Sorry...

Wow. Has it really been over a month since I've posted?? Sorry about that, loyal readers. I know there are only a handful of you, but I should treat you better.

So, those few of you that actually read this blog already know that we've been a little busy lately...

Oh, and this:


Yes, baby number 3 is on the way, and we've sold our townhouse. We were already on our way to needing more space, but now it's sort of an emergency. We got lucky in that we were only on the market for 13 days before we had a contract. So far, everything is going fine. As long as nothing goes wrong, we will close on July 27th. What?!?!? That's not very long from now! Where will we go, you ask?

This is a rendering of the house we are building. Except ours won't have brick. And ours will be reversed, with the garage on the left. We are moving back to Prince William County, so that we can afford this beautiful 5 bedroom house, that in fact costs far less than we paid for our townhouse. Location, location, location. While I'm sad to be leaving Fairfax County, the area where we are moving to is really nice and has a tremendous amount to offer. I can truly see us being happy there for a long time to come.

Of course, the house still has to be built, and that takes time. 3-4 months to be exact. So, in the interim, we will be staying with Mitch's parents. Hopefully it won't be too crazy!! We're grateful to have the option, and it will give us the opportunity to save some money as well. The good news is, the house will be ready before the baby is born, so we should have time to settle in before all hell breaks loose!! :)

Well, yesterday was the 4th of July. Here are the boys celebrating with flags and the lawn sprinkler:

And speaking of the lawn, we didn't really used to have one. But in preparation for listing the house for sale, Mitch got motivated to dig everything up and start from scratch with some sod and good old fashioned determination. The result is amazing! It has even required mowing more than once:


Later in the afternoon yesterday, we headed over to Tiffany and Forrester's for a cook-out and some backyard fun.


It was a great afternoon. It wasn't too hot, and there was a nice breeze. We had a lot of fun with some of our favorite people.

So now we have a lot of work ahead of us. I don't look forward to all the packing!! At least this time around we are hiring movers since I'm not in any condition to be helping Mitch hump furniture! :) We've been selling and giving away some things on Craigslist too. This morning someone came to buy our kitchen table (it won't match the new kitchen, plus I hate it). Here are Mitch and Tyler taking it apart for easy transport:


Here's something weird - as I was unhitching the booster seats and cleaning the chairs, I started to cry. All of a sudden. I think it had something to do with the table being one of the first pieces of furniture Mitch and I bought together, and those are the chairs that the high chairs were attached to so I suddenly got very emotional. Oh, and I'm sure the hormones had something to do with it... :)


Did I mention that the latest bundle of joy is going to be a girl?? Guess I'll have to change the name of this blog... Any suggestions??