Boy, this has been a busy time for us. The great news is that we were approached by an awesome couple that wanted to rent our current house for a whopping 48- months! This has certainly been an answer to prayers for us- we are SO ready to move closer to Evan's work. So... with that news, we were on the hunt for a new house for our little family. The Raleigh area is so huge, this was such an undertaking for us. First we had to decide WHERE we wanted to live; then we had to find a house big enough for our family. Let's just summarize this by saying we did A LOT of online house shopping. We spent one full Sunday in the car with all four kids driving around several areas looking at houses before figuring it out- Clayton was where we belonged. We found two neighborhoods that we liked and narrowed our search down. Evan, the babies and I spent a day in the one neighborhood that we had not visited but knew was a top contender. We had it narrowed down to two houses there, and then we took the plunge. We made an offer on the Model home there, which was not for sale (hee hee). After a tiny bit of negotiation, we had a deal. The next day we took the boys to see the house, which they loved the fact that it had a long driveway and a dead end road they could play on, and they were sold. I am not even sure that they saw their new bedrooms. haha. We set a closing date of May 13th- which brings a whole new set of things to do... whew...
In the midst of all of this, we are planning the very first birthday party of our own little Miss. Chloe. The handmade invitations have been mailed, the 500+ Easter eggs for the Easter egg hunt we will have that day have been stuffed, and the details of the party have slowly come together.
In the coming weeks, our schedule is a blur... The boys start Spring break tomorrow, then Chloe's birthday is next Thursday followed by her party on Saturday. The following Friday we will be travelling to Jacksonville for my mother in law's wedding, Evan has to attend graduation that Sunday, and then we do the final walk through on our new house that next Thursday, which also happens to be my little Peyton's second birthday. The following day our fantastically brilliant nephew graduates from college, followed by Evan's birthday and Mother's day (they fall on the same day this year). Four days later the packers come to pack up the house (on Thursday), we close on Friday, and we move on Saturday. Whew!! I am exhausted just thinking about it. The boys will then start at their new school the following Monday. What an exciting, yet exhausting time in our family's lives! And through it all, we are seeing the Lord's hands as he guides us each step of the way!
Well, now I need a nap. haha. Until next time...
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