Once the older kids headed off to school, Penny dug under our downstairs bathroom cabinet. She found Erin and Libby's polish and curlers. She insisted that I polish her nails and curl her hair. She wore this around for at least an hour this morning.
Once she was all dolled up, she ran over an hugged Jacob. These 2 are really close, which is pretty cool.
Yet another pose to share.
We have a family rule that the brown stool isn't supposed to be in the kitchen, which explains why it is always in there. I went in one morning to check on a very quiet Penny. She was caught, sitting on our chest freezer, helping herself to the snack rack. She had used the brown stool to climb up onto the freezer. Well, I have to give her an A+ for all of her hard work. Maybe she had, "un un'ed" and tried to tell me that she wanted a granola bar, but when I didn't respond, she got it herself. She has such sassy determination to get what she wants...wonder where she got that?!
She is so very proud of herself here.
Apart of today's fun was stick fighting... Ty vs. Jacob.
These are Ty's battle wounds. Jacob got him pretty good @ several different points. Ty is older and much bigger than Jacob, however, Jacob gave him a pretty good fight. Once the stick fighting had died down, we were all outside and heard the quote of the day escape from Jacob's sweet little 4 year old mouth. I think that he was upset that the stick fight was semi-over and he said, while there was a lull in conversation, loudly, "You stupid wittle a$$!" I didn't know if I should be devestated, embarrased, or just mad. Really, I laughed. I did convince him to apologize to everyone for saying a bad word, but I have to say that it was and still is pretty funny. This is the Ward side of Jacob! :)
Here the fellas are after making up. What a fun Thanksgiving stick fight!
We hung outside today. Clyde and I had so much fun playing outside with the children.
The boys were playing Star Wars, with the next best thing, sticks!
Stick fight with Ty!
Libby and Kayleigh goofin!
John and Raegen
What's better than playing with Cousins?!
Yum, yum butter bread!
Football fun with the boys!
Josh spent about an hour in Grandma's tree. I think that he was hiding from Summer (another cousin).
After our meal @ Grandma Cecil's we went back to Mom and Dad's place for some more family fun. We saddled up Slim and took turns riding him. Erin went first. She guessed the right number behind Pop Pop's back. She had a blast!
I had a blast! It has been awhile since I have ridden a horse. ( I am thinking that it has been since Libby was the baby...) It took me a time, with my Dad holding the reigns, for me to get comfy on the back of Slim. However, once I got my barrings, I had fun riding him for a while in the round pin. I had Slim backing up and switching rotations, with my Dad's loving guidance that is! (My Dad & Brother, Gray, are in this photo too.)
Jacob on Slim's back. He was looking @ Aunt Maylee, when I grabbed this shot.
Libby was a bit anxious to ride, but she too loved it!
And finally our little man Josh. How cute is he?!
Here are a few pictures of the house that we are under contract with. This is very exciting, yet nerve racking at the same time. We had our inspection today, which we passed. There are a few things that the owners will have to fix but not a deal breaker. Pray for us!!
Isn't this the coolest? I am looking forward to sending the kids outside to play. We'll even hang an old fashioned tire swing in a tree in the back yard.
the living room...
the dining room, which we are thinking about enclosing it to make it a bedroom.
the view from the kitchen.
the kitchen
This is the girls room.
This is their big closet.
Here is the boys' room.
This closet was organized for two little boys. I think that we won't need dressers, which will be a nice space saver.
This is the bathroom that the children will mainly use.
Clyde and I have been looking for a house for over a year now. I have seen at least 50 houses and there was always something not right about it. Either the house or the location. Well, I think that our hunt is over. Monday, we made an offer and they accepted it. Our loan place has a faxed copy of the contract and the originals. We are hoping for a speedy closing. We have an estimated closing date of Nov. 30th, but I am still skeptical. We were supposed to have our inspection on Monday, but our realtor, Chris, called not too long ago to reschedule. Then the date that he wanted to reschedule, Penny has her speech evaluation. That's right, she's 2 and only says 3 words. We have our theories, like she is the baby of 5 children, so she doesn't have to say anything, or that she can't, or my favorite theory is that she is just too spoiled to speak. She'd get more things that she wanted if she could say them. I have even tried signing a few things and she looks at me with a bewildered face, and walks away. That's right, spoiled...
So, we are hoping for everything to go well with the house. I think that I'd feel better once we have the keys. This is our first time buying a house, so I am really nervous. However, it is time that we are settled and in our own place. I am looking forward to painting and decorating, and most importantly making memories. Pray for us!!
BEFORE...
AFTER!!
