FOR SALE and other fun stuff

Having a house on the market is fun.... well, not really. We pretty much have to keep it clean all the time because we often get last minute calls from agents wanting to show it on a very short notice. This has been very exciting to say the least and we've now had a couple of offers! HOORAY! I've been wondering why I waited so long to give our house those finishing touches... not that it looked bad before, but seriously- now it is complete and I'm moving in a few months!! AHH!!!

In the meantime, we've been selling a few things here and there on craigslist. Here are a few of the "causualties"---

 

OUR HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY

AND BIRTHDAY DADDY
guess how old he turned this year....

Our life is wonderful, going to be very crazy for the next while with all the selling and selling some more and packing and all the paperwork and passports.... but I'm sure that we will make it through and we will be where we need to be in no time.

Birthday Camp-Out

The night before Ben's birthday he really wanted to have a "camp-out" down in the field in the neighborhood nature park. It was a windy-stormy night (more on the weather later) and of course this added to the adventurous feel of the evening. The boys were having such a great time jumping in and out of tent, cooking their "dogs" and eating camp-food (COOKIES and POP)that had been purchased at the grocery store.

Dinner was tasty and we told a few stories in the tent together. Connor and I would not be staying the night in the tent and so after saying our goodnights-- we left.

NOW BACK TO THE WEATHER--- as I had mentioned before it was a windy/stormy night. Cool, but comfortable enough to have the windows open at home. Around 6:00 AM I woke up to several very loud thunders accompanied by a very swift down pour!!! Then my cell phone rang with Ben on the other line...

"Honey... are you awake?" He asked

"I am now (the thunder was VERY loud) are you getting wet?"

"Yes... are you coming down for breakfast?"

.... slight pause....

"ummm-- probably not. But I love you"

Well-- it rained, and it rained hard. The nature park apparantly becomes a wash/river when it fills with enough water. Needless to say Cael and Brecon both had a wonderful time running around and exploring the fields. Lucky for them/us the tent had been strategically placed on high enough ground so they had not been washed away :)

Ben and I both talk about how it is always the times when things don't go smoothly that make memories we always remember. Ben remembers a time they were up sledding and luckily stopped before going over a sheer 40 foot drop. I remember a camping trip when on horseback behind my dad we had a "rodeo" right before me made it into camp. These both could have been very different stories, but because we made it out alive we remember them as one of the "cool" trips we took. This little adventure will be one of the stories our family is going to share again and again, not because it was the most beautiful camping nights we have ever had- but because it rained hard, everyone and everything got completely wet, but we can also laugh about it because no one got hurt.

GUESS WHERE WE ARE GOING?

After months of waiting, we were "emailed" about where our next assignment is going to be..... wait for it.....

WE'RE GOING TO

GERMANY!!!

Yes you read it correctly. GERMANY! We are still in shock and trying to figure out all the logistics of moving to a new country, a different continent, and to a new ADVENTURE!! If you ask I will tell you I still can't believe it is true. This is going to be crazy, but such a great opportunity for our family.

ummm... that plane ride with 3 boys is going to be a doozy, isn't it?

You know what they say....

about mustaches, right? If you don't know... just laugh anyway at how funny this boy looks :)


















In case you were wondering- Yes that is Cael. Look what 4 years can do for you!

10 Little Monkeys

Brecon loves when we sing "The Wheels on the Bus" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and any other song that has hand motions to. While looking at a book and doing the 10 Little Monkeys... 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-and 2 We all had a great time saying "Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said... No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Well-- we had finally got down to the last little monkey, he fell off the bed and we all sang how she called the doctor and the doctor said:

This is where Cael busts in and says "HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE?"

We all had a good laugh- What a funny boy I have!

GRANDPA's VISIT

We were so excited to have Grandpa Eugene come and visit us. The weather had been so lovely and was going to be a wonderful change from the cold Wyoming weather he was leaving for his vacation. But something happened: it turned chilly and it was raining! OH WELL!! We still had such a wonderful time and the boys were loving all the Grandpa attention they could get. The first night he arrived he read the boys their goodnight stories. You could just see Brecon's eyes begin to slowly close... and then even before the story was through-- he fell asleep. It was a precious moment of course and I'm glad that I had my trusty camera nearby to capture it.














One of the special events that occured while Grandpa was here was the blessing of our little baby Connor. We would have loved for all of our family to come down, but we know how hard it is to travel such a long distance. We were so happy to have him with us on this special occassion.

We love you GRANDPA!!!

MY BOYS!

I have just been having such a good time with these boys of mine, especially when I am able to capture those silly moments together. Despite all the craziness that comes with trying to de-clutter, we have been having a lot of fun.