It's been far too long since I've blogged but we have been so incredibly busy moving in and getting the house in order that I've hardly had time to breathe. But here I am, ready to share what's been happening with us lately :) Well, as you should all know by now, we've moved into our new house and we're loving every single second. It's so great to finally be able to live in the place that we've been spending every second of our lives working on it seems ha ha.
My grandparents, aunts, cousin and uncle were able to come visit for my mom's wedding (which I have zero pictures of). I got this great shot of the boys and my grandpa laying on the floor in our living room. So cute :)
Great grandpa and Carter :)
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| Here we are before the open house on June 23. The picture is kind of small but you get the idea :) |
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Here's one of us outside our house. It was so incredibly hot that day and our AC units didn't get installed until the next day so we were basically melting inside ha ha.
The open house went really well even though it was sweltering inside. We had way more people that I would have ever imagined walk through out house and it was so nice to hear all the compliments, not only on the house but to us for working so hard to make it happen. I guess I'd never really thought that we deserved that much credit but it was nice :) Right after the open house, we started painting. I just painted an accent wall in our living room and Carter's bedroom. I haven't taken pictures yet because my mom is going to be painting a mural on Carter's wall and I still have a lot of decorating to do. But I will be posting lots of house pictures once it is exactly how I want it :)
After we moved in, Crystal came up with Riley and she bought this cute little pool for them to play in. Riley was way more interested in crawling around the deck (which was burning hot so I'm not sure why...) but they had a lot of fun :)
Bubba playing in his new room while mom cleaned
Katelyn insisted on feeding Carter...my thought, "well, she can't make that big of a mess"...WRONG! I went to the bathroom and came back to this ha ha. It was a great picture though ;)
I'm pretty sure I took this picture before we moved but I love it so much! His 2 little teeth just make me smile :D
Carter had his first trip to the aquatic center and he absolutely loved it! He is such a little water baby. We had a lot of fun. He loves his cousins
Playing in the pool
Taking a break while they scan for floaters ;)
he he he
On July 3rd, we went up to First Dam and had a picnic. It was such a beautiful day and it was really nice to just lay in the shade with my 2 boys and not think about anything.
My boys :D
Anyone who knows John knows that he hates getting his picture taken. On a rare occasion, I can get him to take some and they usually end up like this ^^
But sometimes we get a great one like this ^^
Such a little ham sandwich! ha ha, I love him!
Loves his mama :D
On the 4th, we went to John's mom for dinner and had a way fun time playing with the Kohler clan! We love them all so much and are excited that we live down the street from them.
Love being silly with the boys :)
Me and my favorite lil red head, Mayson!
Lovin' being bare foot in the summer!
What little cheese balls!
Daddy and Carter swinging
What a cute family ;)
All the kids on the 4th. Brooklyn wasn't happy because Stacy took her binky lol.
Carter has recently decided that he needs to help me feed him and this is usually what he looks like when we're dona ha ha. I love him!
Poor little guy got his first big owie :( He bumped his head on the chair when he was crawling around one night. Luckily it didn't bruise too bad. Hopefully he gets his resilience from John because I bruise super easy.
Carter is getting so big and so independent! He crawls all over like a maniac! He is getting so fast that sometimes I will turn around and he'll be clear across the room or down the hall. He pulls himself up all over the furniture and will stand by himself for a few seconds (until he realizes what's going on and gets scared and falls on his bum). I bet he will be walking in no more than a month. I honestly can't believe that he is almost 9 months old! I was looking at pictures of him yesterday and almost started crying. It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital and now he is almost walking! I know it's so cliche but it honestly just happens so fast! I just try to enjoy each moment that I have with him and not get too upset if he plays with my decorations or puts fingerprints on my glass cabinet. The fingerprints are memories, not messes! So if you come to my house and my tv stand doors are covered in fingerprints, you'll know why ;)
John has been SOOOOOO much happier since we've moved into the house. I think we all have. Working 60 hours a week was just taking a huge toll on him and I'm so glad that he's been able to go back to his normal schedule. It's made us all so much more pleasant to be around ha ha. John is still loving his job. His brother keeps trying to get him to apply for this computer job and honestly, I think he would like it and it pays a lot more than what he's making now but he is comfortable where he is and I would never ask him to leave that and take a chance at a place that he may hate. We are happy living in poverty ;) ha ha ha! Just kidding
I'm just enjoying being home with Carter every day. I was supposed to have a job this summer but it kinda fell through and I can't say that I'm terribly upset about it. I wasn't getting enough Carter time so I'm taking advantage of the few months we'll have together before school and work start up again. I did take summer classes and have one online class that I'm still in. My 2 other classes were only a few weeks and are already over. I hate online classes. I don't think I'll ever take another one...I'm just too forgetful and by the time I remember something is due, it's that night and I'm scattering to get it finished and submitted in time. I'm doing really well in school. I applied for the Elementary Education program at the beginning of Summer semester and had my group interview on Wednesday. I felt very good about it and they told me I would be getting a letter in the mail within a week letting me know if I've been accepted into the program or not. I'm crossing my fingers and will let everyone know as soon as I find out! If I get accepted, there's a good chance I will begin Level 2 in the Fall which is going to keep me pretty busy, but I like being busy :)
Well, I think that about covers what we've been up to the past few months ha ha. I will be more frequent with my blogging now that the house is finished, I promise :)
As always, thanks for reading!
