December......so busy

December has been a big month for us. We found a house the very end of November and we were able to close mid month. From there is has been a whirl wind of packing, moving, unpacking, and trying to get the house all situated in time for Christmas. We have done a good job I would say that we are about 95% unpacked in the week we have been in the house.

We had a great Christmas....I love watching the girls they get so excited about everything. We made white chocolate popcorn for Santa and left carrots for the reindeer. Santa left the girls a note thanking them for the treats and to tell them they should continue being good girls all next year as well.

Kaya has one more week in nursery and then she will be off to Primary my little Sunbeam. Today in the car she started singing us a song that went something like this: "I have a little turtle. I think he drank the soap. And bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, POP. " It was so cute when she started singing. Both the girls are starting gymnastics the beginning of January as well I know they will have a great time, they are always jumping all over the place now and hanging on the ladders when they are out and the closet poles. They are a bunch of little monkeys. But so much fun. Chad is always afraid that they (mostly Isabel) will be get hurt.

The last two weeks

Oh my goodness these last two weeks have been so crazy! We'll start with halloween....I loved it I think that is one of my favortie holidays candy and dressing up how much better can it get. I was finally able to get Chad to dress up and I am so happy about that. He dressed up in his karate outfit, I was Rapunzel, Kaya was Sleeping Beauty, and Isabel was Snow White. Unfortunatley we didn't get a family picture and the ones that we did get all in all weren't the best.

The next day was Kaya's 3rd birthday. The party went extremely well. We colored butterflies, jumped in the bouncy house, played with some bean bags and boxes, had some pizza and cake, pinned the glass slipper Cinderella, broke open a pinata and opened presents. I think the party was well scheduled there wasn't too much down time for the kids and they weren't running from one thing to the next either. I made a tiara cake for Kaya and unfortunately the only picture we got of it is while I an cutting it up. Chad needs to be schooled on what pictures he should be taking. But oh well. That evening we went to dinner at Geisha steak and sushi house with Grandpa Paulson and some of out adult friends that like Kaya. We sat at the hibachi grill, Isabel was afraid of the fire which was a little sad the chef cut his routine a little short because of that. But the dinner was great! For that dinner I made a princess gown cake with Kaya's first barbie in it, and I did get a picture of that one at the last minute. I had started to cut into when I remembered I needed a picture. Kaya has now been talking about her birthday coming up so I have to tell her that Jesus' birthday is coming next and then Daddy's then Isabel's and then mine and then it will be her birthday again. Time such a hard concept.

On the 8th Chad and I found two houses that we liked and put offers in on both of them. On Monday we had a counter offer on the one that I liked best and we accepted that. Now we are just waiting to hear about the other house as well. Veteran's day on Tuesday has slowed things down on their part a little bit. The house that we have accepted already wants to close by Dec 12 that is just amazing cause it is less than a month away. It is just crazy to think that we will be in a house of our own again before Christmas! I am praying that we have as much physical support in the moving process from this ward as we had from the last. Our last ward was a blessing there were so many people that showed up with their own trucks and gear and we were moved out of our old house in 2 hours, and unloaded in even less. I now need to find some boxes!

So here is some information about the houses we put offers in on.
Mine: A 2 story house, with 3 bedrooms and a loft upstairs, a nice big kitchen, more cabinet space than I have now, 2 car garage, the garage comes right into the kitchen, there is a seperate living room and family room, a big blank backyard, and this house is 2 houses away from a park.

Chad's: A 1 story house, 3 car garage, 4 bedroom, a nice big kitchen, with lots of cabinets and drawers, a pool, and it is in a cul-de-sac.

It will be a hard choice if we get a counter on the house that Chad likes as well. But one that we are willing to make. We will have to see what happens.....and you will have to keep checking back to see what happens!

AAAAHHHHHH!

I just got an email from amazon saying that the rest of my order has shipped.....we should have the bouncy house in time for Kaya's birthday party!! Ah a little bit of piece of mind. Now I just need to figure out what else to do for the party. :)

Best of Luck...

In starting this blog and keeping it going. I love to blog but just like journaling I start and stop but I always have the highest hopes. So here we go again. It is rapidly approaching Halloween and then Kaya's birthday. I am well prepared for Halloween but I am running through my head trying to figure out what to do for a 3 year olds birthday party. What games to play? How long should the party last? What time should the party be at? How many of her friends do I invite? How many activities do I plan? Are their parents going to come or just drop them off? I bought a bouncy house earlier this month and I don't know if it is going to show up on time as they are still trying to find one for me apparently they are running out of them. I am praying that it gets here by her birthday. That would be so much fun. Any ideas from people about a 3 year old girls birthday party are welcome.

I have been a little sewing machine the past couple weeks. I have made blankets and started making dresses for all the little girls in our family for Christmas. I just need to sew them together now. But I have recently been lacking the motivation while here are home with just the girls. It isn't as much fun as when there is someone to talk to and the girls have someone else to play with. At least I started early enough to give myself some time to come and go with the projects.

Lets hope that I get everything figured out in both these departments, soon.