Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween


Happy Halloween!  Here are just a few pictures of Olivia.

Olivia's new favorite toy

Going for a walk!

Olivia's toy again

Ward Halloween Party

Olivia loves being upsidedown

We went to our ward Halloween party yesterday!  Olivia had fun, but was grumpy most of the night.  We love her in her little chick costume.  Her cousin Stu was the same for Halloween!
Nothing is really new with us. Olivia is crawling on top of everything and we are just excited to move into our house soon!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

We Couldn't Afford Our Rent, So We Bought a House

A lot has happened since our last blog update.  I finished my summer semester at school, then we moved out of our mobile home into an apartment.  The next day I went to Texas to visit my sister, then my parents came to visit, then John's parents, then my old roommate, then John's cousins Jordan and Elizabeth.  August was a busy month for us.  Then in September I went back to school.

At the beginning of September we thought about buying a house.  The next week we went out with a real estate agent, then three weeks later, we put up an offer for a house and it got accepted.  We get the keys in November, but we might not move in until the end of the semester, or whenever we sell our contract here.  We don't plan on staying in Idaho for the rest of our lives, but our monthly payment as home owners is cheaper than  our rent.  We plan on renting our house out after we move and keep it as an investment property.

Olivia is growing up quickly!  She is 7 months old today!  We introduced her to solid food when she was 4 months old, but she refused everything.  She is starting to eat more solids, but only eats organic food and Gerber Graduates.  She started crawling around last month, but now she is a pro.  Now when she wants to play, she doesn't just cry until we go to her; she cries and crawls to us simultaneously!  And she has 5 teeth!