Been a while since I last wrote! Not that a whole lot has been going on anyway ;) I never did post any pictures of the house either, so I'll post a few of those too. (Oh and the picture of the dining room was one while we were moving in, the table and chairs were just temporary ;)) We're still doing the same stuff as we were before, only in our lovely home! :) We just love it here. We love having the extra space, the private backyard for the kids to run around in, a garage to store our extra stuff and our car, it's all just been wonderful. I think my favorite part of the house is the kitchen :) It's a beautiful kitchen and the appliances were all bought within the past couple of years! There's so much more space in the kitchen and sadly, I don't have an organizational system for papers and things yet so those are kinda spread on a counter or two, but other than that, I just LOVE my kitchen :) I haven't thought too much about it lately, but I've thought about maybe painting the kitchen cabinets. The previous owner told me she wanted to paint them an off-white color and it got me thinking that maybe I should do it! :) So we'll see if that'll happen. Unfortunately, our garden has pretty much died. I'm SO not used to doing yard duties, so we neglected the yard and the garden! Jared's been more dedicated the past week or two to watering the lawn at night, but I don't know how much good it's doing in this awful heat! But it's good that he's still doing it, he's done so much already with this house :)
Anna and Aiden....there's one word to describe each of them right now! Anna~ opinionated! Aiden~ energetic! Anna is really starting to become even more independent. She wants to do everything by herself, she wants to really speak her mind, even if it's calling someone stupid! A lot of things "aren't fair" to her and she'll storm off if she doesn't get her way sometimes. With all of those things, I still love her so dearly :) She can be so sweet with Aiden and helps me a lot with certain things. It still amazes me sometimes how big she's gotten, I can't believe she'll be four in January!! Aiden, oh my Aiden. A big ball of energy is what he is!! He's always exploring, getting into things he shouldn't, running away if we try to get something from him he shouldn't have, climbing on everything and everywhere! And yet he's the cutest little boy I've ever seen :) He can be a real sweetheart sometimes and still makes sure he says his "thank you's" when needed. He can be a good helper when he wants to be and he LOVES to dance! I still remember when I was pregnant with him, how Jared and I really hoped for another girl. Now I wouldn't want it any other way, I LOVE having my little boy!!!! And having one of each, it's just perfect :) We are all so happy and even though we've hit rough patches this summer, we all have each other and can keep each other happy and that's what matters the most :) That might sound corny but I don't care, we've realized the un-importance of material things the past few months and the importance of focusing on each other and our family. We're all so happy and doing so well, I love my family and our dear home!! :)