Only a few more days!

Well if everything goes well we should get keys to our new house in a few days. Reddin and I are suppose to sign today and hopefully close tomorrow or within a few days. We cannot wait. We spent the long weekend kind of getting ready. We bought pink paint for Payton's room and the nursery, we painted what is going to be Payton's new dresser and we looked at some stoves (the one in the house is really old). Anyways wish us luck hopefully we will have the kitchen floor fixed and the bedrooms painted this weekend, so we can get the carpets cleaned and then move in soon.

Five Years

Tomorrow Reddin and I will celebrate our fifth anniversary. I cannot believe we have been married for five years. I guess time really does fly by when you are spending it with someone you love. Here are some of the big things we have done in the last five years (not in correct order)

- Bought a new house in South Phoenix and moved in after we had been married for four months
-Worked full-time and went to school
-Went to Hawaii for our first anniversary
-Got sealed in the Mesa Temple
-Went on several family vacations (California, Cruise to Caribbean, Cruise to Alaska, Las Vegas, Flagstaff, Colorado, Kansas, Florida)
-Had our first little girl (Payton)
-Sold our car and started driving my Grandpa's
-Reddin Changed jobs, and I quit mine to stay home with Payton
-We both Graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2006
-I worked from home for a year or so.
-Put our first and only house up for sale after living there for four year
-Found out we are expecting a second little girl in August
-Finally sold our house in Phoenix and are in the process of buying our second house.

I know I am forgetting a lot of stuff, but those are some of the major highlights. I really am married to the best husband ever. He is a great dad, and I feel so blessed to have meet him. I look forward to spending forever with him.

Getting Close

Well Reddin, Payton and I hope to move into our new house in the next month or so. We are past our inspection period, have locked in our rate and if everything goes well we hope to close by the end of this month. Which leaves a few day to replace the kitchen floor, paint a few rooms, clean the carpets and then hopefully move in with no problems. I cannot wait. I do not do well with big purchases, so I had second thoughts at first, but now I am really excited to be in a house of our own again.

We have lived with my brother for almost six months and it has worked out great (I think, I am not sure how he feels about it). We are grateful for him and his kindness, but with a new baby coming in about three months I would really like to be moved and give Payton some time to adjust to our new home, before her little sister changes everything again.

So far Payton is doing pretty good with potty training, so I am hopeful that she will be great within in the next few months. Just a minute ago she walked by told me she needed to go potty and did everything by herself including washing her hands. She still has accidents often, but she is getting better everyday.

Well I will keep you posted on the house update.

So Grateful!

I am so grateful that I have my mom that lives so close and is always willing to help with Payton. It has been such a blessing and I do not know how my friends manage to do so well without the extra help. Our moving situation did not go as well as we hoped, but having family close by really did help the situation.

Yesterday I was sick and could not take care of Payton very well, because I was constantly getting sick and had no energy. Reddin stayed home from work to take care of her, but they were so busy they really needed him there, so my mom came to the rescue. She came over at about 9:30 am feed Payton breakfast, got her dressed, read her stories and then took her to her house for the rest of the day so I could sleep. I was so grateful. I slept the whole day and thanks to that I woke-up feeling much better today.

My mom will probably never read this, but I needed to write it down. I really do not know what I would do without her. When I am having a hard day she will just come pick Payton up and watch her for a few hours, so I can get what I need to done . She watches her when I have a doctors appointment so Payton does not have to sit in the waiting room, and she is always there to rescue us when we have car problems or need someone to go to lunch with. I really do not know what I did when my mom worked full time.

In addition to my mom, I have a great husband that knows I need to rest when he gets home, so he usually always takes over Payton duty without any questions. I have a wonderful mother-in-law that loves Payton and is also always willing to help watch her, which I am sure will happen a lot more when we live just a few miles away and when there is a new baby. I just feel so blessed for the support that surrounds me. Great family and friends what more can a girl ask for.

