It was nice and cool this morning so Nadia was able to wear her costume and play around. We were going to go outside and carve pumpkins but playing with Dax and her toys was much more fun! Tonight we hope to go to my brothers house to take Nadia trick or treating. So look for more pictures!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
A little bit of October
My Mom loves to sit with Nadia while she is on her potty. She does very well going in it, but it is definetely with our help.
Nadia wearing her crown around the house while playing with Dax. He is, of course, her favorite!
Snuggling in the feathers watching TV with Dax.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Being in Limbo and practice time
I can't believe she is almost 1! She loves to walk around the house holding your hand. This of course kills my back, but how can you resist that little hand! :) Nadia is growing up more and more everyday. I just love to watch her personality develop. I wish everyone could come out here for her 1st birthday. We want it to be special and for everyone to see how much she has grown! Tammy is coming out to visit on Tuesday for a week. I can't wait to see her with Nadia!
The last few weeks have been a little nerve wracking not to mention a complete roller coaster ride. We are pretty much in limbo with trying to buy a house because we know the one we want, it just isn't listed yet. There is still a chance that when they list it they may decide to up the list price from what we recommended. This means, we could be waiting for our dream house to get it, or to find out its too expensive. Talk about stressful.. Do we put in an offer on another house that we like in fear the other one will be too expensive? This is something we have been struggling with. Our lease is up the end of this month, we can stay with my parents, but it takes 30-45 days to close. If we don't have a contract by the end of this month that guarantees a 1-2 month stay with them. It wouldn't be soo bad, but remember we have Dax and Max. Dax can't roam around my parents house. So I contacted the prop management co and asked if they would consider a month extension. We were looking forward to saving that money and getting our deposit back before getting into the new house. There are a lot of decisions to be made!
I have been pondering ideas for Nadia's 1st birthday.(We were also hoping to be in our new home for this.) I kinda knew what type of cake I wanted her to have and I decided I was going to attempt it. I found a recipe that didn't seem too hard and with the internet, a few friends tips and things I had remembered myself, I made a pretty cute cake. Granted, it looks MUCH better in pictures and it is not great, but I'm glad I made a practice one so I know what to do different. I had no idea what the design was even going to be, I made it up as I went along. Next time, I will be much more planned in the design. Jacob and I stayed up late into the night trying to figure out what designs we would make. He made her name and the number 1 and I decorated them with his help. Its too much fun to do things like that with each other for our daughter. :)
The last few weeks have been a little nerve wracking not to mention a complete roller coaster ride. We are pretty much in limbo with trying to buy a house because we know the one we want, it just isn't listed yet. There is still a chance that when they list it they may decide to up the list price from what we recommended. This means, we could be waiting for our dream house to get it, or to find out its too expensive. Talk about stressful.. Do we put in an offer on another house that we like in fear the other one will be too expensive? This is something we have been struggling with. Our lease is up the end of this month, we can stay with my parents, but it takes 30-45 days to close. If we don't have a contract by the end of this month that guarantees a 1-2 month stay with them. It wouldn't be soo bad, but remember we have Dax and Max. Dax can't roam around my parents house. So I contacted the prop management co and asked if they would consider a month extension. We were looking forward to saving that money and getting our deposit back before getting into the new house. There are a lot of decisions to be made!
I have been pondering ideas for Nadia's 1st birthday.(We were also hoping to be in our new home for this.) I kinda knew what type of cake I wanted her to have and I decided I was going to attempt it. I found a recipe that didn't seem too hard and with the internet, a few friends tips and things I had remembered myself, I made a pretty cute cake. Granted, it looks MUCH better in pictures and it is not great, but I'm glad I made a practice one so I know what to do different. I had no idea what the design was even going to be, I made it up as I went along. Next time, I will be much more planned in the design. Jacob and I stayed up late into the night trying to figure out what designs we would make. He made her name and the number 1 and I decorated them with his help. Its too much fun to do things like that with each other for our daughter. :)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Setting roots
So much has been going on lately it is hard to keep up! Nadia is very mobile and loves to walk around things. She has been standing on her own, but hasn't ventured to take a step on her own yet. I think we are close though. She loves to babble and is learning new sounds everyday. Dax is her favorite playmate and of course he lets her do whatever she wants to him. He is so gentle with her. Nadia used her potty for the first time on the 4th of July. She is on such a schedule it is easy to get her to go in it. We will see what happens when she can walk though! We had to move Nadia into a bigger car seat and that was a chore trying to find one we liked that didn't take up a massive amount of the backseat. The first one I bought was nice, but didn't fit right. Thankfully the second one was perfect! Jacob always sighs when I buy something because he knows I am probably going to end up returning it for something else.
