After Christmas in Mississippi

December 26th we flew to Nashville and then drove to Memphis to see everyone in Mississippi. This was Tom's first trip back to MS since October 2008. All of his nephews were eagerly awaiting this trip. Also, Micah's Grandpa Deen drove down from Illinois to see his grandson.

We all had fun, ate lots of food, and enjoyed the company. Here are some pictures that recap the last few days.


Henry and Will waiting to open presents


Chase waiting too


Hannah was a little more patient than the boys


Let the present opening begin:



Henry got the bow tie and blazer that he asked for...yes, he asked for it.






We also made it down to Grenada to Nana and Grandaddy's house:

It's Official!

620 Lake Point Dr. Little Elm, TX is now ours!

We signed all of the paperwork on Monday and everything was finalized yesterday. We are so happy! Since a couple people brought to my attention that I didn't post any pictures of the front of the house in my last blog of the house, I decided to share these with you. Conveniently, I'm using my dad's computer to create this post and he took pictures of the outside which I apparently never thought to do. Thanks, Dad!






He also got a good shot of the lake from the backyard. I can't wait to watch the sunset here every day!



I received a phone call today to confirm the packers arrival on the 4th and the moving truck on the 5th. All of our stuff will be moved out of our Denver home in 6 days, and we will be camping out there until the 8th. Tom has to finish out the week at work and I figured I'd go back for a few more days too. On the 9th we will be driving down to TEXAS: Me, Tom, Micah, Sweet Pea and Jasper. That should be an adventure to remember.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to All! And, we'll see all of the folks in Mississippi tomorrow or Sunday!

Santa

Well, we didn't put up a tree this year or really do any decorating for that matter, but Santa managed to find the Deen home. He left way too many presents by the fire for Micah. Our living room was completely consumed by them. Thankfully, he didn't leave mine and Tom's present in the living room. It wouldn't have fit. In fact, instead of bringing it to us, he's sending us to it. We're closing on the house in TX on Monday. Hooray!

Mama had a little too much fun (i.e.Baileys) Christmas eve.

Christmas Eve

This is Christmas Eve at Aunt Gamma's and Uncle Wes' house.

Bedtime

It's only one week until Christmas and Micah can hardly wait. Well, at least I can hardly wait to see his reaction to what Santa brings.

Tom is in Michigan until the 23rd, so it's just me and Little Man for a while. I'm sure I'll be busy with the loan preparation, work, the moving people, house showings, and spending one on one time with Micah. Let's just say this weekend will be less than restful.

With that said and since Micah is asleep, I'm going to get a few chores done and relax on the couch for a while.

Later Taters

Quick Post

My days and nights have been running together with all of the chaos of cleaning the house for showings, going to work, and trying to make sure we can close on the house in TX by Dec 30. Just so you don't forget what he looks like, I took this picture and video of Micah tonight to share with you.

Little Man Updates

Last Saturday Micah had his 15 month check up. He's doing really well and growing like a weed. If only we could keep some weight on him...

Here are his latest stats:

Height: 32in (65%)
Weight: 21#14 (15%)
Head Circum: 18 3/4" (55%)

Good News!

I'm happy to say that we are one step closer to getting our dream house. As of yesterday, we have both of the seller's lenders signatures on the contract. It only took a month to get that far. Now the pressure is on to get our loan approved by December 30th. Considering all of the hoops that everyone is required to jump through to get a mortgage loan today, this will be a true Christmas miracle if everything falls into place in time. Our fingers are crossed and we are praying.

Here Comes Santa Claus...

Sunday was the annual Encana Children's Christmas party and since we had several showings of the house, we decided to go have lunch with Santa. Micah had a great time at the party. He was a little terrified of Santa though. The photographer got an awesome shot of him screaming in Santa's lap and another shot with Mama and Dada with Santa too. Tom scanned the pictures in so I could upload it on here, but something is corrupt with the file so you'll just have to wait. Bummer.

Micah racing to sit on Santa's lap.


While we waited in line, one of Santa's elves took time to chat with Micah.


Micah was a good boy this year, so Santa gave him a present to open before Christmas!


He danced while Mama waited in the balloon animal line for him.




I was impressed that he sat still long enough to get his face painted.


We all felt like kids again after spending the afternoon with Santa.

Will you...

Five years ago today Tom proposed to me. This afternoon I got a special delivery at work. Tom sent me these beautiful flowers.




When the lady from the mailroom brought them up to me, she asked if he was in trouble. It took me a second to respond, but then I remembered the significance of the day. Five years ago Tom took me to a nice dinner here, Bonne Terre Bed & Breakfast, and proposed.



For the rest of the afternoon, everyone asked what the occasion was for the flowers and after I told them they ALL responded with, "And he remembered?". I know. He's the BEST!

Well, today was a great day. I'm just hoping the rest of the week goes just as well. Tomorrow is the deadline on our offer on the house in Dallas. Considering the situation of the short sale and that we also found out that the owners have two mortgages with two different lenders, we may not hear anything tomorrow. In fact, we may not hear anything for a couple more weeks. Currently, we are planning to extend the deadline on the offer. We'll probably have to live in temporary housing/hotel/extended stay hotel for a little while in January, but we'll survive. I think the house is worth the wait. We've got our fingers crossed and we're praying that we'll hear something tomorrow. Please do the same for us.