I know I haven't posted in a while but we have been soooo
busy. I have had doctor appointments, lawyer appointments,
school activities, lots of playing and big decision making.
It has been so nice these last few days we have actually gotten
to go to the park a couple times and get some fresh air.
Hoping to get a zoo trip in sometime this week if it doesn't
rain.
Have I mentioned how much these two love each other?
Seriously they are inseparable and they were perfectly made
for each other.
I always wanted more then one daughter. I have two sisters
and I always wanted that for Ayla. I never would have
guessed that God had two beautiful daughters out there
waiting for me. I couldn't wait to get them all matching
outfits. I happen to think it is the cutest thing. Ayla already
had a few of these poppy dips made last year. I love them
they wash so well and the fabrics are beautiful. They are
made with love by Sallee who is raising money to go get her
third child from Ethiopia. Go to her blog. Encourage and
pray for her as they are being held up by paperwork. You can
look at her pictures of her beautiful boy Samson Jude that
they are anxiously waiting to bring home.
Here is Zoe in her Poppy Dip with me, nervously watching
her brother's and sister's go down the slide.
I know, I know I said we have been doing some big decision
making and didn't offer an explanation. We are praying
about moving. A lot of things need to happen for it to work
out. We want to move back to Indiana where we lived 5 years
ago. We have been ready to move out of this house since we
first moved in. It is really expensive to live here. Property
and state taxes are ridiculous here and in Indiana they are
much more affordable. We moved into this house with only
Jackson who was 18 months at the time and obviously our
needs have changed. I don't want a larger house but we need
a different layout with more space for coats, laundry and
shoes. My parents are thinking about moving back there and
Eli's family already lives there. We have some very dear
friends that already live there. I call them my
soul mate friends. They have prayed for me through good
and bad and have always been such an encouragement for Eli
and I. We had a realtor come out yesterday and the house
values have depreciated so much around here that the huge
chunk of equity that we once had in our home would be
almost gone if we sell our home for what it is worth now
{ugh}. That would really affect our down payment for our
next house. On a positive side my parents have some
beautiful land there that they are wanting to build on. They
said my sister's and I could build houses on it also. It isn't
a for sure thing though because it will take time to see if the
county would approve of the land being subdivided. I really
want to move in the summer so that it doesn't affect the kids
school year so we would need to list our house soon since it
will probably take months for the house to sell. We also need
the adoptions to be finalized before we can move out of state.
We could finalize as early and March and as late as summer.
Eli would have a few things to do with his business to get
things settled for the move. We would have to find a rental
house to live in while we build and of course we would have
to sell our house now before we could do this. We all
have such a peace and excitement about the move. How fun
would it be for my kids to grow up right next to their
grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins with lots of land to
run and play on. I know God's plan is always so much better
then my own plans, so we a busy praying, praying, praying
the God guides us and lets us know if we should stay put, sell
our house or rent out our house.
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