Last month in review . . . part 1.

Some of you have been dying to see pictures. You guys crack me up . . . I won't name names. (Michelle and Johanna!) Anyhow, here are a few, which I hope tell a tiny story and give you a glimpse of our lives the past few (crazy, hectic, life-changing, go-go-go, but fun) weeks.During the week before we left Westlawn Avenue for our new cul-de-sac, we did a last dinner out at our favorite Mexican restaurant with our favorite friends and neighbors. This is my cheesy daughter with her cheesy (but beautiful) smile at that dinner out.
Then afterwards a very gracious guy took our picture standing outside the restaurant. I love this picture minus the fact that I look incredibly pregnant (and I'm NOT) thanks to the lovely style of shirts this fashion season :c) I do love this picture. I so miss these wonderful people! (On a happy side note, we got to see them again tonight when they came to visit us! Yay!!!)
This is what we saw hanging in the title building when we walked in. Our names with our time of closing. How official it then seemed!
This is the day after closing, the very moment I was driving from our house on Westlawn to the new house in our new small town. And I look up in the sky ahead of me and see . . . a perfect beautiful rainbow. I really think rainbows are God's way of reminding us that if we have faith in Him, and let things happen in His timing, it will always work out. It's funny (in a wow, that's so neat kind-of-way) because I was driving in my own car, my mom in hers and my dad in his, and we all three saw this rainbow at different moments. God is so good.
I never knew what to let this kids do while I painted, and decided on letting them "paint" the deck with paint brushes and water. They had a blast and it kept them occupied for a whole 45 minutes or so!
This is my dear friend, Leann, painting over the once brown boys' room with Kilz. It will soon become pink and be Miss Maia's room! She worked so hard to help us! (Thank you, L!)
This is beautiful Marissa. She is Leann's 2nd old daughter. She was great help with Maia the days she was here with us, and I really enjoyed her hanging out keeping me company as I painted. She and I are the same personality. We had a good time!
This is pretty Alyssa, Leann's 2nd youngest, who bonded hugely with my dog. What a pet lover she is! And she and Noah are quite a pair! Alyssa looks after him like a big sister. They get along so incredibly well. Leann reminded me "you know, Noah could marry one of my daughters some day". Um . . yep, she's right! And yes, how cool that would be, but let's not talk marriage . . . yet! ;c)
This is Neil with a roller. I did manage to put him to work some, too :c)
Heather and Jeff take a break while painting Noah and Maia's bathroom. I think she claimed this room as hers! :c)
Brian and I in the middle of painting Maia's pink room. Jeff and Brian definitely claimed this one as theirs! (Ha!) And what a great job they did. I've never seen two guys work so hard, and all for my family. What awesome people they are.
Me and my very dear friend, Leann. Thanks, girly . . . thanks everyone!!!! We kicked some painting booty butt!

More to come! . . .