House News-The Final Posting

So this will be my last posting on any house news because.....

WE FINALLY CLOSED!!!

And shame on me, because I am actually a little late on posting this great news. We closed on January 5th and are so happy the journey to owning our own home is over with! It was a very bumpy road to get to where we are at but it was worth it. Since we closed, we have been busy doing some remodeling, painting, and preparing to move in. Everything should be done by the end of the weekend and we should be able to start moving in at the beginning of the week. We have already posted some pictures of our new home on our blog previously but we will post some more when everything is completely finished. We were just so excited that we wanted to share the good news with everyone!

Christmas!

So now that it is nearing the end of January, I have finally decided to get our Christmas pictures together and posted. We had a fairly traditional Christmas this year that consisted of making Santa cookies with Nana, spending Christmas Eve with Dereck's side of the family, opening our pajamas on Christmas Eve, and then spending Christmas Day with my side of the family. The only difference between this Christmas and any of the other ones we have celebrated together was that Dereck and I both had to work on Christmas night. It was a bummer deal that we were not able to play games with my family and relax that night (But I guess that is what I get for becoming a nurse). The highlight of my Christmas this year was to be able to enjoy watching both of my kids take part in the holiday season. So here are just a few pictures that captured both of the kiddos enjoying Christmas......

Santa cookies with Nana.....

Opening presents with Dereck's family.....

Opening presents with my family......

We also want to wish everyone a happy new year!

We Have a New Addition to the Family.....

And no it is not a baby!......it is a dog! We have actually had him for about 4 months now but have yet to announce it to everyone on our blog (shows how slow I am on posting). His name is Prince and he is a german shorthair.