Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Christmas time is here!

So, am I the only one that feels like this year has flown by entirely too fast? My little girl is going on three and we have another little one on the way, which means these next 6 1/2 months are going to go by super fast! Slow down!!!! I managed to get a few pictures up from the past couple of weeks. I never thought that would happen! Lately I have been so fatigued. I constantly want to sleep, but of course that never happens, so I just feel even more tired. I need a time out... a vacation. That sounds good right now! Tomorrow is my last day at work before Christmas, and then I have off until the 29th. Hopefully I find time to chill.


Christmas card 2008



Tristyn hanging one of her ornaments.



Tristyn and Santa. She looks so grown up!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Family of three... going on four!!!

We are so excited to announce that we are pregnant! I am 9 weeks along... 10 weeks on Tuesday. We are ready for another new chapter in our life. We can't wait! We had our first sonogram last week and everything looked good. Here are a few pictures from when I suprised John and from the sonogram.


We're pregnant!


John opening his first card from Baby Strout. At first he thought it was from Tristyn.


John told Tristyn that she was going to be a big sister! She was excited!











Saturday, November 15, 2008

Time to relax...

I finally can relax! These past couple weeks have been so CRAZY!!! So much going on and so little time to sit back and just rest. But, hopefully the craziness is behind us. Everything is settling well in the new house. We are still looking for a breakfast table on Craig's List. I have found some amazing tables lately, but every time I call, I am too late. Someone snatched it up already! I know God has a great "cheap" one waiting for us somewhere. I have to be patient. After getting things together in the house, I am debating on painting. I really want to, but that is a lot to think about. I still have to buy some pretty curtains for a couple rooms. We will see. It will all come together! Pictures of the house will be coming soon. Here are a few pictures that I have not had time to post yet.















Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Trick or Treat!

On Thursday night we took Tristyn o Journey Christian Church fr their Fall Festival with her friend Asher. They both had a ton of fun! After getting everything for Tristyn's Dorothy costume, she decided that she wanted to be Snow White. Of course,we didn't have a Sow White costume, but thankfully I was able to find one!!! So, I surprised Tristyn that afternoon before we went out. She did not wait to take the costume off when we go home. She was so adorable it it!!



























Fall Is In The Air

We took Tristyn to a pumpkin patch at Sanlando United Methodist Church on Wednesday, and I have to say, that it was the best one that we have seen so far (in the 3 years that we have been going to them). There were a ton of pumkins and plenty of cute things for kids to do. I snapped a few pictures of Tristyn as she was in search of a pumpkin to take home.













Friday, October 24, 2008

Go Seniors!!!

Last Tuesday Tiffani had her PowderPuff game at Apopka. Of course the Seniors won... they ALWAYS win! It brought back so many memories. I can't believe that it has been 6 years already since we graduated. It has gone by so fast! I can honestly say that I do miss the amazing times I had with my friends in High School. Tristyn had so much fun too! She was dancing to the music and cheering for 'Titi' (aunt Tiffani). We took a couple of pictures from the game.


Our Little Princess ready for the big game!



Mommy's little girl



Catch the ball!


Already a Senior!! She is growing up so fast!


Nana and Tristyn

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tristyn's first trip to Disney

We took tristyn to Disney for the first time ever! She had a blast! We got there at 11am and did not leave until 10pm. It was a long day, but it was so worth it. Just to see Tristyn's face light up on every ride made John and I both so happy!

























































Sunday, October 19, 2008

We have moved!

We officially moved into the new house Saturday. We were up last night until 3:30 a.m., and we are still unpacking! I cannot wait untill I can relax! We went to Disney last weekend. It was Tristyn's first trip there. I have not had time to post any pictures, but they will be comming soon. I will also post plenty of pictures of the house when I am finished. Time to unload another box!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Tristyn's trip to the dentist

Tristyn went to the dentist this week, and was such a good listener! the doctor and I were very impressed! I brought the camera along with me, because daddy could not make the appointment. Here is our little princess at her first appointment to Dr. Bishop's office.



We're moving!

That's right! We are signing the lease on October 7th, and getting the keys to the house on the 15th. We are so excited! I guess I should also tell you that we are not moving to the house in Errol. We didn't even put in the application. We found out that another couple put in their application at a higher price than we would have even thought about paying for it! Honestly, I just felt like giving up at the time, but my mom is such a blessing. She continued to look for us every chance she got. She's amazing! So, I will say that mom found the house for us. It was priced a little higher than we wanted, but my mom talked them down! They didn't even want pets in the house, and I basically had to "sell" my dog to them. I made him sound like the best dog ever! Maybe I exaggerated a little, but they excepted! Praise God, He is great!


Tuesday, September 23, 2008

It's a God thing!

John and I have been looking for a house to rent for the past month now. Well, I have been looking for the past two months, but thats another story! So far we have set appointments with four different agents to see houses. The first one we saw smelled like indian food. The second one had about ten birds in a cage, and reaked of an aweful smell throughout the house. The third house was not in a good neighborhood and the master bedroom was small. But, the fourth house has deffinately grabbed my attention. Three bedroom, two bath, breakfast nook, dining room, living room, and family room. Fenced in yard, and a community pool and tennis court. It is located in Errol, so it is a great neighborhood for a family! Okay, so the asking price was $1,230 a month. $30 dollars over what we wanted to spend. But, I went to look at it anyway, and I love it! I took John to see it today, and he pointed out a few things that he thought could use some touch up. But over all I think he liked it! He just did not think it was worth the price. When we got home John called on the house to see what all they were going to fix up before they moved the tenant in, to see how much he could ask off of the price. After getting off the phone, I told him to go onto the rentals.com website to see if anything new was available, and as we were scrolling down, we saw the house in Errol listed at $1195. WHAT!!! Just this morning it was $1230. That's it! I said . This is the house. We were praying for God to show us that this was the one, and that was written right in front of us. We are going to put in a application tomorrow!! I will keep everyone posted. Here are a few pictures...