We have now officially entered the real adult world!

As of today, we are now proud owners of a brand new home. Our closing today went smoothly! It was much easier to sign for that huge amount of money than I thought! :) Here is a picture of us today. Also, we will not have internet access for a few days, so call us (instead of e-mail) if you need to reach us.

More House Pictures

Here are the pictures I took after our walk-through yesterday. We are still right on schedule to close next Friday!

Almost Done!

We have a closing date!! Right now, the closing is set for Friday, Sept. 26 and we hope it will stay that way. The house is almost done and we are so excited about moving. Okay, so maybe not so excited about the actual moving part, but excited about getting into the new house and being near our friends. Here are some updated pictures of the house. It is mostly finished with just the little touch up things left to be done. I know I have been posting pictures of the same rooms, but these are the rooms where you see the most progress.

Kitchen

Master bathroom

Staircase

Front entry (I am standing at the front door)

Mommy's moving helper

One thing I did not count on was how hard it would be to pack with two little ones running around. The last time we moved Kyle was the only child and he was only 5 months old. What a difference! I have doing what I can when they are asleep (which is never long enough). I think Haley actually enjoys making things difficult!! Her favorite thing is to pull things out of boxes that are already packed, so we are taping things up as quick as we can. Also, as you can see from the picture, she really likes to sit in the boxes. I think I could pack up all their toys and just give them some boxes to play with!

Where has all the toothpaste gone?

So, today I solved a mystery that has been bugging me for several weeks. It seems like every time I brush the kids' teeth, there is less and less toothpaste. I knew that we should be using twice as much toothpaste since we have two that brush everyday, but how in the world do we go through two tubes in several weeks? This question was answered this afternoon when I found Kyle is the bathroom (he was supposed to be washing his hands) eating the toothpaste! Luckily, it is the toddler kind that is harmless. I guess it just tasted good.

MYSTERY SOLVED!!

Pee-Pee

Potty training advice anyone? On Tuesday Haley said "Pee-Pee" over and over, grabbed my hand and very insistently led me to the bathroom. She then put the potty seat on the potty and managed to get her shorts mostly off by herself. She didn't actually do anything, but she was so proud of herself. I love this picture because it almost perfectly captures her personality!

Since I took this picture, she has asked to go "Pee-pee" several times this week. She also tells me (most of the time) as soon as she has a dirty diaper. So... does anyone have any success/failure stories or advice for potty training one this young? She is 21 months. I still haven't decided if I want to even try it, so I thought I would see what some of you have to say.

By the way, she will hate me for this in about 10 years (maybe sooner!) but it was too cute to keep to myself!