A Change of Plans.......for now.

We were supposed to move last Saturday. Long story short, our Mortgage company (Citimortgage) called us and said that our house was not going up for auction for the time being. Pres. Obama signed a Housing Relief Plan and we are hoping that we can somehow save our house and credit. We are here for another month at least and after March 7, we should know more info. If we are not able to keep our house through refinancing, we will try to do a short sale. Needless to say, it's a little stessful. I had my whole house packed into boxes and ready to go. We had transfered Gavin to a new school in the northwest and had our utilities switched over. We feel confident that we may be able to stay in our home. If not, it's on to the next challenge.

Our Favorite Shows

Tonight I was watching TV and I decided what my absolute favorite shows are. This is also a time to put a plug in for these shows and hopefully recruit more viewers and keep them going on for as long as possible.
#1 "Chuck" Monday nights 8pm on NBC

#2 "24" Monday nights 9pm on FOX

#3 "Survivor" Thursday nights 8pm on CBS

#4 "The Office" Thursday night 9pm on NBC



LAST BUT NOT LEAST

#5 "COPS" Saturday nights at 8pm on FOX

We're Moving.....

We are moving to the Northwest side of Las Vegas on February 21. This is a decision we have made very recently. We can no longer afford our home, things are just too tight and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. We will be renting a house close to my older sister, Kim. Even though it is still in the Las Vegas Valley, we feel like we are moving to another city. We've loved living in Henderson. Lucas has two brothers that live not 10 minutes from us. His parents also live about 20 minutes away. We will be moving to the complete opposite side of town, its about 40 minutes away from where we live now. We feel confident about this move and are ready to start over. I haven't even started to pack yet. This is a thing I dread a lot. I don't mind unpacking and putting things away, but I loathe packing. So, it will probably be a mad dash of packing frenzy a few days before the moving day. Wish us luck!

Niamh at 3 months

Niamh turned 3 months old yesterday. I took her to my pediatrician and got her ears pierced. Some of you may think this cruel, but I had my ears pierced when I was about Niamhs age. She did cry but only for about 5 minutes. After that they didn't bother her at all. Now I know I may be biased as her mother, but I do think my little girl is the most beautiful baby. I took some pictures of her this morning after her bath. She is such a happy and content baby. I couldn't ask for more.








The first picture is of Gavin when he was about 8 months old. It is fun to see how Niamh looks very like Gavin as a baby.

Trudi & Tylers Wedding

My little sister, Trudi married the love of her life, Tyler Matlock on January 9th. I am so thrilled to see her find the one for her. He is perfect for her in everyway. She was a beautiful bride and he was a handsome groom. What a magical day it was!

A Milestone for Tyrone.

Today we celebrated Tyrone joining the world of big boys who go pee and poop in the potty. YAY!!! Tyrone was almost completely potty trained before Niamh was born. Then once Niamh came along, he decided he wanted to be a baby and keep wearing diapers. He was in a size 6 diaper and I worried that if he didn't soon potty train, we would have to move on to "depends." :) He has been going pee in the toilet for the last few weeks but will not go #2. We bribed him with promises of buying a nerf toy gun he had been asking for. He just kept saying "I can't go, it's just to scary." I had decided to just wait till he decided for himself, but Lucas took the reigns and told Tyrone if he started going #2 in the toilet that we would take him to Chuckee Cheeses. It only took a day and voila, Tyrone decided it was time he start wearing big boy underwear. I am keeping my fingers crossed because I know he could regress, but I am optimistic that he has decided for good. I am so happy that we only have to buy one size packs of diapers now instead of two.

My Little Bookworm

Tonight after dinner, Gavin found some Goosebump books by R.L Stine on the bookshelf. They are Lucas' from when he was young and he was into the books series. Anyway, Gavin and Tyrone love pulling them all out (we have about 10 of them.) Obviously they can't read them yet, but they are facinated by the scary covers. So, Gavin was showing me one of the books and he caught my attention when he pointed to the top of the book and said "This is the Title." Then he pointed above that and said "This is the Author." Lucas and I both looked at each other, gobsmacked. He is so smart and he is learning so much from the preschool program he is in at Smalley Elementary. Before Christmas Break, we discovered that Gavin also learned to use the computer at school and he can write his name. This is my baby!!!! He is growing up so fast, but I am so proud of him.