Kya's Room

So since we just bought a new house I am certain this is only the first of several posts showing the progress we are making. We are soooooooo excited about our very first home and all the painting we are going to do to it. We started by painting Kya's room and I must say it turned out so much better than expected! I still would like to tweek several things about it like put crown molding and painting the doors white but for now it works just great for her! And the best part about it.....she is sleeping in her own room FINALLY! She has slept in it every night since we have finished her room and we are SOOOO excited about that! Of course she is not going to sleep until 12 now because there is a TV for her to watch cartoons on in her room but hey its a work in progress also :)

Here are some pictures:

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She loves her new pink room!

Its Official!

Its Official!! We are homeowners!

Will and I signed on our very first home yesterday! Although it was stressful...it has been such a wonderful experience!! Our loan officer, Dorinda Sherwood, and our realtor, Tarvis Grant, were absolutely amazing!!! They did most everything and just told us what they needed from us! We also got a great deal on the house we bought, it appraised for well over what we paid so that made it even better. Kya is excited as well (see pictures below).

Here a few pictures from yesterday:

Our first home...

All of us...

She is becoming a little Ham for the camera

Finally a Vacation...

So the first week of summer has come and gone already....And although it was slightly unproductive on my end, we did get to go on our first family vacation!

Yes, I know I know...some of you are surely saying the first one?? Well, between getting married, going to grad school, finishing a master's thesis, getting our first "real" jobs...life has been hectic these past few years. So we were definitely exciting to go on our first vacation even if it was just to Fort Worth.

We went to go see Will's little cousin Olden graduate (Everyone is soooo proud of him!). Well we were not supposed to leave until Friday afternoon but we ended up leaving Thursday night because Olden's dad, Uncle David, had a heart attack (Keep reading to see how good God is). So we road down there with Will's mom and dad and got there about 2 A.M. Needless to say...we were tired!

Friday, we really did not do much...Jackquline cooked as she is always asked to do because her food is AMAZING! And I just helped her however I could. We really just go to start getting everything ready for Saturday.

Saturday came...Olden's graduation was at 10 AM and it was soooo wonderful to see him walk across the stage! We did not get to see David, his brother graduate 2 yrs ago so we really felt like we needed to make it this one. Olden will be going to school on a basketball scholarship starting in the fall and I am fairly certain he is ready for college (as all hs graduates are)! After the graduation...we ate, chilled with family and just relaxed as much as possible.

Then, on Sunday morning...Uncle David came home!!! It was soooo awesome because he was home just two days after having a heart attack!! And it was such a wonderful surprise to Aunt Rena because he did not tell her he was coming home yet....so when Will's dad brought him through the door, walking on his own, Rena was sooooooo excited!! God is good!

That afternoon we took Kya and Tyrie swimming. Although she is really not sure about the whole swimming thing...we did our best to begin teaching her and Ty how to swim. They did really good and I think they are becoming more comfortable with the water now. We had Olden's party Sunday night and again just got to chill with friends and family! I got to meet more of Will's family and really just got to relax a little bit more.

We came home yesterday and although it was a wonderful weekend...we were so glad to be home.

Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Kya eating food in the backseat of the car...sorry I just thought this was cute.

Kya swimming

Family Photo