In other news. Our lease is up the end of August and we are approved for a loan, so time to get in gear! We have decided to have PODS dropped off at the house and then depending on where we are at in the process either store them or schedule a delivery date for our new house. We will stay with my parents if we need to for a short time. We knew this was coming, but its real now. Its exciting for us. After having both owned homes previously it was really difficult for us to rent. Now we will have a home and we are pretty excited about that. So, I have been researching and trying to find the best area for our price range with a house and neighborhood we are ok with. We both want to make good decisions about this purchase.
Now a few pictures:
In other news. Our lease is up the end of August and we are approved for a loan, so time to get in gear! We have decided to have PODS dropped off at the house and then depending on where we are at in the process either store them or schedule a delivery date for our new house. We will stay with my parents if we need to for a short time. We knew this was coming, but its real now. Its exciting for us. After having both owned homes previously it was really difficult for us to rent. Now we will have a home and we are pretty excited about that. So, I have been researching and trying to find the best area for our price range with a house and neighborhood we are ok with. We both want to make good decisions about this purchase.
Now a few pictures:
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Happy Fathers Day
Jacob had last weekend off so we took advantage by taking a look at a few houses. We are still trying to narrow which subdivisions we like and of course we found a home that we absolutely loved! Houses go so fast though, we know it won't be around in another couple weeks, but it makes it exciting.
Sunday Nadia and I woke up and started making Jacob breakfast. We made him hash browns, bacon, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice. Thankfully Jacob sleeps like a rock and we were able to set everything up in the bedroom and then wake him up. We all sat in bed and had breakfast together. I had to go up to Scottsdale to let someone in a house we sold then we stopped at the Train park. Nadia and Jacob had a lot of fun on the carousel then we went on the train ride. Nadia loved feeling the wind on her face, her and Jacob have a lot of roller coaster rides in the future! We stopped at home, let the dogs out and picked up the food I made to bring to my parents. My brother and his family were there along with sister-in-law and her family. It was a great turn out, everyone swam, ate and got to relax. Nadia had a great time showing everyone how she likes to stand and try to walk. Jacob thanked me for a wonderful Fathers Day, I just wanted to make it special for him!
I had to go up to a house in Gold Canyon to do a final walk through for one of my clients yesterday. I closed a house yesterday and got another contract accepted, so it was a good day for me! I have really been blessed, I am thankful that I found a wonderful group of people to work with. Without their help and the leads they give me I would not be as successful.
Sunday Nadia and I woke up and started making Jacob breakfast. We made him hash browns, bacon, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice. Thankfully Jacob sleeps like a rock and we were able to set everything up in the bedroom and then wake him up. We all sat in bed and had breakfast together. I had to go up to Scottsdale to let someone in a house we sold then we stopped at the Train park. Nadia and Jacob had a lot of fun on the carousel then we went on the train ride. Nadia loved feeling the wind on her face, her and Jacob have a lot of roller coaster rides in the future! We stopped at home, let the dogs out and picked up the food I made to bring to my parents. My brother and his family were there along with sister-in-law and her family. It was a great turn out, everyone swam, ate and got to relax. Nadia had a great time showing everyone how she likes to stand and try to walk. Jacob thanked me for a wonderful Fathers Day, I just wanted to make it special for him!
I had to go up to a house in Gold Canyon to do a final walk through for one of my clients yesterday. I closed a house yesterday and got another contract accepted, so it was a good day for me! I have really been blessed, I am thankful that I found a wonderful group of people to work with. Without their help and the leads they give me I would not be as successful.
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