Accept and Agree

Our crazy offer was ACCEPTED!! (We didn't think that they were crazy enough to take it...but they were!)  We signed our purchase agreement today!!  Now we just wait to close.

(Yes, the parking lot is gone and has been replaced with a yard and a driveway.)

Umm...no.

Not loving how this room is decorated....but that is cosmetic, right?

Offer placed

We placed an offer today on this kitchen....and the rest of the house.

A Thirty-One Christmas

The Terpstra's Tree- A Thirty-One Christmas!

(Thanks, Katie, for sharing the picture with me!)

Went back...

Went back to look at this dining area.

Kitchen Play

Who doesn't drag their toys and pillow pets into Gramma's kitchen and play right where everyone is trying to work?

Christmas Eve Cousins

Frosting cookies

YUM....frosting!!  (And no, not much of the frosting got on the cookies.)

A Spoonful of Sugar

My sister and I joined my friend, Amy and her daughter, Rylie, at the Broadway production of "Mary Poppins."  It is one of my favorites!!  We had a fantastic time!  (And look how cute Rylie is in her coat walking with her Momma.)

Christmas Jammies

I bought jammies for my niece and nephew and Aunt Annie got some for Gus.  I love that they have matching jammies!

Family

Our silly little family.

CHEESE

Okay...I cheated and used a picture from a week ago because we didn't get around to taking a picture today.  But really...how cute is he?!?

Big Shoes to Fill

Gus enjoys walking around in other people's shoes...this time they were his cousin, Brendan's slippers!

Jingle Moose

This would have been part of our Christmas card...if I ever got around to doing cards this year.  Oh well....MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Gus and Mr. Nate

Gus kept asking Mr. Nate (Aunt Annie's boyfriend) to read him a book.  Mr. Nate was a good sport.

What up G?

Second

Love seeing his name on our tree.

First on the tree

After the lights, this is the first thing placed on the tree.  I bought this years ago when we were trying to get pregnant.  Our one true wish....was yet to come.  And now he is here!!  So blessed to have him.  (In case you are wondering, yes, I still cry when I put this on the tree and when I see it.  But now it is now longer sad tears, only happy ones.)

And then there was...TREE

Step one: Set up the Christmas tree.

Step two: LIGHTS

Step three: try for the life of me to rotate this picture...oh well, just turn your head. 

Getting our tree!!

I LOVE our tradition of hunting and cutting our Christmas tree!!

The last straw

Gus was only entertained in the resturant by the straws...you can imagine the fit that occured when he threw the last straw on the ground and we wouldn't pick it up.

Peek!

Peek-a-boo Baby

MOO

My little moo eatting off his moo plate.  And yes, those are all pickles.  Somebody is a freak about pickles these days.  (And yes, mom, we are feeding him more than pickles.)

Cozy Tiger

I love that the Detroit Tigers keep their Tiger warm in the winter with his own Carhart jacket.

Goldfish Cracker Crusher

Remnants of one day with a "goldfish cracker crusher".  One more reason we should have a dog.

Little Bear

All of my little bear's presents are wrapped and ready.

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Goose

9 times out of 10, Gus finds books at Gramma's house and brings them to anyone that will read them.  One of the books is about ducks and a goose.  Gus learned how to say the word "goose" after reading the book a bazillion times.

Mess

Who made this mess??  One guess....a speedy 1 1/2 year old.

ALARM!!

Joel and I were loading groceries into the house so we plunked Gus into his pack n play.  Next thing we know, the car alarm is going off.  Wonder who had the keys....

A new invention? NO...it's a plate!

Well, we finally let Gus join the world of normal eaters and gave him his own plate.  He wasn't sure really what to do with this plate that had characters to look at under his food.  Poor kid wasn't sure what to do first.