The Hillbillies

I promise were are not Hillbillies although sometimes we sure act the part.  Like last week when we met our new next door neighbors.  It all started like this....

Adam and I went over to the new house to check on things, mainly the pool water.  Wouldn't you know, we owned the home no less than a week when we noticed a sudden drop in the pool water level.  Good news, it was a minor repair to seal the skimmer baskets, bad news the service call and diagnostic test was a small fortune.  Back to the point, so Adam and I were at the house and he wanted to swim.  It's 105 degrees and that sounded like a good idea to me too.  I had my suit in the car, but not his.  Luckily, I had one swim diaper in my console, so we were good to go.  I let him swim without his life jacket and he thought that was absolute freedom and we swam a swam for three hours.

It was starting to get late, so we got out of the pool and I was in the process of taking his swim diaper off, when Brandon walked through the gate.  That meant more swimming so thought Adam.  Brandon did not have a swimsuit and swam in his boxers and sweet Adam was naked.  By this time, it was way past dinner and we were starving.  I had nothing at the new house but an assortment of chips.  The day we closed, I bought a bunch of junk food to have while we swam. 

I returned from the kitchen with a bag of Spicy Doritos and pork rinds and we proceeded to eat right out of the bags.  At that moment, we saw our neighbor peek over the fence and wave hello.  Thank goodness Brandon had already put his shorts back on, but Adam was still naked.  We introduced ourselves and they asked us to come over and see their pool and view from their backyard.  We went through the gate and into their yard with a naked two year old and Dorito breath.  As you might have guessed, Adam insisted on swimming in what looks like a million dollar infinity pool.  I told our neighbors someday this would be really funny.  So funny, they forgot to laugh. 

Come Inside, It's Fun Inside

The demo began on our new house, which means two things:
1.  There is no going back
2.  It's going to get worse before it gets better

The pictures on the top shelf are the original renderings of the house from 1959.  Lots of fun, but lots to plan!

New House

We closed on our new house on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at noon.  We reside on Autumn Court.  I think for a girl named Summer that's pretty cool!

Brandon deserves all the credit!  He made sacrifices and purchased our family a house that we are proud to call home.  We plan to take three to four months to redesign and be in before Christmas.  Are those famous last words or what?

No kidding, we were at the house no less than five minutes when the boys had to scope out their "pee-pee corner."  If you have boys then read no further because you know, but all boys have a designated place in the backyard where they can go pee-pee without notice or concern.  It's just a fact.  We now have ours, so come on over!

There Were Three in the Bed

Now, all three are in one bed.  That is, until the wee hours of the morning when Adam comes into ours.

And, make note of the alligator pillow pet and TCU snuggie!  Unlike silly bands that were so last year!

Baby Bed

Poor Ryan.  The kid is 97% in height and weight and has slept in a toddler bed for years.  He wants to sleep in David's room but not in David's bed, so a toddler bed at the foot of David's was the best compromise.  The idea of sleeping apart upsets them both.  David is a scaredy cat and Ryan likes the company and therefore, sharing a room has been perfect for the two.

Now that we are listing our house for sale, we took the toddler bed out to make the room appear larger.  Ryan cried and we consoled, but we had to do it.  Meanwhile, we are having bed issues with Adam.  Mainly, he jumps out of his bed at will.  That means battles at nap time and war at bedtime. 

I am startled in the morning when he wakes up and walks in to wherever we are and says, "hi-morning."  (and as a side note, I used to say "hi-lo").  I am still used to having to get him out of his bed.  The baby bed days are drawing near, after eight years with one up, I am not sure if I can stand it down.

Here is a picture of my brother and Brandon putting the bed together.  It was like an Aggie joke, how many does it take?

And what's even funnier is that after what seemed like an eternity to construct, we had to tear down and rebuild because it would not fit through the baby room door.  Oh, the memories!

Toss

Up until recently, the boys throwing a baseball in the yard usually resulted in a squabble.  David would get mad because Ryan would quit too soon, or Ryan would get mad because David threw too hard.  But now we have finally arrived - a no tear game of toss.

And speaking of yards, we officially have a sign in ours.  We are closing on the new house in less than two weeks. 

Fourth Fun

We had a great Fourth of July weekend at the lake.  The boys loved being in the water from sun up until sun down. 

And true to Ryan form, he fished as much as possible.

Adam loved "hunting" with his brothers.  We kept telling him "fishing" but he insisted he was "hunting."

Adam went tubing with Daddy for the first time.  He laughed nearly the whole time!  And David made a mental note he only had 50 something days left of summer.  We aim to make the most of them!