For Sale

So for the past few months we have been talking about putting our house up for sale & buying something new & bigger. All that talk became a reality a few weeks ago when we pulled the trigger, hired a realtor, signed all the paperwork, spent hours fixing up our house & finally put it up for sale.

New carpet was installed on Tuesday, the realtor came over Wednesday to "stage" the house & take professional pictures for the listing, on Friday the "for sale" sign was put in the front yard & was officially listed online & Saturday was our 1st open house along with 6 private showings.

By Saturday evening we had 4 offers - all above our listing price & we made a counter-offer on 3 of the 4 offers!

On Sunday we had two more private showings & one of our counter-offer's accepted. By Sunday evening our house was considered "SOLD"!

Talk about a whirlwind!! Our realtor told us our house would go fast but we had no idea it would be within 48 hours! Now we just have to get through the inspection & the appraisal. Crossing our fingers & toes that all goes well!

In the meantime, we are in the process of building a new house 2 blocks from the elementary school that Mason will be going to. It is a ranch style home, 4 bedrooms/3 bath with a finished basement. We are scheduled to close on the new house May 18th - less than 2 months away - yikes!!

Hopefully I will get over there to take some pictures of it & post them as we go. Such a crazy busy time right now but also super exciting!

3-21

 

"Getting into things she shouldn't - pulling all the clothes off the hangers just like any other 15 month old. 3-21 today - Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Day. More alike than different."                
                                                     ~Jen (Mom to Dana & also my sister) 

3-21 World Down Syndrome Day - chosen because of the numerical similarity to the medical name for Down syndrome (Trisomy 21, 3 copies of the 21^st chromosome), 3/21 each year is a day to celebrate those we love who have Down syndrome and to make others aware of the intrinsic value of individuals with Down syndrome. 

Today I am celebrating this little cutie :) Such a blessing to our family!

Girl's Night Out

About 8 months ago Maroon 5 tickets went on sale & since I had LOVED seeing them with Train a couple of years ago I was excited to get tickets & get to see them again! 

My friend Jilly was supposed to join me last time but ended up getting sick so she was unable to go :( SO as a surprise I ended up buying her a ticket to this concert for both her Christmas AND Birthday present & she was SO excited when I gave it to her.

I picked up Jilly from her house & we headed downtown to the P&L district to grab dinner & some drinks. It was super crowded down there but we ended up finding a couple of seats at The Flying Saucer & ordered burgers & a beer before the concert. 

After some much needed catching up, food & a beverage we headed into the Sprint Center to find our seats & join my friend Lori & her daughter.

The group Magic! opened up for Maroon 5 & they sing that popular song "Rude" which I really like. Surprisingly their whole act was really good & we all enjoyed the "island flare" sound that they played.

Next up was Maroon 5 & their opening act did not disappoint! They played for 2 1/2 hours straight & us 4 girls stood the whole time singing & dancing our little butt's off!

 

By the end of the show we were hot, sweaty & could barely talk! Had SO much fun with these girls & enjoyed the MUCH needed Girls Night Out!

Birthday Party

Today Mase & I headed to Miss Ava Jean's 2nd birthday party at Little Monkey Bizness in Shawnee. These 2 littles are 6 weeks apart & can't believe they have gone from this:

To this:

Ugh - what happened to our babies???

When we got there all the littles from the party were already playing on all the equipment & it didn't take Mason long to kick his shoes off & get down to business:

  

The little ones had a blast going down the slides, jumping on the inflatables & swinging like monkeys on the equipment. After about an hour of play-time we all headed into the party room for cake & ice cream.

Ava's Mama did an awesome job with the adorable monkey decorations, Ava Jean's birthday outfit & the cake/cupcakes. Everything was SO yummy & so cute!

Thanks Jen for letting us share Miss Ava Jean's 2nd birthday with you & your family :) We had tons of fun! Looking SO forward to sharing many more birthday milestones with these "littles"!