Going Once, Going Twice......Sold

For a while Brad and I (or maybe just me) have been talking about how it would be nice to have a little more room at our home. So, since we will be welcoming a new little one in the summer we thought we would get on the spring real-estate selling bandwagon and see what kind of response we would get about our home. We figured, put the house on the market now, giving it a few months over the summer to get sold. Hoping that we would be able to move at least by late summer or fall in time for settling in before the end of the year. Boy, so much for planing :) I say this because I am an over-planner and Brad makes fun of me constantly for trying to plan to far in advance and not just letting things happen as they happen. Well, things happened. We met with a realtor on a Sunday for finalizing paperwork and taking pictures to put the house on the market. On Wednesday, the info was posted and we received a few bites of showings for the rest of the week. By Friday night we had an offer we couldn't turn down. So, Saturday we signed the offer and the rest, is well, happening as they happen. Yep, that's right, three days!! Unbelievable!! We never thought things would happen so fast. Now it's off to house hunting so we don't end up homeless!!

Disney World 2012

Last week we spent the entire week in the magical world of Disney. Thanks to a great Christmas present from the Moore family we were able to go on the great vacation with Brad's mom, sister, her husband and our nephews. We had a blast!! It was very exhausting but such a memorable experience. It was wonderful to see the magic of Disney from a little one's perspective. We got a chance to go to Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and of course Magic Kingdom. When they say that place is magical, they really mean it. The boys loved every minute of it. They were such troopers as we scoured around the parks not taking naps in order to see as much as we could. They enjoyed spending time in the hotel room playing with their cousins and more importantly being able to eat in bed :) I think pictures can tell more than words, here are a few of our memorable moments!!

At our hotel--All-Star Movie

Playing at the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" playground

3-D Glasses!!

Star Wars 

We got to meet so many characters!!

Riding the horses at Magic Kingdom

Epcot's great Nemo exhibit

We found Nemo!!

The view from our table while eating lunch at Epcot. It was great. We got to see sharks, dolphins and the boys' loved seeing scuba divers swim in the water.

Flower exhibit

Our week-long transportation :)

Watching the Hollywood Studios parade

Max making himself at home :)

Both boys soo excited to see Oso!

Love this picture of Max :)

Finally, we meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse! It was so exciting to visit their clubhouse and get a picture with these two. Both boys talked about it for hours after the visit!

Mason is 4!

 I actually can't believe it! Where does the time go? I was once told that time would seem to go faster once you had kids. At that time I thought, "sure, whatever". But, I'm finding out that it is really true. It seems like just yesterday we were getting the room ready for his arrival. Now, he's a little man. Riding his bike around the block, making new friends, telling jokes and oh what an imagination. He really had grown a lot in the past year. It is so fun to see him coming out of his shell and having fun with other kids. It will be so exciting to see him start pre-school this year and experience all the things possible in the world of learning. He lights up my life every day and I couldn't imagine a life without the little munchkin!

On Mason's actual birth day we were with Brad's family on a trip to Disney World. Imagine trying to top that next year?!?! Disney was so awesome to him on that day. He got a special button to acknowledge his big day and everywhere we went workers of all kind mention happy birthday to him. He even got a special birthday lunch with a few favorite Disney characters. We had a blast!!  I'm not sure I remember what I did on my 4th birthday but I hope this is one he never forgets :)

 Mason's favorite, Handy Manny

 We love Special Agent Oso!

Special Birthday Cupcake