The power of prayer!

As many of you know, we have had our house on the market since May.  We LOVE our house, and we LOVE our neighbors even more, but we needed a little more space.  With interest rates so low, we wanted to jump before they go up again.  We also wanted to get a little closer to work so we could cut down on drive time and spend more time together.  So... we were at peace with the whole process and really trusting that the right house for us we be available we the right buyers were ready to purchase our house.  Fast forward a couple of months, we had settled on the fact that the house may take a lot longer to sell.  Every person loved our house, but no one put an offer on the table.  About a week ago, I saw an old friend and she joked that we should take it off the market and save it for her.  I told her not to worry and that it would be there when she was ready. 

All this time, we have been searching HAR, but never getting our hopes up.  Well, of course, I found 'the one' about two months ago.  Plenty of bedrooms, big kitchen, 249/spring cypress area, etc!  It was perfect AND right around the corner from our good friends.  Jason was out of town this past week, so I was just looking around on HAR on Wednesday.  I saw that 'the one' would be having an open house on Sunday (that would be today!).  Ugh!!!  I knew it would be gone, but I also knew that was okay.  I figured it must not be the one since I was sure it would sell before we could sell ours. 

All of a sudden, we had a showing on Thursday morning and they came back on Thursday afternoon.  Then they came back again on Friday morning, and by Friday evening we had negotiated the contract and agreed on the terms!  Saturday morning we went to  see a few houses, but we knew instantly 'the one' was 'the one'!  We drove to Panera... got the paperwork together, got a pre-approval letter and made an offer that afternoon.  After a few back and forth phone calls, we got the house!

And here it is.....

Yea!!  It is our new house.  The people buying our house want to close the first week in November!  Luckily, the people who we are buying from are ready to completely move out, so they are fine with a quick closing.  Keep the prayers coming, because we still have to make it through all of the paperwork hoops and inspections.  We will keep updates coming as we get closer.

First things first!

What a couple of months it has been in the LaBorde household!  Let's see where to begin... the twins have been growing like weeds.  They are running around trying their best to keep up with Kara.  Elizabeth is quite the talker.  She says, 'Bow', right after she pulls her bow out of her hair.  Here is the proof!

Lauren is not much into talking, but she follows directions really well.  She leads Elizabeth into the bedroom each night to put the clothes in the hamper, can always find missing pacifiers, and takes the remote to Daddy even if Mommy is trying to watch something!  She also tends to be the more sensitive one of the bunch.



Kara started pre-school last month.  She is loving school, but handwriting is a struggle.  I am trying to be patient without letting her be lazy!  Ha!  Oh... the joys of parenthood.  It should be interesting to see how she develops all of those skills in preparation for Kindergarten!  Wow, how time flies.  We are so proud of our big girl.  She has really been a great help with the twins and she is a joy to be around.

The first six weeks at my new school have been great.  Elementary is a lot of fun!  I have already been initiated into the system.  One of my students had an accident on my floor and another passed out/vomited on my floor.  That was interesting to say the least.  I teach the entire school each week which is over 800 students and 10 classes a day.  I am exhausted at the end of the day, but the end is the end!  I get the girls and we are home in time for dinner and playtime.  The best part is having free weekends to hang out, visit friends and go to church.  I miss the high school kids, but I know my new job is best for our family and me!

Well, I am looking forward to keeping the blog updated with pictures and infomation about the kids.  I hope I can keep up!

  

Updating...

What a year it has been!  I am feeling sentimental about our little family.... Jason and I are quickly approaching our 7 year anniversary on June 7th.  Elizabeth and Lauren will turn a year old in one week and Kara will be 4 in a few short months.  It is crazy to think of where the path has taken us, but we are enjoying the ride!  It is my goal to update more frequently this summer.  I also am trying to spruce up the blog with cute layouts, etc. We will see if I can keep up....