Thanks for everyone's support! Run Down of our Townhouse: It has a 2 car garage. 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath. A small front room (perfect for our large instruments) and a "great room" connected to the Kitchen. It has a small unfinished basement connected to the garage. That is not enough info to picture anything, but I WILL post pictures. The stairs going down to the basement/garage are unfinished, so we paid the carpet guy to do the stairs because I could just picture curious Troy falling down those stairs. He let us choose from his scraps (really nice scraps.. just not the best color selection) and did it for $180. Most everyone in this house buying process has been absolutely wonderful. I think I will give them Christmas presents. Seriously.
We are probably closing tomorrow morning. Hopefully there will be no more surprises. Our Mortgage Broker seems to have a lot on his plate. I still wish we could have used my step-father Corey (Walker Mortgage.) He is so on-top of things. I think things would have gone a lot smoother. Corey still helped us out a lot though. He checked all the paperwork and numbers to make sure they were correct. THANK YOU COREY! Our current Broker was shocked that I understood all his lingo and then further asked questions.
Ben and I are SUPER grateful for his job stability and that we get to stay around family and friends. We are truly blessed and I know that we can be of service to the Lord here. We just need to put our thoughts and intents into action right?! A large flaw of mine that I have been working on. Thank you for your love!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
All Fours and Good News
Troy got on his knees for the first time on Sunday! He has been doing the push-up position for a couple of days, but never got on his knees. I have a picture and I will post it soon. He has had a hard time going to sleep the past couple of nights. He did better last night, but right when I think I have it down, he switches on me.
Saturday night was pretty crazy. We have been looking for a washer, dryer, and fridge for our new home we our buying... more about that later. Well, I wanted to wait until Black Friday to get a really good deal, but after much research and accidentally seeing an ad on Best Buy's website on Saturday (blessing) we decided that the prices were not going to get much lower than that on the specific items we wanted. We ended up paying hundreds less than we thought we were going to have to spend :) However, the crazy part is that I was playing the harp for a Young Women's and Young Men's activity on Saturday night (airplane crash... some may have heard of it.) So, Ben was price matching and seeing if R C Willey could give us a better deal (which they did) while I was playing at this activity. I had to text him to get it like 5 minutes before it closed (the deal ended Saturday.)
I feel really good about it because we didn't get too high-end of stuff, but they have gotten good reviews. Ben and I really did our research, and I'm glad we will have a fridge when we move in instead of waiting till after Thanksgiving. But do we know when we are moving in? Not yet! But hopefully we will know soon. Probably Tuesday... if all goes well. Another bit of good news. We found someone to rent our place right away (our contract does not end till May.) We are SO grateful.
Saturday night was pretty crazy. We have been looking for a washer, dryer, and fridge for our new home we our buying... more about that later. Well, I wanted to wait until Black Friday to get a really good deal, but after much research and accidentally seeing an ad on Best Buy's website on Saturday (blessing) we decided that the prices were not going to get much lower than that on the specific items we wanted. We ended up paying hundreds less than we thought we were going to have to spend :) However, the crazy part is that I was playing the harp for a Young Women's and Young Men's activity on Saturday night (airplane crash... some may have heard of it.) So, Ben was price matching and seeing if R C Willey could give us a better deal (which they did) while I was playing at this activity. I had to text him to get it like 5 minutes before it closed (the deal ended Saturday.)
I feel really good about it because we didn't get too high-end of stuff, but they have gotten good reviews. Ben and I really did our research, and I'm glad we will have a fridge when we move in instead of waiting till after Thanksgiving. But do we know when we are moving in? Not yet! But hopefully we will know soon. Probably Tuesday... if all goes well. Another bit of good news. We found someone to rent our place right away (our contract does not end till May.) We are SO grateful.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Late Halloween Pics
I forgot to take pictures ON Halloween.. so this is the day after.
No matter how much time I spend with Troy, I am still surprised by how beautiful his eyes are. He can sit up for small amounts of time, but the padding on his costume made it very difficult. He hates to sit up anyways... he would rather stand and lean on stuff. 
I'm holding his hand so that he can sit up. He is starting to get very mobile with army crawling. He likes to play with toys by laying on his side and holding himself up with one hand in a twisted position. Sounds painful, but he pulls it off quite well.
He called Ben with my cell phone today, all by himself. He even put it on speaker so that I could hear Ben saying, "Hello?.....Hello?" I was laughing so hard that Ben was a bit confused because I couldn't explain that I wasn't the one calling :)
He loves to grab faces and Ben's hair. For some reason he gets really intense about it. Probably because he can't get his mouth close enough to it. I think his slobber has touched just about everything we own. People keep telling us, "He must be teething." Well, then he has been teething forever and has none to show. I just know they are coming soon though.
No matter how much time I spend with Troy, I am still surprised by how beautiful his eyes are. He can sit up for small amounts of time, but the padding on his costume made it very difficult. He hates to sit up anyways... he would rather stand and lean on stuff. 
I'm holding his hand so that he can sit up. He is starting to get very mobile with army crawling. He likes to play with toys by laying on his side and holding himself up with one hand in a twisted position. Sounds painful, but he pulls it off quite well.
