We bought a house!!

We bought a house!! It's a foreclosure so there's a lot to do!!! We have been working non stop on it since we closed!! The pics below show what Chad has been up to outside. We first had to take the deck down because it was in very poor shape. Next there was a lot of standing water that had no where to go except into the basement. Chad and Scottie dug out the ground to reshape it so the water would flow away from the house. They also tore up a black tarp that had a bunch of water trapped under it. By the time I left tonight most of the water had dried up. It's pretty ugly now, but in the future it will look really nice!!
My projects included taking down ugly wallpaper and working on the gardens. There was a nice set up for a veggie garden in the backyard and a flower garden in the front. The weeds have really grown over the veggie plots, so I am doing what I can this year and really going to tackle it next year. I made room for strawberries this year though!!

Digging a culvert for the extra water to flow away from the house


Front yard

Back yard (Also the deck before)

Part of the driveway

Hanging out in the eating area

New king of the castle

Jack and his friend Ruby

Um I think that is my bowl.

Well ever since Jack figured out how to move (picture an army crawl), Ally has been on high alert. She knows she can't lay on the ground for long. And just tonight he found her water bowl and food dish. She stood looking at him and then me as if thinking "Why mom, why?" Sorry Al Pal, he is here to stay, so you should probably get used to it. And, when he's older, he will be your best friend!

Other cool things Jack is up to is eating table food. He figured out how to chew and so now I am more confident giving him pieces of what we are eating. He LOVES it!! Friday is his 9 months check up, so we will know more on his stats then!! We are also (hopefully) closing on our new house next Thursday. There are still a few hoops to jump through, but I think everything will work out! It has been the hardest process to go through, ugh! So pray that everything works out the way it's supposed to!

Hotel

I want to go in!!

Chad, myself, Jack and my parents all stayed at the Embassy Suites last Friday night. Jack had lots of fun! He went swimming in the pool and had fun, but probably wished the water was warmer. I know I did.

Happy Easter!

Jack had his very first Easter Egg hunt!! He did great!

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Easter!

New home?

Chad and I recently put an offer in on a house up in Chisago Township, and it was accepted! There are still quite a few things that we have to go through first before it's officially ours. The house is a foreclosure, so there are quite a few things that need to be done on it, so we have to get through the inspection. Unfortunately the things that need to be repaired/fixed all need to be done before we can move in. As Chad says, "There goes our summer!" But once these things are done, it will be worth it!!

Stats:

3 bedroom

2 bath

Rambler

8+ acers

1550 sq ft finished with another 1550 sq ft potentially finished in the future

I like Nilla waffers

This is what goes on when Uncle Scottie and Dad take care of Jack.

He is now a tummy sleeper!

I am trying to crawl mom, leave me alone!

Jack is a mover, that's for sure!! He doesn't go forward or backward, but boy can he spin in a circle fast! It's just a preview for me to see how quick he is going to be!

How we spend our Sunday nights

I am so happy I got this on camera! This is the new face he makes when he gets really excited.