new house??

Well, it looks like Steven has got him a new job. And that means-WE CAN BUY A HOUSE!!!!

Here are some pics of the one we love, and hopefully will be buying soon:)

It has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and a bonus room-as well as all the standards-kitchen-dining-living-etc...

Plus a HUGE yard for dog, swingset, trampoline, etc.

I know most of you already have houses, and it's no big deal-but this will be our first house that we have bought, and I am way excited about it after having to live with Steven's parents for 4 months. It will be wonderful to have a place to call our own.

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View from the front of the house

View from the side-you can see how big the yard is!

View from other side of the house-garage, etc

House option #2 is House #1 doesn't work out:)

Emma Grace is 2!!!

Well, this past weekend we had Emmy's birthday party-it was loads of fun!

Here are some pics of it-

ps-it looks like we fed Baby Lauren a ton of icing, but MawMaw just got a bunch of pics with it on her face:)

The Birthday girl!

Luke-Man wearing Emmy's new birthday sunglasses-manly!

Birthday girl & her Mommy

Princess Olivia (cousin)

Baby Lauren is lovin her Aunt Mitsi & Aunt Kathy

Gimme more of that stuff!!

They all decorated their own cakes

Guilty

The culprits caught in the act:)

Eatin that nummy birthday cake

More cousins

fishin', swimmin', & tractorin"

Well, it's 2 pm and it has already been a fun-filled day.

First of all-anyone reading this, pray for our Daddy-he has a ruptured disc in his lower back and will have to have surgery. He has an appointment this afternoon with the surgeon, we will know more after that. This morning, Mommy got us up early, and we ate breakfast & got dressed. Then we went to Dude's friend's house who has all the cool stuff. We went swimming first, then rode the tractor (Luke, NOT Emma Grace), then we went and fished for some monster catfish. Luke helped to catch one, and Mommy caught a big one herself-it was lots of fun.

Here are the pics

Dude throwing Emma Grace in the air-she would look totally freaked out, then

she would say "Again!"

This is F_U_N!

I'm tryin' Mommy!

The catfish was literally as big as he was!

Mommy with her first catfish

Mommy & Dude's catfish *those are size 13 shoes!*

Mimi & Dude's!

This past week we have been in AR visiting Mommy's family. We have had lots of fun. First, we did such a great job driving the whole 7 hours to get here-our best time ever, and Baby Lauren's first time!

After we got here, we got to go to the lake and ride on a real boat, it was very exciting! We got to fish (Luke caught 6) and swim and see ducks & turtles. Then on Sunday we got to go to Mommy's home church-Marrable Hill Chapel. It was lots of fun. Mommy got to see a lot of old friends, and we made some new friends in Nursery. This Saturday we get to go see them all again because we get to go to Victory (church camp) for the day and have LOTS of fun. We will get to ride horses & swim & everything!

Tomorrow we will get to go fishing for catfish, swim in a pool & ride a

tractor-very exciting.
Here are a bunch of new pics, we will post more tomorrow:)

are we there yet?

I am one cool dude on the way to the lake

at the gas station-ready to rock!


okay, maybe not that ready:)

Luke fished, Emma Grace ate cheetos:)

The first of Luke's 6 monstrous fish

Luke man driving the boat

Emma Grace's turn

cruisin...

Baby Lauren had about all she could handle

Mommy & Baby Lauren after we're all done

Baby Lauren in the captain's chair

Emma Grace & Dude swimming in the Lake

What in the world?

I'm not doing anything, what?
(Luke took this pic)