Happy Birthday

Never say never. I have always said we would have NO Chuck-E-Cheese Birthday parties. Then we went to a party there a few weeks before their birthdays and I knew we were hosed. They begged, they pleaded, Reagan and Gracyn agreed to have one big party together and I caved. Turns out it was the easiest party we have ever had. The kids loved every second of it. The Dads had fun too, there were many basketball challenges on the Pop-A-Shot machine. The biggest hit of all was the ticket blaster! The girls had a ball on their turns in there. The party was such a hit that as we were leaving Addison decided that she wanted her party there as well and we were back 3 weeks later!

Busy day

Life is completely nuts around here right now! We are 16 days away from having our belongings packed and heading to Arkansas. The movers begin the last day of school for the girls. They will pack for 2 days, spend a day loading and then met us several days later at our new house. During the "down" time, we will be traveling with the girls, the dog and whatever belongings aren't on the truck. Oh, and Addison's first horse show (here) is the morning before we close on our house (there). Should be interesting.

Our house has been sold since mid-April. Thank you God, they did not want to close until school got out. Our realtor came on Tuesday the 15th of April to take pictures. I had initially planned not to list it until Thursday, because I would be downtown Wednesday on a field trip with Gracyn's class and wouldn't be home to take care of the dog in case of showings. At the last minute I told her to go ahead and list it around lunchtime Wednesday. I felt sure we wouldn't have showings on the first day anyway. Well, we had 4 showings. The first one allowed me just enough time to race back from the museum, grab the dog and turn lights on. By 10pm that night, we had 2 offers and word that a 3rd was coming in. Praise God, we were under contract the next day, for over the asking price, to a family that had written us the sweetest letter about how much they wanted our house to be their home. I was thrilled to be able to enjoy the last few months we have here without the stress of trying to sell a house 5 people are living in.

In between the museum and showings, I picked Reagan up for an eye doctor appointment. She had been telling me she couldn't read books with small print. She was reading mostly on her kindle and making the font size huge. Turns out she needed reading glasses. She just uses them for small, up-close reading. She looks adorable and super smart in them!

This was Gracyn's class that morning at the museum.

The dance party room was a big hit!

These three love each other so much. I am grateful for their preschool years together and for lifelong friendships we have formed here.

So, there you have it. Typical days are CRAZY!!! Buying a house, selling a house. School withdrawl, school registration. Inspections, appraisers, repair men, loan documents, mover's surveys, cancelling utilities, starting utilities. The list goes on and on. And, its happening in the middle of May, which means activity after activity for the kids. Life is one big adventure right now.