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Hello Everyone!

I hope that this extremely tardy post finds you well. We have been keeping busy around here lately with a busy little boy exploring every nook and cranny of the house he can get to and working hard (mostly Brian) on getting everything ready for our move that is coming up in LESS THAN A MONTH!!!! So I joked previously about hoping that the first person who walked through our house would buy it... and wouldn't you know that's exactly what happened! No bidding war as I also had mentioned in the silly hopeful prediction but the first guy who came through ended up putting a really decent offer on the house and we countered just a little bit. Everything has been accepted including our inspection response counter and we are good to go. Yippie for not having to carry 2 mortgages!! We close on both houses on the same day (May 15th) and have the moving van rented for that weekend already. Now comes the packing... and then some more packing. Moving is hard work and we haven't even really started yet.

Clay has been a great boy lately (like always). With all the people coming around the house for inspections and estimates he has been totally flexible and just going with the flow. Hopefully that means that the move will not be too hard on him either.

We had a nice visit from Grandma and Grandpa Swinter 2 weekends ago while they were on their way to and from Kentucky. It is so nice that Indianapolis is on the way to just about everything they drive to so we get to see them alot more than we would otherwise. For those of you who know my dad, you should see him with Clay, it will melt your heart to watch the grizzly bear blowing raspberries with a 10 month old.

We headed up the lake this past weekend so brad and Brian could put the dock in and jan and steve and I did some cleaning. Its always nice to be at the lake and I know that Clay is going to love it there too. (I was mostly on baby watch so I can't take much credit for the lake house looking all clean and pretty) We had a great time and are looking forward to spending some more time up there this summer.

This Friday we are heading out on our first big adventure with Clay. We are on our way to Gainsville, FL to see uncle Adam graduate. Here's hoping that the trip goes smooth and CLay enjoys his first plane ride. If you've ever traveled on a plane with a crawler... please feel free to send your advice and tips our way.

have a great day and rest of the week!

A Crazy Week

This week has been a full one to say the least. We have been getting our house ready for showings and running around like crazy trying to make the house as "perfect" as we can. I also starting trying to wean Clay at the end of last week and he did great for the first couple of bottles then figured out that when the bottle showed up he wasn't going to get his favorite thing (10 months old and already a boob guy!) After a couple days of Clay screaming in hunger and still refusing to take his bottle and not sleeping at night (and a seriously stressed out mommy and daddy) we decided that he is just not ready yet and more stress right now is NOT what we are in need of.

We have another showing on the house today and we're hoping that the cats do not cause us anymore stress like they did yesterday (wouldn't go out in the garage, hiding from us, and then one was unable to be found when we got home later to the point that we spent 2 hours searching for him inside and outside just in case the people that saw the house opened the garage door) The people that saw the house yesterday said that it is between our house and one other in Westfield (where I teach) and they will be making a decision early next week. How wonderful would it be if our house sold after the first showing! Maybe the people today will love it too and they can get in a biding war :)

So before all the stress began... we made a trip up to Belvidere which was great. We got to see lots of friends and spend some time with family - always fun to be back home. While we were there Clay mastered the art of climbing up stairs (his first time he made it all the way to the top no problem) and worked on his musical talent, will it be tuba or french horn or piano? We'll have to wait and see - we just hope its not percussion!

Today is Daddy's Birthday!!! and we are so excited to spend the day relaxing and spoiling him rotten, hope you have a great day too! Have a wonderful Easter everyone!

Loving the swing in the backyard


10 MONTHS OLD!!!!


Climbing the Stairs -sorry the video turns part way through but you can just turn your head to see it :)


Mozart in Training