Summer Fun and Updates

We had some family pictures taken a couple weekends ago (after we got back from the zoo) by Lundies Photography. We did an outdoor session with them and the pictures turned out great! Here are some of the samples they sent us:

FYI - this is not our dog - this is the owner's dog.

Ok, so let me give you guys a quick update on our house situation. We had been looking at moving up to Wake Forest to get closer to Grant's work and get a little bigger house since we are quickly outgrowing this one! Anyway, we saw a beautiful house that was a new construction, reduced into our price range and we fell in love with it. But we wanted to look at other houses, too, so not to jump at the first one we saw. We went out a couple weekends later and saw several other houses, then went back to this first house. Yep, we loved it! So we decided that we wanted to put an offer in on it. Unfortunately, while we were at the house the 2nd time, it went under contract with someone else! :( So, we were pretty bummed.

However, we decided to see if the builder would grant us the reduced price to build the same model home on a new lot in that neighborhood - and they did! YEAH! So, we have asked for a couple changes, but other than that, we are going to build the house we fell in love with and we will actually get it on a nicer lot! So, things do happen for a reason. Anyway, we've already signed the contract and been approved for the loan and put our deposit down. Now, we are just waiting for them to get the permit to break ground. The only downside is that it won't be ready before little man arrives in September. It is expected to be done at the very end of the year. Oh-well, can't have everything. So, in the meantime, our house is on the market (for the last ~3 weeks) and we've had 2 showings. Hoping for some more showings, but don't really want to sell it quite yet and have to figure out where we'll be living between then and when our new house is ready. Just hoping for a smooth transition, but expecting that we probably won't have one. We'll take that as it comes.

So, this is a picture of our lot! Yeah!

That's the update on our house stuff. As far as the pregnancy goes - everything is going well. No issues or problems to report. Just growing and having normal prego aches and pains. Still need to figure out little man's name - we just need a night to sit down and spend some time figuring it out, but we haven't had ANY free time at all in a while. We'll have to make some time to get that done BEFORE he shows up! ha ha!

Here's a picture from when I was ~25 weeks along:

Ok, so that's the house stuff and the baby stuff. Oh - did I mention that I am also changing jobs! Ugh! Long story, but the short of it is that this company wasn't exactly panning out the way we had hoped and after much consideration, we decided that it would be more stable and and secure to move to a better established company in the area (doing the same thing that I am currently doing). And, my team is also moving over with me - so we'll get to stay together. Yeah! I am going to start with them at the end of the month and am very excited about this company.

So, needless to say - EVERYTHING is a bit crazy for us right now! Hopefully things will start to settle down soon!

On a more fun note - here are some pictures and a video of Olivia running around in the sprinkler. She had a blast!

The other night Grant found a pretty good sized turtle in the yard and we brought Olivia out to check it out. Here she is (in her jammies right before bed), checking him out:

Here is just a random picture of King Chuck (at least he thinks he king - when Olivia isn't around!):

Here is a funny video of Grant and Olivia playing hide and go seek:

Well, that's a quick update on what has been going on around here lately. (and another excuse for not blogging more often!). We are headed to the beach in the morning with Grant's family for our yearly trip. Looking forward to it - but hoping it isn't too hot out! I may be spending a lot of time in the shade or indoors if it is too warm! ha ha!