Great day!

We had a really great day today. We live 3 blocks from a farm market called KC Organics. So, the girls and I walked over to it, while Jacob was at IHOP. It was great and I actually had a great talk with the man who runs the market. I mentioned that I would like to promote one of the things that I love to do and he was so for it. So, it looks like I will be selling some stuff at the KC Organic Market in the very near future. I will let you know what stuff I will be selling when I get the go ahead from this guy. I am super excited though!
Jacob and I did some gardening today as well. It was so beautiful out, in the 70s. My husband worked so hard today ripping out weeds and moving rocks around, he is the best!
I will post pictures soon of our progress!

Quite time!

I'm enjoying some much needed quite time. My mom took Taylor to the library and Kamdyn is napping! We are slowly getting settled in and unpacking all of our boxes. I think we have about 90% of our boxes unpacked! My mom has been organizing and cleaning, its great with her here.
Kamdyn, is 4 months old today! I can't believe how fast its going. She is starting to laugh, already rolls over both ways and is such a joy! It has really helped to have two children to care and nurture during the grieving process.
Taylor, is miss personality! Her brain is a little spunge. She can count to 10 all by herself.
I will post pictures of all our progress on the house soon.

Our Home!

These are all before pictures of our new house! I mean before because we have a lot of work to do...! We are super excited though and can't wait until everything is done. I think if I have to pick out one more paint color or unpack one more box I might just go insane! No, just kidding but it really is stressful! We are doing well though. The girls are doing well and they both have there own rooms.
Our home has total of 2700 square feet and that includes the basement. They make the houses big in the midwest! We have 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It also has a huge back yard...which this is a first for us! Taylor loves the back yard so far! She has picked out the tree that her swing will go on already. Kamdyn is happy to finally have her own room and bed! Jacob starts his new job on Sunday. He is super excited and he's had a couple other job offers inside IHOP as well. I'm excited because he is excited. My mom comes tomorrow to help us! PRAISE THE LORD! We need all the help we can get at this moment. Jacob and I will be taking a few nights off from the munchkins and going on a few dates....down on the Plaza!
We do have a new address if you would like our new address please email me at lacyrenee14@hotmail.com
We will keep everyone updated on our home progress!

We made it!

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update...we made it to Kansas City, last week. Our furniture arrived today and so did the internet! I will be posting a more detailed blog in the very near future!

Finally

We finally were approved for our loan yesterday! We close on Thursday so talk about last minute. But I guess thats how the banks are these days! We were on pins and needles for the last 2 weeks wondering if we were going to even get the loan, after completely falling in love with the home that we put an offer on! So, we are so excited to say that "WE GOT THE HOUSE!"
It is bittersweet for me because its a new chapter in my life and I can't call my dad for approval or tell him how excited we are! But, I know he would approve! We called both our moms and my grandma because we just couldn't hold it inside. We are totally down to just a few items left to pack....! We said goodbye to some really great neighbors who were like grandparents to us and great grand parents to Ta and Kam. It was so sad, we walked in the house and cried. Our neighbors thanked us for allowing them to be grandparents. We pray that we will have incredible neighbors like that at our new home. We will post pictures as soon as we close and email our address out to all our friends, family and supporters.
Jake will start August 8th, associate section leading the 6am's. Continue to pray for us as we go and as our family transitions.

1 week

We currently have 1 week left in the Carolinas. Its bittersweet for me at least. All of my dads family lives over on the west side of South Carolina. So, we will miss them greatly. But we are thankful for the relationship that has been build while we were here. We will also miss friends that are staying at ZHOP.
Jake and I moved here on January 1st, 2006. We were not married or engaged yet. We started the nightwatch at ZHOP and I built the finance program. It was just Jacob and I in a lonely prayer room every night for at least 3 weeks. Than, Brian Clark came, Michael and Teri Hamilton, Tom and Hilary Lacy, Alison Watkins, Roger Joyner, Matt Welch and a few other people that I have forgotten. We all labored in the nightwatch together for the first year. Jacob and I were married on the land...long story....on April 22, 2006. It was ZHOP's first wedding! We have had both our children, Taylor and Kamdyn in the ZHOP community. We named the nightwatch internship "The Awakened." I mean I could go on and on with memories from ZHOP. We will truly miss the people and the friendships that we have built.
We are so excited for Greg and Caryn Burnett. They are going to be the new leaders for ZHOP. If you know them I would suggest funding them financial. They are one of the greatest couples that Jacob and I know and we are truly blessed to call them friends. This is Greg's email address gregburnett@zhop.org. Just let him know I asked you to fund them.

Happy Birthday Babe!

Today, is Jacob's 27Th birthday! Happy Birthday....babe, I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband..and daddy to our two little girls! I am so excited to start this next season together.....
Today, is also Kamdyn's 3 month birthday. I can't believe how fast she is growing. We went to the doctor yesterday and she weighted 11 lbs, 10 Oz's and is 23 inches long!
Taylor's new phrase is "trust me, mommy and daddy!" Its so funny to hear her say that! I guess we tell her to "trust me Ta."
We are packing, packing and more packing. I think Jacob and I will be professional packers! We are so excited to get to KC and finally have our own home! We will post pictures of our new home as soon as we get there.
We had some family pictures done Friday...they were done by Alec Burnett, she is the daughter of Greg and Caryn Burnett. She is an inspiring photographer! Enjoy the new pictures!