Oh by the way...

It's definitely been an eventful past two months for us.

The crowing moment, of course, was the arrival of this little cutie here:

But I'm getting ahead of myself.  

It's because we have this cute little guy around that even more hustle-and-bustle has recently happened around here:

Did I mention that we also recently parted with our beloved Volvo...

...and bought a minivan (much like this one pictured here)?  Side note--we LOVE our new Odyssey!  I never thought I'd love being a minivan mom as much as I do.

But that's not all.  As if that weren't exciting enough, there is still more to tell:

If you guessed it, YES, it's TRUE! 

We are MOVING too!!

 

After what felt like ages of searching, hoping, and praying for this great blessing, it's REALLY happening for us: we are closing on our first home this Tuesday!

We are moving about five minutes east of where we currently live, into a cute little ranch house in Columbine Hills.  Our stake (church) boundaries that we live in will stay the same; ward (church congregation) and schools will change. 

Packing boxes (amidst caring for two little boys and a newborn baby) has made the process feel ultra crazy, but it wasn't until our landlord listed our townhome online and found a new tenant for the place that it really felt real. 

So it's a bittersweet time for us.  We are really sad that we'll stop working with our awesome landlord-turned-friend and to be leaving a great ward and neighborhood too.

But change is good.  Words can't express how excited we are to have 

more SPACE,
a YARD,
to move into another GREAT LOCATION,
to live close to GOOD SCHOOLS...

...it's going to be pretty awesome.  

Moving day is next Saturday.  Countdown: 8 days!