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!
