Homeowners Again

We officially closed on our house today after a seemingly long process.  We had a great realtor who took care of a lot of the work and made everything much easier despite the distance.  To celebrate we had a picnic on the porch despite the cold Atlanta weather and Mandy and I had a glass of champagne.  We are both really excited to move out there in a few months and hopefuly have plenty of family and friends come and visit. 

My artistic side

Mandy and I are fast approaching our 10 year anniversary.  I can't believe how fast the time has gone.  This year because of the new house and all the things we need to buy to go along with it we agreed to do something low key near the house as well as one weekend trip in April to check out the new place.  Heather was in town ad watched the boys while we went out Saturday night.  Right next to a great Italian restuarant a few blocks from our house and right next door is a place called "wired and fired".  I pass the place on my runs around the neighborhood and thought it might be a cool date night at some point.  Basically you sit down and paint pottery and bring your favorite beverages for consumption while doing it.  A few days later you can pick up whatever you made.  Long story short we both had a pretty good time painting a family sign to go in the new house and a cereal bowl for Jake over a few hours and bottle of wine.  His favorite helicopter is a chinook so I put one at the bottom of his bowl.  Maybe he will even eat his way through brussell sprouts to get to it?

On our next trip I have to make a bowl for Sam but at this point I'm not sure what his favorite truck/car/plane/train/helicopter is going to be so send me any suggestions.  Keep in mind I am no Meg or Kate and pretty much maxed out my talent with the bowl.

Happy 8 Months, Sam!

Time continues to pass by quickly...Sam is 8 months old already. I was sick last weekend and through this week and, as a result, everything seems to be behind, including this post. But, here we have some good pics of Jake and Sam together in time for his 8 month birthday. He has his single tooth, he is continuing to say "mum mum" and now has added ba ba ba. He is sleeping really well and the two boys are now able to share a room without too much issue waking each other up. He's sitting and just pushing up on to all fours and sort of shifts back and forth as if he's trying to maybe think about crawling. He's eating all sorts of fruits, veggies, and ground up meats. Bananas and avacados seem to be his faves.