Update time

It has been a little while, so I guess it is time for an update. I do not know why it takes me so long to update my blog up anyways here is what we have been up too lately. Our house is sold, so Reddin and I have been looking at several houses in the Gilbert, Chandler, and Tempe area. We are having a hard time finding a house that we love in our price range, but we have found a few we really like and have put an offer in so we will see what happens.

I also had another doctors appointment with an ultrasound and everything seems to be good. I have a c-sections scheduled for August 15th at 7:00 am (I cannot believe that I have a little less then 4 months to go). I am getting a lot bigger and today was the first day I had to give in and wear maternity clothes (so sad)

Reddin, Payton, and I all participated in the Pat's Run last Saturday (April 19th) and we had a blast. We did the 4.2 mile walk, which ended up being more like a 6.5 mile walk, because we had to park over a mile away, but it was great exercise. We decided we defiantly want to do it again next year, but we might run instead of walk.

I am working with Payton and trying to get her potty trained before the new baby comes, but we are making slow process. Some days she is dry all days and other days she has several accidents. I am trying to stick with it this time and not give up, so we will see how she does over the next few weeks. She is doing pretty good at swimming lesson and I think she is going to get better each week. I am so great for her uncle Travis and his willingness to teach her, I do not know what we are going to do when he leaves for dental school.

Well I think that is about it I will keep you posted on out house situation.

Yea!!

So Reddin and I are no longer the homeowners of our South Phoenix home and it feels great so far. I do not think that it has really sunk in, but I think it will soon. After what we went through with out last offer falling through after three months this one was a breeze. We closed one day late, but the whole process only took 3 weeks, and we even got to meet one of the homeowners and she seemed really nice and thanked us. I am so happy that we can now start looking for a new house without the worry of the sale falling through again.

I really do miss all my friends and my ward in that area, but I hope that we continue to do things together and hope to stay in touch. I have four months before a new little girl is born, so I hope to be in our new house by then, but I know whatever is suppose to happen will happen.

Fun Trip

I just got back from a quick, but fun trip to Utah. I went to visit Stephanie and Spencer for the weekend. I flew out on Friday morning and came home on Sunday. My brother had a free ticket that he was not going to be able to use before April 3rd, so he offered it to me as an early birthday present, the whole trip was planned in less then a week, but it was great. My two best friends from high school moved away from Arizona in September/October last year and I have really missed them, so it was nice to get to go visit one of them. I am grateful Stephanie was willing to have me visit after just having a baby.

I knew I needed a break, because I had very little patience with Payton and I hate when I am like that. I feel like I came back from this trip feeling a lot better, it is amazing what a few days away can do. Anyway her is the recap

Stephanie, Bailey and baby Spencer (only two weeks old) picked me up from the airport on Friday Afternoon and we when to eat lunch with Spencer in Salt Lake City.
After lunch Stephanie took me to her new house, we visited and then we were off to her church so she could finish some last minute road show stuff
Friday night we spent watching Road Shows, Stephanie and Spencer really did a great job and it was fun getting to see the different show (I had never been to a road show, so fun to see)

Saturday we when to a ward breakfast and when we got done with breakfast it was snowing. I did not really have warm cloths for this trip, but I survived.
Saturday afternoon we when to a store called Tai Pan (it was so cool, I wish I had more room in by bag to bring stuff home, but I did end up with a sign that says Family and a purse for Payton)
After shopping for an hour or so we went and meet Spencer's sisters and their families for Dinner at Red Robin, I have not eaten there in a long time, but it was great.
After dinner we went back to the house and watched some movies (I really liked August Rush, and I think I might have to buy that one for my collection)

On Sunday I watched the baby so Spencer and Stephanie could go to church and then within a few hours Stephanie had to drive me to the airport, so I could catch my flight home
Reddin and Payton picked me up at the Airport and Payton looked happy to see me, which is always nice.

Anyways I had a great trip, I am so great for friends like Stephanie and Spencer. I hope I can visit again soon.

P.S. I forgot my camera, which is why I have not pictures