A House, A House!

Finally, finally, finally, the day has come. We closed on a home today. After all the stress and countless Saturday showings, the search is over. 

The Story:  After the last home fell through, we decided to quit wandering around the valley and wait for a rambler to pop up within a few miles of work. Last week (on Monday), Di spotted the "perfect" house and we got a quick showing.  It really was the perfect house.  We put in an offer within an hour of seeing it and we came to terms with the sellers on Tuesday.  Yesterday, our incredible mortgage guy was ready to close so we moved the closing up to today. The sellers are making a herculean effort to move their family so we are waiting until the weekend to move in (they have been really, really great to work with).  Not to worry, we will be good landlords; of course, considering the landlords we have had over the years, "good" is relative.  And, at this time, we would really like to give a shout-out to Uncle Harry and Auntie Nancy for the $8k home buyers credit coming our way next month. Utah stiffed us, their housing stimulus only covers new construction.  

The House:  Rambler in Sandy (about 26th east and 82nd south, just 3 miles from my office), 3k sq. ft., a great yard that backs up to a creek, new furnace/windows/water heater/central air, and an oversized garage.   The house is incredibly clean and well maintained.  Diana has a craft room picked out in the basement and we are in the midst of an intense negotiation over the size of the library (so we move a few walls...big deal, right?).  So now instead of camping trips and the cute doings of our kids our blog will now feature home improvement projects. 

Diana's Mood:  Off the charts.

Pictures to come...

Isaac and His 'bikel'

We've been out of law school for how long now...almost two years! Well, we're still dumpster diving.

Justin took the garbage out one night and came back to the apartment riding this scooter. There were two of them left by the dumpster, so he grabbed one for Isaac. It's in great shape, I think it must have been left in an apartment when someone moved out. 

Justin washed it off and left it in the living room for Isaac to find in the morning. When morning came and Isaac saw the scooter, he immediately skipped the hug Dad and watch Sesame Street routine and went right for the scooter. His eyes lit up like it was Christmas and he exclaimed, "A bikel for Ikes!"

We had to get Isaac some protective gear, which has become a staple of his wardrobe, because riding the 'bikel' in the house is not good enough. He begs everyday to ride it outside. He usually just rides it on our patio and plays the 'help me' game. There is a little hole in the wood on our patio fence. He rides his scooter around, then hops off, runs to the hole in the fence and screams HELP ME! I'm a little worried one day I'll get a knock on the door from the neighbors or child protective services. I'll just have to explain that my two year old has a very healthy imagination. That's why his dinosaur has to ride his 'bikel' too.

TMI

Perhaps this is too much information for our blog. But, it made me laugh so here it goes.

Grace started eating solids right around four months. Since then, she has a little constipation issue. She only has a bowel movement about every five or six days. While this saves us a TON of money on diapers, I'm not sure the mess made by the said bowel movement is worth the money saved.

This afternoon was one of Graces BM days. She was sitting in the Bumbo while Isaac and I ate lunch. When we were finished I picked her up to put her down for a nap. To my surprise there was about two inches of lovely sweet potato colored yuck all up her back. I'm NOT kidding, there was really two inches.

I'm sorry to be so graphic, the funny part is coming.

After I picked her up, I let out a 'WHOA' and told Isaac to come along, we had to change Graces bottom. To which Isaac replied, 'Mom, lucky!'

I think we live a very abundant life. I try to make sure Isaac realizes he is lucky to have all he has. I tell him he's lucky all the time.

Thanks Isaac, for reminding me I'm lucky to have happy, healthy kids. Even if that means cleaning up HUGE messes every five or six days.

Happy Birthday Isaac!

Happy Happy Birthday to our Isaac. He turned 2 today! YIKES! I'm in the same boat as every other parent, he's not supposed to be 2 yet!
We celebrated Isaac's Birthday in Ogden on Saturday with both sets of Grandparents. Isaac got a new tool set/workbench from Mom and Dad, a few cards with candy and money from Great Grandparents, a Barney video and 'treats' from Uncle Ben and Brian, and Geo Trax from both sets of Grandparents. Isaac LOVES them. Unfortunately, so does Justin, who will now spend a large portion of our discretionary income on train tracks.

Isaac didn't know what to think about everyone making a fuss over him and us signing Happy Birthday. His face in the video cracks me up.

We are so lucky to have our happy little Isaac. He is always making us smile and laugh. He's a great little talker, a fantastic vegetable eater, a good sharer, and an awesome big brother.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC!

Yep, I'm Lucky!

I've been thinking and thinking for a couple days now of a new March header for our blog and a saying to go on it. The only thing I can think of is how lucky I am to have the family I have. I couldn't ask for a better husband or cuter children. So, you get to look at how lucky I am for the rest of the month :)

I thought I'd post a little bit of what we've been up to. We promise, once we find a house, our blog won't be so boring! Isaac is really into hats of any kind, his bathrobe, eating muffin batter, reading the paper with Dad and having Mom and Dad take naps with him in his bed. Grace is enjoying playing with her 'new' toy, smiling her contagious smile, sucking her thumb and eating anything she can get her hands on. Enjoy!