Update

It's been awhile since I've posted! We've been having a great summer! I've taken the boys to several playdates, and met some new friends. :)
Gabriel took a reading readiness summer class at school last week, and he loved it! It was great for him to get a chance to experience a small dose of a school day and meet some new friends. He went back in for his second pre-assessment on Tuesday. He did improve, but still needs to work on counting to 20 (he gets stuck at 12), rhyming words, and sight words.
Nicholas is a mess, as always. He's started potty training! Woohoo!! I bought him some new Diego underwear, so hoping that will motivate him. He knows he can't pee on Diego :)
Here are a few recent pictures of my guys.

Finally... pictures of the house!!!

The moment you've all been waiting for... pictures of our new house!! :)

This is the front of the house (Yes, that is Nicholas standing at the front door)



The living room, as seen from the dining room (this is our new furniture!!)



Another view of the living room



The dining room (Gabriel is playing a game at the table)



The kitchen (the window looks out to the backyard)



Gabriel's bedroom (a few different angles so you can see his new bed and dresser)





Nicholas's room (It's bigger than the picture shows... he has a big closet and a dresser to the left. And yes, it's messy... He likes to dump everything out.)



The boys' bathroom... there is a toilet behind the door, to the left, and a nice linen closet to the right of the door... it's much bigger than it looks here.



Our room



Our bathroom (right off the bedroom) The door on the right is our walk-in closet. The door on the left leads to the shower and toilet.



And my favorite part... the backyard. The building in the pictures is my "office"











And, because no post would be complete without the boys... here they are!!

My other blog...

I just started a new blog http://kristintakesitoff.blogspot.com to track my weight loss. Cheer me on! :)

We're home!

We're all moved in now and absolutely loving the house. Our furniture will be delivered today, and our home will be completely finished. Woohoo!!! (Yes, I will post pictures tonight.)
The house is absolutely amazing. The neighborhood is so quiet, and the boys just love the backyard. I can actually feel safe letting them go outside and not worry that something will happen to them. I feel so blessed that we were able to get this house. :)

Movin' on up!

We move in less than a week! Wooohooo!! We got the house!!! I am so excited... 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with a huge garage, lots of storage. huge backyard and a nice deck out back. Finally, the perfect house for us!!!!!!

Lots going on

My mom is having surgery this morning... I won't go into details, but it's a big deal... please keep her in your thoughts.

We found a house we really like... I put in our application yesterday. Keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Here are a few new pics of the boys:

Swimmy!!

I went up to school to do a little bit of work today. When I came out to the parking lot to leave, I happened to look down and saw a baby turtle on the ground. I thought it was a toy or something, so I picked it up. It started moving, so I then realized it was real! I decided to bring it home because I was worried it would get run over in the parking lot. Gabriel and I took it up to Petco for advice, and found out that it is a red-eared slider turtle. He (we're just saying it's a he) is a hatchling (baby) and just too cute! His shell is about the size of a half-dollar. Gabriel named him Swimmy. :)
My friend gave me a small terrarium for him (for now... we'll have to get a 10 gallon aquarium soon) and we bought him a little dock (which he his sitting on in the pictures), gravel, a heat light, and turtle food. He is sooooo cute!!! Gabriel loves him so much... he actually said he's been wanting a turtle his whole life. (Today is the first I've heard this.) He got his guitar out and sang songs to him.
I'm really excited to have him... it's fun to watch Gabriel assume this role of pet-owner and see him take on responsibility.