HOMELESS!!!!

Today, I would like to post a tribute to our old house. That's right ladies and gentlemen....OLD house. We have finally closed on our house in South Carolina and are now the proud non-owners of the house located on Legend Oaks Drive. We have many good memories from our time there (Abby was born October '06, my sister and her family visited Thanksgiving '06, all of my family came out for Christmas '06, Robyn came for Kaity's second birthday July '07, Abby turned 1 October '07, Travis' dad came out Christmas '07, etc...), and a few not-so-good memories (Travis worked MANY hours of overtime and wasn't home much, Kaity fell off of a chair while making cookies and split her lip on the kitchen counter requiring stitches). All in all, we loved this house, but are so excited to be moving on and are most excited to say that, while we do have food to eat and a roof over our heads, we are finally HOMELESS!!!! Front of house (in winter, which is why the grass is brown)
Master Bathroom
Kitchen/Dining Room
Kitchen/Dining Room
Kitchen

While I have taken many, many pictures over the year and a half that we lived in the house, here are some of my most favorite.

Summer Sunset in the Sandhills

Daddy and Abby (our little cuddler)

Daddy and his girls

Abby's first birthday

Sharing the pony!

Playing in the front yard (yes, Abby is only wearing a diaper, but I promise I only did this a couple of times!!)

Learning sign language
Kaity's secong birthday, Abby in the Johnny Jumper

Abby in her walker.

(The girls have been hugging a lot lately)

I know it has been a long time since I have written. (Boy does that take me back to the days when I 'tried' to keep a journal!) We have been pretty busy. My older sister, Angie, and her family came to visit. We mostly spent time just visiting, but we were able to go to the park one day and take the kids to "Catfish Cove", a big pond on Fort Polk where only kids can fish. We actually caught a few fish, but we put them all back.

(They are in a really good mood when Daddy comes home from work)

A couple days after they left, we headed up to Ponca City for the 4th of July. We really had a good time despite the fact that we stretched ourselves every thin trying to find the balance between spending time with my family, Travis' family, and our friends. I love the 4th. I always have, but I think my love for it grew even more when I married Travis. Being married to someone in the military truly makes one realise how blessed we are for our freedoms.

(Kaity is always asking if she can do "Cheerleaders" so her Aunt Stacy & Uncle Clay got her some pom-poms for her birthday)

While we were in PC, we were able to squeeze in a birthday party for Kaitlyn. She just turned 3 and has never had a birthday party with more than Travis, Robyn (my little sister), Abby, and myself there. We felt like it was about time. So, we went to Sun N Fun, the waterpark in Ponca City, and invited our families and a few friends. Robyn made Kaity's birthday cake and my mom ordered pizza. All of the kids had a great time and we will definitely be making a tradition out of going to a waterpark every summer!

(Bubbles.....what more can I say?)

After we had been home for almost a week, Robyn came down here for a visit. Even though I had just spent almost a week with her, it was great to be able to spend time with her one-on-one. Robyn and I didn't get along very well growing up, but she has become one of my best friends.

(Kaity spraying Abby in their new pool)

And last but not least, we are moving again! Not so far this time. We have found a house out in the country with about 5 acres that we will be renting. There is a lot more space than we have in our apartment, so it will be nice to feel like we can breathe again! The closing on our house in South Carolina keeps getting pushed back, but we are trying to be patient. We are currently scheduled to close Tuesday, but I'll keep you posted on what actually happens!

Memory Game

One of my friends had this on her blog and thought it sounded like a lot of fun.

The instructions are as follows:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.