Almost a Year Later..!

Although I have quit using Facebook, I decided to get back into blogging to share events, pictures and articles with family and friends who want to stay in touch but live far from us :)

I won't go into too much detail, but after a month of failed closings on the house we built in Savannah TX (north of Dallas), our lender and builder were finally able to get it done on May 31st. We quickly moved and are settling in. My brother Norman is staying with us and works overnights at Target, and my mom and brother James now live in an apartment in Dallas. 

 We have been buying things for the house here and there, but still need some things. We are more intent on getting all the baby stuff we will need this fall; oh, by the way, we had to get an ultrasound about a month and a half ago and found out we are having a "proud" boy! I didn't know what the tech/dr meant by that til they showed me little Frankie's undeniable anatomy ;P I am about 21 weeks now...and already gained too much. I can't wait to lose weight again---it pains me to think about how much progress I made last year in Humble when Alexandra got me into spin! I can do it again...

We really love the house and neighborhood and all the space we now have. We just got our ID cards so we get to use the clubhouse and the gym and pool.  On the music front, I have essentially "put in my notice" and will be finishing off my last 6 gigs this month. It has been fun and a great way to make extra $, but I am getting too pregnant to be able to haul all my equipment and the drive is a little further from the new house. 

Anyway, I will take pics/video of the whole house soon. I hope any and all of you family and friends can visit sometime--we have room to host you! 

For now, here are some pictures and video from yesterday when we celebrated July 4th! First we went to the pool and the kids loved swimming. 

Then we came home and tried our some poppers and waited until it was dark. Norman had to go to work, so he didn't get to do fireworks, but we did a few...we were told by neighbors that the cops cracked down on Savannah last year since we are within 5,000 ft of Little Elm, and are not allowed to do the fireworks that actual go up in the sky...we did some anyway, hoping to plead ignorance if any cops came. 

Then this big black truck pulled up and we thought we were busted...it was a neighbor and his friends from down the street asking to join us--they had boxes full of the big ones! So they joined us in front of the house. Then the cops came by and said we have to do them on our property...but I didn't want them too close to our new house, so we waited and walked down by one of the ponds and shot the rest off there. Olivia was scared, Lucas loved it. Boys are so fascinated by fireworks it's funny. :)

Hope you all had a happy 4th of July! It's funny to think the last time I blogged, was when Norman was still in high school and came to visit us in Houston with Susan. He graduated early this year and is doing well. He is establishing residency with TX so he can get take his driving test and eventually go to school. 

      We are all so excited to see little Frankie, who so far has been as inactive as Lucas was in the womb (Olivia was crazy, and remains very active and demanding to this day..) so I hope Frankie is a baby who likes sleep!