I am very sorry.

I am such a horrible blogger. I try to make time, but it doesn't happen. I still have pictures of Ali's birthday, things in our house, and newly, the chicken coop. ahhhh! I have been very busy!

Inside Our Home

Our home is in a very small town that has a ton of history... but none to be found on the internet. Seriously, if you search our town, it doesn't exist. Our appraisal says the home was built in 1950. However, the architecture says otherwise, as does my sister in law, who works with old homes, as well as my dad, who remembers the house being here in the 30s. His best guess, the original home was built in the 1830s. With additions built on, the final, our master bedroom, being built in 1950. The home boasts of crown molding, pocket doors, and hard wood floors through out. The ceilings are also textured, and have molding on them. We know for a fact that our home use to house the general store as well as the post office. The shed in the backyard was the town barber shop. Two doors down is the falling down opera/action/dance hall. Behind us  is a falling down one room school and church. History surrounds us. But, like I said, it doesn't exist on the internet. I will have to do some digging to find out the true history. Here are some inside pictures. Please excuse the mess, these were taken as we were moving in.

Kitchen

Mudroom/laundry

Dining room

Wood burner in dining room

outer bathroom

inner bathroom

master bedroom (with Sam and Ali lounging about)

Alta's room (needs painted)

The boys' room (yes that door goes onto the roof. we have it blocked by a dresser)

Guest bedroom

Living room

And just because this little curly haired devil is so darn cute... and because her birthday is in 2 days!

Upcoming posts: Alta's birthday planning, inside surprises, Alta's party.

Our Piece of Heaven

We have moved. Deep sigh. Moving was not fun, it was not as smooth as we hoped, it was awful. I will spare you the details.

But, we made it. Our closing was pushed a day later, but June 5, 2012, we bought our house. Our home. Our forever home. God willing, we hope to live out our lives in this home, have our children bring their children here and show them their own childhood rooms. That is our dream.

Our new property consists of a large farmhouse-type home with 4 bedrooms and one bathroom. A mudroom/laundry room, kitchen, dining room, and living room also grace our home. Outdoors we have a spacious garage, carport, shed, and a very small barn we hope to convert into a chicken coop and goat shed. There is also a small pump house where the well is, but we have city water and use the well to water the garden. There are 2 or 3 pecan trees, a pear tree, and English walnut tree, and an apple tree.

The boys love it in the country. Well, it isn't really the country, it is in a small town of maybe 10 houses, with only 6 being occupied. They are outside from sun up to sun down and get ridiculously dirty. Park took a few days to get acquainted and become use to the new home. He kept asking to go to the old home for the first few days. But now, he acts like this is the only home he knows. Here are a few pictures of the outside. The inside will come tomorrow.

Front of our new home.

Driveway, garage, and shed. (with Landon and friend)

Garage and carport.

Shed (also known previously as a Barber Shop)

Backyard (with Bella Bags in the background)

Future chicken coop/barn

Garden 

Our 12 lovely tomatoes.

Back porch sittin' anyone?

We Moved!

Picture of the new house in an upcoming post!

Happy 11 Months Ali!

Ali is 11 months old today!

She is walking, or at least taking a good 6 steps on her own. She can say "hiiiiiiii!!!!" "pup" "mama" "dada" "leelee (lily)" a few more that I can't think of on the top of my head.

She is growing so fast and getting such a beautiful personality. I love her very much!

I have a hard time believing that she was this little only 11 months ago.

Beautiful blue eyes

Showing off her new bathing suit

"Look! I can stand alone!"

She was yelling at her brothers and cousins, who were swimming in the kiddie pool.

Sorry about that...

I am very sorry my blog has taken a back burner lately. I am very busy with the end of school for Landon, packing (we move in 3 weeks!), taking care of my mom, and the main reason, my phone is broken, and that is how I blog 99% of the time. I should be getting it back up and running Wednesday.

Well, last Tuesday, Landon graduated Kindergarten. How big he is! The class was so very cute singing and dancing and praising God. Then his teacher read their favorite book of the year. "I'll Love You Forever" It took all I had to not bawl like a baby when the class recited "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby, you'll be." If you have ever read that book, you know at the end, the tables turn and the child is holding his mother as well as a his new baby. I am in that place right now. I believe I learned in school it is the "sandwich generation" you take care of your parents and your own family. Typically, this happens to 35-45, not 25. Ah, well, the joys of your mother having you later and you having your own kids early.

Here are a few pictures of him on his big night.

Smiling boy 

Receiving his diploma

Saying the pledges

My big boy with his cap and gown. :)