Daddy Visits!

Well, these pictures are actually from a couple weeks ago when Josh last visited, but as I went to do an Easter post, I found these pictures and they were too fun to pass up… so, look for an Easter post tomorrow instead! :)

Josh got to come home for his spring break, so he was here for a nice, long time!  We got some stuff done around the house, went to my mom & dad’s house to hang out and shoot the boys’ guns, and just generally got to spend a week of normalcy again!  It was a much needed time of rest, that’s for sure!

Part of the reason to go out to Mom & Dad’s was to meet the newest member of the family, Sassy!  Mom & Dad got a new puppy, a miniature rat terrier… she is adorable, and looks just like a cross between their other two dogs, Bob & Joy.

We actually hadn’t been out to the “farm” since Christmas, so Audrey was much bigger now!  She was so excited to have dogs that were her size, they were like much more active cats!  She spent most of the time hanging out with the puppies!

She loved being eye level with them…

The boys, shooting their guns.  Tell you what, if wild, rampaging, Cheer bottles ever try to attack the farm, these guys will have things UNDER CONTROL! :)

Laney spent most of her time picking flowers.  That’s pretty much all she does now, pick any flowers she can find!  We spend most days with a glass full of dandelions and clover on the counter (and in the trash as soon as she goes to bed!).  But, hey, she’s having a good time! :)

One of the most exciting things to happen that week was… WE GOT AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE!!  We did a few days of counter-offers back and forth, but eventually came to an agreement (thanks to our realtor, Ryan Cunningham, giving up some of his commission to help us meet in the middle).  What awesome timing to have it the same week Josh was here, so we could just sign all of the papers and get things rolling!

We celebrated the next night with a fondue picnic night!  Swiss cheese fondue with hot dogs, ham, broccoli, carrots, etc.  And we followed up with some chocolate fondue with strawberries, marshmallows, and oreos for dessert!  We spread out our picnic blanket and watched a movie during dinner… it was the perfect way to celebrate!

Ready for our picnic!!

Audrey loves oreos!

So, that was Daddy’s visit… too short, but I ended up going to Etown the next weekend to do some house shopping!  We found one we liked quite a bit, and are thinking about making an offer on later this week.  And things are rolling right along with out house… we’ve had the house inspection done, and very few things showed up.  The roof has been replaced (part of her original deal), but the insurance is covering it because it had hail damage, along with replacing all of the gutters.  So, at the end of the day, all we had to do is put in 3 smoke detectors.  Not too bad at all! 

It’s amazing how things work in God’s timing… if only I could remember that more! :)  Things are getting very real, with all the talk of closings and packing and trucks and trailers… we’re really moving now!  Laney is so excited to move to Huckentucky, she can hardly stand it.  Almost there… now we are waiting on a job for me.  But, as with all things, in God’s timing…