Family pictures

We had family pictures taken a few weeks ago. I decided to try someone different this time, as it has been frustrating coordinating schedules with our previous photographer. I am not sure that was such a good idea. You can decided for yourself. All I know is that its a good thing Claire is cute.

Our appointment was for 11 o'clock in the morning and it was already 85 degrees. I feel sorry for the people she had scheduled at 3 pm. It was supposed to be 100 degrees that day. If you look at Claire's cheeks you tell that she was getting hot. She was being a stinker too; not wanting to smile, just giving a little grin.

Enjoy!

Claire -vs- tailgate

Last week, on the second day of our move Claire ran full speed into the corner of Dave's tailgate. I saw it happen and it still gives me the shivers to think about it. 

We were loading up the odd and ends from the garage and garden tools; the house was completely empty and we had nothing to clean or bandage it with. Thankfully our neighbors were home and were generous to help us out. A little peroxide, a little neosporin, one butterfly band-aid, one regular band-aid and a dosage of Tylenol and all was well. 

I don't have any pictures of the wound itself, so I will spare you the honor. Claire has done a great job keeping the band-aid on, letting me clean and change the band-aid periodically. It is healing nicely and hopefully wont scar too bad. In hindsight it probably needed a stitch or two. Our first bloody experience is in the books and I am looking forward to repeating it any time soon. 

UPDATE:  Here's a picture of Claire's forehead from yesterday. It looks great!

Best laugh ever?

I say YES!

Disclaimer..... I am completely bias and I know it.

4th times a charm?

We put in an offer on another house. This one is a short sale too. I know, I know, we have been burned three times by bank owned and short sale properties but we are trying to get the most house for the money and they offer the most bang for our limited buck.

Anyway, here are the pictures:

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I like this one the best out of all of them, even though it is not as "move in ready" as the last one. There is blue everywhere; blue paint, blue carpet, blue floor tile, blue countertops, blue back splashes and weird setup for a family room. However, it is in a nicer neighborhood with better schools. The yard is nicely done with a garden shed, it has lots of storage, a pull thru garage to the backyard, plus it has an additional 400 sq ft bonus room.

In the mean time we are renting a little house in north Keizer. It was challenging find a place that would do a month to month lease and allow our two large dogs. We will be moving in two weeks and then promptly leaving for four days of camping. Dave thinks I am CRAZY and I probably am, but whatever, you do what you have to do. This camping trip has been planned for six months and I'll have plenty of time to unpack when we get back.

Your prayers and good thoughts are appreciated.

http://www.johnlscott.com/PropertyDetail.aspx?GroupID=272100899&ListingID=301361218&CMID=-1&Sort=0&RTR=50&LI=3&t=1

Just a few pics to enjoy

Playing in Mommy and Daddy's closet. Yep thats my bra.

Our super awesome seats at the baseball game. 

Fell asleep at dinner.... on my hand

Dave looking like a Alaskan fisherman for guys weekend.

Ruby insisted on wearing a tutu. 

Just cute :)

House update

I thought we would have good news to share but it appears we are back to square one. Last Thursday as we were heading out the door for camping, I got a call from the realtor that the bank approved the short sale. Yeah! Dave and I talked about the details on the drive up. We figured it would all work out quite nicely as we are closing on our current house on August 20th. Woo hoo! We wouldn't be homeless!

However, getting home late Sunday we had a message waiting for us from the realtor explaining that the bank approved it for $30k MORE than we offered. She was contacting the bank first thing in the morning to clarify but ultimately that is too high and we rejected the counter. Ugg!

Guess we are looking at houses this weekend. Wish us luck!

Summers Here!

In true Oregon fashion it's July and summer has arrived. Better late than never, right? We've been playing outside in the sprinklers and pool a lot.

I love watching Claire run

This photo cracks me up!