Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. No pictures this time (I know, I know). We are in full-fledged packing mode now. We closed on our house, so we are renting it now until May 28. We have an apartment beginning May 22, so that's when we'll move out of here.
Chad's family was here for the weekend and we had a nice visit. We took them to see our lot and showed them some other homes that our builder has built so they could get an idea of what we're building. We also took Chad out for a belated birthday dinner. Lauren continues to tell him "Happy Birfday, Daddy!" about ten times a day for the past week. It's pretty cute.
After Chad's family left, we tore apart the guest room and boxed everything up. We took the bed apart and propped it against the wall to make room for boxes. We've also emptied the attic, which was pretty full. Oh, and I emptied a few kitchen cupboards and drawers of the non-essential items and got those boxed up as well. We only have three weekends left before the big move so we're kicking it in to high gear!
As for the new house, we close on the lot this Wednesday. Building permits will be applied for this week and we hope to break ground in early May. Stay tuned :)
Oh- and I promise to load new pictures this week. I have a TON of them to upload from my camera.
G'night!
Love,
M & L
Feeding them some of our bread. They came up SO close to Lauren. She loved it!
I love the outfit she's wearing above. Love, love, love it. This was the very first day she wore it and her daycare provider fed her spaghetti...without a bib. That outfit became a one-time wear :(
Lauren, Mimi, Boppa, Nemo and Marlin :-)
Thanks for coming to visit us!
See below for more new pictures I uploaded today. Enjoy! 
Lauren loved watching and studying Ella. While Ella was sleeping in her Pack-n-Play, Lauren kept going over to check on her and to tell Stef and Tim if she was awake. Ella is adorable and is baby number 5 in our Dinner Club. Derek and Sara will have baby number 6 when their son is born around Labor Day! 
You know it's been a long time since I posted pictures when I say, "Here's Easter!"
After the eggs had dried, we put them in her Easter basket and she decorated them with Disney stickers. She loved it! When she woke up on Easter morning, she asked "Bam hide all mine eggs?" Not sure why she calls bunnies "Bam" but she does. Then she was off and running, looking for all of her eggs! 
Notice how she's carrying all her "guys". Those are her Nemo figurines that she carries all around the house--even while searching for eggs!.jpg)
