Sunday, April 28, 2013

Almost ONE!

Hello! We have been in our new townhouse a little over two weeks. We still have boxes everywhere. Unpacking is a pain! And, you know what, Saige is turning 1 in a week and a half! In 1.5 weeks, Saigie will be ONE! I am so proud of her! She started saying "loveyoutoo" and talking on the phone. She puts a phone up to her ear, and says, "Yes". She hasn't taken her first step yet, but she is getting so, so close!

We are planning to have a small little get together with our small group for Saige's birthday. We plan to have her little party here in our town home. So, that puts a lot of pressure on us to get some boxes unpacked and our house in some sort of order. I really hope we can get a lot done in the next few days!

I feel sad that Saige's 1st birthday party will not have the same amount of planning and thought put into it that Julia and Lydia's 1st birthday parties did. But, life is so very different now than it was when Julia and Lydia were babies. Hopefully we will still get some good pictures, and hopefully Saige will still feel special when she looks back at them. I will most definitely do my best!

We are already planning our summer, and are very excited about what's coming up. We will be meeting my parents in Dallas to go camping, we will be dropping the girls off with the Grandparents, and Dave and I will be flying to Maine for a second honeymoon, we'll go swimming, VBSing, playing and spending a lot of fun times together. I can't wait for more time with family!

Thanks for reading! Hope you are looking forward to summer too!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Loving Easter and Switching Homes

Since Dave and I have been married, a lot of our moves have come around Easter time. And, here we are again....

Loving Easter and switching homes.

First I'll talk a little about the "loving Easter" part...
   We got to spend Easter in Bartlesville with my parents and Dave's parents and his Step-sisters family. We dyed Easter Eggs and had Easter Egg hunts, and talked about why we celebrate Easter. The Easter bunny visited Sunday morning, and the girls went to church dressed up like little precious moments dolls. Dave and I were refreshed when we got to see some old friends.
  We drove by the house we first owned. We also drove by the second home we owned.....so many memories. So many blessings and hurts happened in those homes, and in Bartlesville. And, for the first time since we moved away almost four years ago, when we visited that small little town, it didn't feel like home.









   Now for the "Switching homes"....
   We don't know what God's plan for our family is. We are just doing our best to take things one step at a time. Right now, we feel that next step is buying a town home. This will be our 4th house purchase, but our first time to buy a town home. It is sad that we will go a little while longer with out a yard and enough space, but we will make due and have fun.
   Sometimes,  A lot of the time I wish that Dave and I would have been able to buy one house, and stay there for years and years. I wish the girls could have all three come home from the hospital to the same house and that we would be able to make that house a home with our own personal touches. But, that hasn't been the case for us. A few tears have burned my eyes as we pack up again this time. It feels like we just unpacked these things! This will be our 7th move in the almost 11 years that we've been married. But, with each move, God has been faithful. We have learned more about Him and grown closer as a family. We were never promised this life would be easy. But, He does work all things together for the good of those who love Him!
   I hope you all had a happy, happy Easter!!! Love, Amber

P.S. My wonderful husband and 2 of my very sweet daughters just came home with roses for me. I am so blessed!