He called Ben with my cell phone today, all by himself. He even put it on speaker so that I could hear Ben saying, "Hello?.....Hello?" I was laughing so hard that Ben was a bit confused because I couldn't explain that I wasn't the one calling :)
He loves to grab faces and Ben's hair. For some reason he gets really intense about it. Probably because he can't get his mouth close enough to it. I think his slobber has touched just about everything we own. People keep telling us, "He must be teething." Well, then he has been teething forever and has none to show. I just know they are coming soon though.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Quick but Forgetful #2
So ya know how I sent Ben to the store for salsa? He came back with guacamole that has some salsa flavoring... He said he thought it might taste better. Nope. But it's good with Ritz crackers! Good discovery I guess :)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Quick but Forgetful
One thing I love about Ben is that I can spot him from far away because he runs everywhere he goes. Even if there is no need to be in a hurry, he's in a hurry. Even when we are half an hour early to a BYU game, we are practically running to the stadium from our car. Everyone stares and laughs at my comments of, "Why are we in such a hurry?" Ben replies, "Why shouldn't we be?" Ha. He is always on the go.
There are two times the past couple of days that this has caused two funny events. 1) He put Troy's pants on backwards right before church. I did not notice till we got home because I am not with him during church (primary.)
2) I had everything to make enchiladas tonight except for salsa. I sent him to the store to get salsa. He came home with two bags that contained cereal, rice, crackers, a movie.. but I can't find the salsa. He frantically looks around and says, "I know I got some! It must still be at the store?" So he is running back to the store at this very moment. Hey, at least he will be running :)
There are two times the past couple of days that this has caused two funny events. 1) He put Troy's pants on backwards right before church. I did not notice till we got home because I am not with him during church (primary.)
2) I had everything to make enchiladas tonight except for salsa. I sent him to the store to get salsa. He came home with two bags that contained cereal, rice, crackers, a movie.. but I can't find the salsa. He frantically looks around and says, "I know I got some! It must still be at the store?" So he is running back to the store at this very moment. Hey, at least he will be running :)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Troy's 1st Halloween
Troy: Tigger
Charlotte: Winne the Pooh
Ben: Christopher Robin
Our ward party was hilarious. Everyone dressed up, including the Elder's Quorum President dressed as Little Bo Peep. Tells you how much our ward gets into Halloween. They had dance-dance revolution, cake-walk, fishing booth, and other things. Dinner was served and trunk-or-treating after.
The party held at our place turned out great! Liss and Brock made it spectacular, plus everyone brought yummy stuff. We had so much fun and will not hesitate to do it again. Two soups, crescents, fruit, salad, rootbeer, and caramel apples that would stick to your mouth for hours. We played battle of the genders, always a winner. Thanks for that contribution Garzas :)
Our Costumes: Troy's was $5 dollars at Babys R Us, last minute sale. I got all my stuff from DI for $9 in about 10 minutes the day of Halloween. I washed everything right before we left to the parties. We didn't really know what to do for Ben's, but he has long socks on! Maybe rain boots and a rain hat would have made it more believable. Next time...
Troy update: He is 7 1/2 months. He army crawls to get things he wants. He decided to start talking on Sunday during Sacrament meeting of course :) He is still super smiley and always kicking. He wants to put everything in his mouth, especially if Daddy is eating it. He always sounds out of breath because he moves so much. He laughs when we laugh. He Loves books. He still has no expression in the bathtub. He grabs the spoon when I try to feed him. He tipped a bowl of hot chili down Ben's pants at the ward Halloween party and cried because it was hot. However, when he does cry from pain or fear, it is less than 10 seconds. He is constantly rolling and still refuses to sit up. We love him so much and can't believe how big he is. (Apparently not that big though, there was a child his exact age at the ward party and he looked 2 months older than him.)
It was a great Halloween.
Charlotte: Winne the Pooh
Ben: Christopher Robin
Our ward party was hilarious. Everyone dressed up, including the Elder's Quorum President dressed as Little Bo Peep. Tells you how much our ward gets into Halloween. They had dance-dance revolution, cake-walk, fishing booth, and other things. Dinner was served and trunk-or-treating after.
The party held at our place turned out great! Liss and Brock made it spectacular, plus everyone brought yummy stuff. We had so much fun and will not hesitate to do it again. Two soups, crescents, fruit, salad, rootbeer, and caramel apples that would stick to your mouth for hours. We played battle of the genders, always a winner. Thanks for that contribution Garzas :)
Our Costumes: Troy's was $5 dollars at Babys R Us, last minute sale. I got all my stuff from DI for $9 in about 10 minutes the day of Halloween. I washed everything right before we left to the parties. We didn't really know what to do for Ben's, but he has long socks on! Maybe rain boots and a rain hat would have made it more believable. Next time...
Troy update: He is 7 1/2 months. He army crawls to get things he wants. He decided to start talking on Sunday during Sacrament meeting of course :) He is still super smiley and always kicking. He wants to put everything in his mouth, especially if Daddy is eating it. He always sounds out of breath because he moves so much. He laughs when we laugh. He Loves books. He still has no expression in the bathtub. He grabs the spoon when I try to feed him. He tipped a bowl of hot chili down Ben's pants at the ward Halloween party and cried because it was hot. However, when he does cry from pain or fear, it is less than 10 seconds. He is constantly rolling and still refuses to sit up. We love him so much and can't believe how big he is. (Apparently not that big though, there was a child his exact age at the ward party and he looked 2 months older than him.)
It was a great Halloween.
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