Settling In

Who knew we would have so many welcome guests! YUCK!

 

Unpacking my clothes boxes and this is what I saw... I never screamed so loud in my life!

Disgusting

HUGE grasshopper on the window in the breakfast nook....Jade also has a grasshopper on her bedroom window that she looks at EVERY night, since its been there now 4 nights in a row. She likes it though.



So sad... Brooke missing Daddy (It's been really hard on her!)



Busted TV from the move :-( This is just one of the things that got ruined....

Jade fell asleep at lunch... we have all been exhausted lately

Me trying to fit in around here :-) I like the college teams... but refuse to ever sport a navy star!

Brooke and Jade cowgirling it up!

Avery joins in on the fun!

Hook em' horns... Texas girl already

Shopping trip to Lowes

A little bit star struck at our new gymnastics... home to olympic gymnasts, Nastia Liukin and Carly Patterson... owned by Nastia's dad, Valeri Liukin

Sweet gifts from my dear friend, Tracy

new slippers

Brooke got a new hat at the store, because it was Hello Kitty, and she just had to have it

Sweet Avery... now just a month shy of turning one

McKinney ranks #2

Just wanted to share the cool news that came out today... Our town ranks number 2 on top places to live in the country! So glad we got lucky and found a family friendly, lovely city!!! Can't wait to check the area out! McKinney ranked #5 a couple years ago, and now it's #2.

Check this out!!

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I just tried to upload more photos... but apparently I've reached the maximum number of GB of storage space. I will have to look into this, and figure it out...

Our New Home

We are here in Texas!!! And we LOVE our new home!! Most of the boxes are unpacked (besides the garage and the study) but nothing is up on the walls yet, and things still have to be organized. It is a work in progress, and hopefully once Jeff is here we will get things finished!

study

laundry room is right off of the garage entry

Master Bath shower

We are looking forward to creating great memories here in our Texas home!

Hotels

We spent 3 nights in hotels... IT WAS NOT FUN! Not by myself, and not with 3 kids under the age of 4. 

This was at my friend Tracy's house, before we hit the road for Arkansas.

Thank you so much to my dear friend Tracy and her husband Jason.... they made this difficult time a little easier on me... She helped me with the kids while I was signing paperwork for the houses, and she let us crash at the house for hours during the day when we were 'homeless.' I followed them to Arkansas, and was able to stay in the same hotel with them. They were such a help, I have no words to express my grattitude.

Saying goodbye :-(

Saying goodbye to our first home was really hard for me. I cried like a baby about it for awhile. This whole process has been difficult on me, I think mostly due to the fact that I've been handling it all on my own. 

Our home before we moved in (October 2009)

Our home (April 2012)

I left a little note behind the mirror we put up in the downstairs bathroom...I wonder if anybody will ever find it

Again, I cried as the moving truck pulled up to our house...



House is packed up, and me and the girls slept on an airbed for one night.. none of us got very much sleep 

We LOVED our time in Tennessee... We formed wonderful friendships and will cherish all the memories we made. This was the first place Brooke will remember growing up in, a place she made her first friends, her first church home. This is where Jeff and I brought Jade and Avery home to after they were born. The first walls we ever painted were in this house. I cry just typing this.... I think I'll stop now. Some things are better left unsaid. I will really really miss it there.