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!

2 comments:

  1. That is so neat that you bought a house! That is actually a great idea! That's neat that Olivia is crawling around well. Kaylie is still a little shy about it. She gets into crawling position and rocks but no crawling yet. If she reaches one hand out she just falls on her tummy and starts rolling around. Ha ha! Its crazy to think how babies can be the same age but still develop differently. SO, when are you going to be in Sacramento again? I'd love to see you guys!

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  2. I bet ya Kaylie is going to be crawling around like crazy soon! Olivia started doing an army crawl, but as soon as she got up on her knees, it was within a week that she started crawling. Now I wished she waited a little longer because she gets into EVERYTHING! Watch out though. I bet Kaylie is crawling behind your back! And we'll be in Sac around Christmas! We have to get our little girls back together!

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