Monday, May 19, 2008

We're on our way

We are sort of on our way to Texas. Here's a brief outline of our moving plans...we like to make sure it's as complicated as possible.

We pack up our moving van tomorrow (Tuesday May 20th), then stay with friends for the rest of the week. Troy drives the moving van to Texas on Saturday and Stevi flies to Spokane with Jude. Troy flies back to Louisville on June 1st to take a class, meanwhile, Stevi and Jude fly to Texas. Troy drives our car to Texas after his class. In the end, a simple move to Texas is going to take 17 days, 2 driving trips, and 3 plane tickets! Fun!

So, you can be praying for us over the next 17 days (and after that as well, of course). Stevi and I have never spent this long apart (2 whole weeks!!! ahhhhh!) and Stevi is going to be a single mom for 2 weeks as well. We're struggling to enjoy each day as it comes as we really want these 17 days to be over, but God is gracious and we are joyful and delighted by His provision so far in this whole process.

We've hesitated to include a picture of our new home because we feel embarrassed by its size. Seriously though, this home should be way out of our price range, but as a foreclosure we were able to purchase it. It looks immaculate from a distance, but we are going to need to put some work into it as the previous owners didn't treat it very nicely. All in all, we are super excited about the house!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Packing Up

We bought a home in Austin! It's a foreclosure that needs some work, but we are excited about the opportunity to build some equity and live in Austin. We had thought we would need to move South of the city limits to be able to afford housing, but God opened this door. We are now packing because we will be moving out of our home on May 20th!

Here's a few recent photos of Jude...

Jude loves his Jumparoo. This has actually allowed us to get some packing done because he's entertained for hours!
He rolled over this week while using his tummy mat that the Purvis' gave us!
Jude loves bath time. He kicks and splashes and giggles and never wants to get out...it's fun!
He also loves going for walks. Even when it's cold and windy, he wants to go.