We found a house!

After hours and hours of looking through house after house, we finally find one that is about as perfect as we are going to find (for the right price, that is.) We are under contract to buy a house in Saratoga Springs. We are very excited to have found something that we can move right into after we move out of our current house. I really didn't want to have to move twice. We will close on both houses May 13, and we will probably be moving the 14th. The link below will take you to KSL.com and some pictures of the house we are buying. Now I've just got to start packing!
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=475&ad=6039483&cat=&lpid=&type=1&city=SARATOGA%20SPRINGS&zipcode=&sale=1&start=228000&end=230000&state=UT&sort=&keyword=

YEA!!!!

Our house went under contract today! We had three showings on Tuesday, and one of them came back to look again, then they made an offer on Wednesday, and accepted our counteroffer today. It happened so fast, and adds some stress about finding a house to buy, but we realize how blessed we are to have sold so quickly in this economy. Hopefully everything will work out and we will be able to move right from this house into a new one with no in-between time. Let the house hunting begin!

For Sale

Yes, we really finally did it. We put our house on the market to sell. We've been discussing it since last summer when Matt found out his job will be moving to Riverton this summer. I know we have told a lot of people we had decided to wait until after the baby came, and I'm sure lots of you think we are really flaky for changing our minds so much, but last week we just decided we felt good about doing it now, so we did it. If any of you know someone who is interested, please pass on the information! We are listed on KSL.com and on the MLS (#871668). There is also an online tour at http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?id=384775 . We are listed with One Rate Real Estate, but if we have a buyer who doesn't have a realtor, we can opt out of our contract and do a for sale by owner and avoid realtor fees. We would love that! Anyway, we will see what happens in the next couple of months. If we don't sell by June we will take the house off the market until after the baby comes. I just have to have faith that whatever is supposed to happen will happen, and it will be for the best.

Fun weekend

We went to the Clearfield Aquatic Center on Saturday. Addy has been asking to go for months, and we finally got around to it. Both of the kids love the big twisty slide - McKay would want to go again as soon as he got done with a slide. Matt was a good sport about climbing the stairs over and over, since I couldn't go. It was a fun time. I feel like I need to get some fun things in with the kids before the baby comes, since I know how time consuming a new baby is. The kids also had a good time this weekend playing outside on their bikes and scooters. McKay got a "big kid" bike a few weeks ago, since he always wanted to ride Addy's bike, and he could ride it better that he could his tricycle (it is a badly designed tricycle.) Anyway, every time we are in the garage for any reason and he sees his bike, he wants to go for a ride. It's actually really nice that he can just hop on and away he goes - no more pushing him around. Now if the weather would just decide to stay nice so all the snow would melt (again), we would all be so happy. (I just realized I didn't actually get any pictures of McKay on his bike, just his scooter- oh well, you'll have to imagine.) The kids also had fun making chocolate chip cookies with Dad on Sunday. I wonder what the mystery ingredient was this time? (It turned out to be Stephens peppermint cocoa. Matt can't make anything without adding his own twist to the recipe. They actually were quite good.)

It's a boy!

Or rather, he's a boy! We just found out today that we are having a baby boy. We are very excited for McKay to have a little buddy. I thought Addy might be a little disappointed, but she was excited, too. It's pretty amazing the technology they have these days for seeing an unborn baby. We were able to see the chambers of his heart, his other internal organs, and the parts of his brain. It's very reassuring to see that everything is developing as it should be.

A four-year-old's perspective

The other night I was drving home with Addy and McKay, and Addy was looking out the window at the stars. She started a conversation with me that went something like this:
Addy: "How many stars are in the sky?"
Me: "More than anyone could ever count."
Addy: "What's the highest number you could count to?"
Me: "You could keep counting forever and ever. Numbers never end"
(Addy thinks for a minute)
Addy: "I'll bet it's 68."
A few minutes later....
Addy: "How many rocks are on the moon?"
Me: "Lots and lots."
Addy: "Like a million?"
Me: "Probably even more than that."
Addy: "I'll bet there are 25."
Me: "More than that."
Addy: "26?"
Me: "More than that."
Addy: "27?"
Me: (It's late and I'm tired) Yep, probably 27.
It's amazing what kids think about, and how you can almost see the gears working in their heads trying to figure things out. I just hope I can come up with the answers!

Double Trouble

Last week the kids both had coughs and fevers, but by the end of the week the fevers were gone and they seemed like they were both doing okay. Then Sunday night Addy woke up complaining that her ear hurt. Well, I took them both to the doctor yesterday, and they each had double ear infections. I felt so bad that I hadn't taken them in earlier - one of McKay's ears was really bad. Anyway, we got them both on antibiotics and they are doing great. I was thinking tonight that I have a lot to be grateful for in this situation, and I thought I should focus on that. Here they are:

1. For both kids having ear infections in both ears, they were really happy, and were still playing and acting pretty normal (that's why I didn't think they were sick :)

2. If ear infections are the worst I have to deal with concerning my kids' health, I am so lucky! (Knock on wood)

3. Both kids are great about taking their medicine. When McKay sees me getting it out, he comes up to me with his mouth open, going "AAAAAAAHHH". Addy likes to show me how big she is by taking it all by herself, and always reminds me to give it to them. Ten days of twice-a- day medicine would be a nightmare if they didn't like it. Force-feeding medicine is not my idea of fun.

4. I was able to get my kids into a pediatrician (not theirs, but at least one in the same office) the same day I called, which never happens. At least I didn't have to go to the Instacare (not my favorite place.)

Anyway, this is kind of a random post, but I decided I needed to focus on the positive and write down some of the small blessings I've had lately.