too and they would take turns turning the water off and on! It was so cute...but we moved the couch! They are both really good at pointing to our noses. We will say "nose" and they will point to ours. Glade found my eyes and mouth today too. It's so cute how curious they are these days. They are taking it all in. Glade likes to have you chase him. When it's time for a diaper change he will run, when he has something he's not supposed to-he runs! It's so cute. He also will run into our arms for a hug. I love it!
Addison had a rough week last week. Grammy and Pappy came to look at houses with us and Addison greeted by Pappy with a nice big throw-up on his shirt. That started a pretty miserable couple of days. She cried all day long. Poor girl had an ear infection. She got a shot and that didn't even help. We finally got some relief by Thursday. Thank goodness, we were all exhausted from not sleeping. Grammy and Pappy had to go home and get some rest!
On Friday we went to the park by Grandma's house. It's nice because it has a canopy over it so it's not too hot. Here are some pictures:

Glade likes to drive
And climb on the slide

Addison climbed through the tunnel

So did Glade
They both relaxed on the slide
Addison loved climbing the steps
They have both started a game of putting their heads down...on the chair, the floor, pretty much anything. Here is Addison doing it. It's so funny to watch them take turns. Glade went right after Addison, but I didn't get the picture quick enough. We have a couple of goofy kids! That's all for now!

Leah

We sold our house!

Yes, we did. We signed the contract last night. We will close July 10. Now the process of finding a new house begins. Say some prayers that the interest rates start dropping. They have been going up since we put our house on the market, which is bad news for us and getting a new mortgage. We are going tomorrow with our realtor to look at lots of houses. Hopefully we will find the perfect house for our family.


This week I have been taking the babies swimming at our friend Stacey's house. She has been teaching us lots of things to do in the water. Perfect timing as we go to the lake on Sunday evening. Addison is my water baby. She loves to be in the water and really doesn't want to be held. She tries to get loose. They have been learning to kick and go under the water. I am amazed at how much they could do today just from swimming everyday this week. I can't believe I didn't take my camera and get some pictures. BAD MOMMY!

Here are just some pictures from this week and some from Grammy and Pappy's house last week.

This is Addison and Glade making a surprise for Daddy.
Look how big they are.

Addison and Gigi-my aunt's dog
All worn out after swimming

Dear Daddy

Dear Daddy,
I miss you so much. I am having lots of fun at Grammy and Pappy's house. Mommy says I was really good on the car ride here. I didn't sleep much but I always smiled when mommy looked back at me. I said Pappy for the first time yesterday, or at least what sounded like pappy. When we got here yesterday we played with all the toys that are here. I love to throw the balls to Pappy. We surprised Grammy when she got home yesterday. I met her at the door with a big smile and some claps! We walked down to Granny's house after dinner last night and met our Aunt Sheila. She played blocks with us. I love to be outside, but I don't really like the grass. It's windy today, so it's not as hot as yesterday. Today I get to meet my Great, Great Aunt Mary. I'm sure we will have some more good food. For dinner I had fresh green beans and cucumbers from garden. YUMMY! My favorite was the peach shaped cookie Grammy brought me from Fredricksburg.
I love you Dada!
Love,
Glade

Dear Daddy,
I miss you so much. I am having fun with Grammy and Pappy though. I love to sit in Pappy's lap, since you aren't here. Pappy lets me touch all the cool plants they have growing around the house. You would think I am like Monk and have to touch every one that I walk by. I like to swing on the back porch and walk on the treadmill, even though it is really dirty. We went to see Granny and Grandaddy yesterday and I got to see Sambo, he barks louder than Scarlet and Gray! I talked to him. I also saw a big frog. Mommy wouldn't let me touch it though. Today we walked outside and fed the deer. There weren't any, but we will keep watching they might come up to eat the food we left. I sat down in the grass to touch the flowers and found some deer droppings! I had to touch that too! Mommy made sure to wash my hands, she kept saying YUCKY!
I love you daddy!
Love,
Addison

Here are some pictures of our adventures so far:

Addison loves the flowers

Climbing on the "slide"

Glade does not like the grass.

Pulling leaves off the bushes

Rocking in the chair


We love it outside