Take a Deep Breath

Sooo... Can you feel spring in the air yet? I kind of feel it. Well, of course we have been busy little bees cleaning up so we are definitely in the spring cleaning mode. But this is with a very well-intended purpose - selling our house. Last weekend, I hustled the whole family outside into the backyard to do major cleanup. Jackson and Kaitlyn had more fun jumping in leaves or throwing rocks in the pool than anything else. Kaitlyn was a good helper too with the broom and laying down some mulch.

We have been meeting with a real estate agent and driving around neighborhoods. We are definitely in full swing of looking for a new house. Both Brandon and I feel the pressure to pick a neighborhood and look for houses in a specific area. I think we have now both moved our mindset to more of a central location - Coppell/Flower Mound area. We have really liked our area and didn't realize it until we have started looking around. We love the proximity of shopping and friends. Although, moving to Coppell, may not be as big of a deal since it is so easy to jump on George Bush. Flower Mound is a little tougher to get out of.

We both feel this decision is a big decision for us and we are praying for the patience and guidance to make a good decision for our family. I think this decision is tough because there are so many great areas in DFW and we really want to try and hit all of our priorities. With driving around, we both do agree on one thing, Allen is little far and out of the way. Although, we will be leaving, good schools, a great church and some pretty good housing deals there right now. Yes, it sounds, like I don't want to leave, and I don't, but I think Coppell may have what we are looking for too. We have attended church there and like it a lot. Now the dream house. We want it all, but I think we are realizing that the big reason we are moving is so the kids have more room to play with a playroom and a backyard. We can't wait to get a big playset with swings and slides, etc.

Our official date is March 4 to put the house on the market. Is this really happening is what I keep asking myself!

We had to blow off some steam yesterday after driving around with the kids, so we stopped and took a chance on bowling. Even though they were a little young and we only stayed about 45 minutes, they both loved throwing that ball down the lane.



Here are some pictures of activities with the kids.

Soccer fun with Kaitlyn. She is the next Mia Hamm. She can really chase that ball. She gets really excited when she kicks the ball in the goal and loves the cheers. Jackson has a little gym class, but haven't gotten any photos yet.


A princess pizza birthday party for Caroline. Jackson came and loved playing with the other kiddos.