ITS OFFICIAL!

**WE ARE OFFICIALLY HOMEOWNERS!!!!!!!

Sorry, I pretty much did just yell that at you, cuz I pretty much can't believe it. I guess I'll start to believe it when we start making mortgage payments after not having to for 7 months now. :) We had a little wrench thrown into our excitement as soon as we signed the papers. We really weren't too sure how this was all gonna go down anyways cuz things have been up in the air with the matter... but the previous (ya know, cuz WERE the NEW) homeowners are having to rent the house from us for a week. The longest week of our lives will be this week!!!!!! Me and the kids are gonna spend the week in TX so I think it won't be so hard for us since we'll be havin fun.

Everything happens in Gods timing. No doubt about that! I love looking back and seeing things fall in place as God wanted them, and not us. So we are confident that this extra week is God's plan!

**We had to make another run back to TX for bank reasons... which was a fun little trip. I love that we are able to pick up and go whenever we want (on Nat's days off). I love to be sporadic, and we are pretty much professionals at it! We can pack up a family of 5... clothes, shoes, diapers, wipes, formula, toiletries AND now 2 dogs in a matter of a couple hours! I really just love doing crazy things like that. Yes, were crazy.

**My sweet little man turned 7 months old a few days ago!

-He is soooooo close to crawling its not even funny! Mostly when he is in his crib, or on a bed he is up on all 4's the whole time... not so much on the floor... guess its too hard for his little knees. I can't wait!!

-He definitely like real food a million times more than baby food. He will chow down if you feed him the real stuff. Both girls were like that too.

-FINALLY got his first little tooth. Thank the Good Lord above!

-Our sleep issues have been SOLVED!!!!!!! I kid you not, the night we got home with the puppies is the night he started sleeping better. So instead of being up with him, I've been up with the dogs! Couldn't have worked out any worse! I am so very thankful that he started sleeping better... better being only waking once for a bottle and waking up at 8:30. Anyways, he gets on his tummy and sticks his butt up in the air and has to have his face smothered in a blanket.... and since he's found this position, he's been sleeping like a champ!

-sweet, sweet little boy who is so absolutely loved and adored by all 3 females in the house that I feel sorry for his wife.

-Thinks his daddy hung the moon and the stars and loves him to death. Stares and stares at him like he's waiting for Nat's approval.

-Life, as we know it, has gotten 49 times easier.....

hooray for holding his own bottle!!

**The Dogs are doing great!! They're both so good and are doing great with everything! Including going out and pottying OUTSIDE! They did so amazing on our trip to TX. We definitely got 2 great dogs! We did some reading up on their breeds (australian shep/heeler mix) (lab/collie mix) and they both had amazing things said about them. We were feeling pretty confident in our buys after we read up on them. Just great dogs all around, and rare to find at that!!

Axel goes right into the crate when he is ready to sleep. We just leave the door open and he goes in as he pleases. He is an outside guy and hates to come in! Aussie is just a little sweet girl that loves the action. If your there, thats where she wants to be too....

including in the tub!! She was going bonkers to get in the tub with the kids so Nat threw her in. Once she realized what it was she was ready to get back out.

**The girlies are both doing great! Payton is coming along in her speech so well!! More in love with her blankie and "juuuuu" than ever. Blankie and juice is what gets us through the day with her. She is still pretty testy and hitting more 2 year old things everyday. Madelynn is still just a sweet, sweet little girl. She makes the start of my day every day by coming in my room and giving the biggest bear hug, and with the sweetest smile on her face she says: "I missed you mama.... I wuv you".... Ahhh, it melts my heart every time.