First day of school (Washington version)

Yay!!! First day of school arrived! I would say that I am Sad to see them go but they are excited and I am so happy they are going to get out and have friends at school to play with while they crazy life of moving is going on at home! Emma woke up at 6:45 and got dressed and then woke up aliya and Lilly ( who was not ready to get up). Dallin woke up around 7:15 a little less excited about the day and got in the shower! the were both dressed with their back packs on by 7:30. I told them to calm down and lets do hair and eat breakfast first! They rushed through it and then were ready to go ( Emma even asked to say the prayer so it could be short and they could go to school faster!) We got shoes on Emma then headed outside for pictures! Can you tell Emma is excited??
Kindergarten here I come!!
I'm to cool for 2nd grade

Was the wind strong this morning? nope just them!

Daddy and his big kids!!
We have a tradition in our house that Dad takes the kids to school andwalks them in while mom stays home with the others. It might sound weird to some, but I love it! Dan is not always able to be around for all the first but He has always made the first day of school an important thing! I get them ready and snuggle them at home and then kiss them goodbye as Dad drives them to school and reminds them where to go and then watches them grow up in an instant! He gets teary eyed as he watches them run to their new class, and watches them get settled in! It is a special moment for Him! I love it!! So Dan is the great Photog for all these next pics!!

Dallin meeting his new 2nd grade teacher for the first time ( He asked me if in 2nd grade they get more recess, I sadi probably not! Bummer!)

His new desk!

Already working hard!

Emma in line outside the school! Isn't she soooooo cute!!

With a friend from church! "Oh a familiar face!!"

Oh Our beautiful big girl!!!! Don't ya think She is stunning! And so ready for this day!

We are done!!!!

We are done! We accepted the fixes they requested, and we have sold our house! Dan at first was a little unsure if we had made the right choice but as we look around and see all the little things that still could be fixed or changed or improved upon we are excited that we don't need to do it!!! It is a wonderful feeling! We only have three weeks to get out so we are needing to hurry and pack! We do have a lot already done because we staged the house, but we realize we have sooooo much to do! But I am excited about all of it! We have a beautiful home we are in the process of buying. It is a foreclosure, so we are waiting on the bank. They have already said they would respond next week, which is a big deal for a bank! Keep your fingers crossed!! We will let you know what happens!

Do you love the sign?? Brian was awesome if you need a realtor call him!!!!! He is great to work with!!!

Excited, but, Not!

Tomorrow we find out! The home inspection was on Friday and tomorrow we find out what they want or that they walk! I am excited about all of this and not at the same time. I have done so much praying and thinking and wanting and hoping in the last month! Now that we are this close I am still hopeful that the house will sell but sad if it does and happy if it doesn't! Make sense? No? OK let me explain, We have lived here in Spokane for 5 + years! We have lived in this house 5 years in October. We have loved this house (and hated it ) for all of the work we have put into it! We made this house our home! It was our very first home that was ours! we ripped down walls and built new ones changed plumbing and stairs and doorways! we painted every room at least once and some twice! we have watched things grow and change before our very eyes! we have added two babies in our family and brought them home to this house! we have had so many firsts! dallins first day of school and emma's also! first broken arm, first pet, first lost teeth! it has been amazing here! and tomorrow we find out if it's over! ( daniel is reading this blog post and hoping they back out or wishing he could!)
But the truth is we have outgrown this house! it is a beautiful home but we have been trying to make it bigger for the last three years! And we are (very hesitantly) ready to move on and let someone else make memories here!
It is not a perfect house and we know that and as we look around at the future projects realize we are ready to not have them to do on the weekend. I am also ready to make more memories with family close by! I am already thinking about family dinners and game nights and going out trick or treating with cousins! I am excited for what the next chapter holds and yet at the same time not!