Our biggest accomplishment so far (besides you of course)

Well, we finally bought a house. When mommy was pregnant with you, daddy and I decided we should probably wait a little longer before buying. I was off work for a long time and then took some time off without pay, so we just didn't want to rush things. Our original goal was to have a house by Christmas of 2012. Well we changed that to summer 2013. But, as we have learned many times, God's plans are different than ours! We found the perfect house and put an offer in. They countered once and we accepted, thus starting the LONG process of house buying. We were supposed to be in the house by September 1st. Well one thing after the other lead to delays. God sure likes to remind me to stay patient. To be honest, your daddy was a bigger mess than me. I stayed pretty calm during the entire process. We prayed multiple times, making sure God was in the center of our decision and that it was His will for us to have the house. We asked him to close any doors that he didn't want us walking through.

On September 25th, we got the keys to our very first house. I was very excited but scared. This was a big move. My job had some crazy stuff going on and I didn't know what was going to happen. Your daddy was good about reminding me that we had been very prayerful and sought God's lead in all of it.

So it was out with the old....

And in with the new!

I did feel sadness about leaving our apartment. We have SO many memories there. That was the first place your daddy and I ever lived together. We had many parties, get togethers, and fun times there. We spent summer nights relaxing. I graduated from nursing school, studied and passed my boards and got my first nursing job while living in that house. And the best memory....we brought you home from the hospital to that house. (You thought I was going to say you were conceived there didn't you?! That too...) So it was sad to see it go, but lucky for me, I love to take pictures. So a lot of those memories have been caught on camera.

Our new house needs a lot of work. We knew that going into it. Lucky daddy is such a handy guy. We have done a lot of work since buying it, but it has a lot more to do. It's only a matter of time before it's finished. I can't wait to see all the memories made here. Watching you grow here. Bringing future siblings home here (hint hint daddy!). Many summer days spent in the front yard. Many summer nights BBQing in the back. And many family get together spent in the bonus room. I think you will love it as much as we do.

Here is the house before...

 And after

 Grass before

 And after a little water and fertilizer

 Living Room before....

And after (still missing our couches we bought for this room...NINE WEEKS AGO -_-)

 New lights outside

Kitchen before...

 And after

 Dining room before

And after

China Cabinet built by yours truly :)

New lighting in the dining room

 And one of the best parts of the house...the man cave before

And after. We recently bought a 65" TV for this room. Just have to add some decorations now...

My favorite part of the house...the big backyard! We need some landscaping, but it is going to be awesome for you to play in when you get older!

The days we moved it was scorching hot. I felt terrible for the guys moving. Luckily they were good sports and we providing dinner and beer after they were finished.

Our very first backyard event...a fire! Funny story about this fire...your Uncle ASSURED us the fire was out. Well at 3am, daddy smelt something burning. He looked out the window and the fire had started back up. He quickly ran outside, in his undies, and put it back out. Almost burnt down the house the very first night we stayed in it! Crazy guys.

There is still work to be done, but I am excited to see how it progresses. Exciting times for our family. Your daddy and I work hard for you son. We love you more than life.