which would you choose?

And then there was 2. After looking at over 40 homes, we finally narrowed it down to 2. Chris is working in Bremerton, so we looked in both Gig Harbor and Silverdale. Silverdale is North of work, about 6-10 miles away (about a 10-15 min commute). Gig Harbor is about 18 miles away (takes about 25 minutes to commute).

Home #1 - Wellington Ridge neighborhood in Gig Harbor

nice backyard... deck just painted nice kitchen. . oak though

there is a little wallpaper boarders that will have to be removed
master, there are 2 sinks, people up there love lanolium?

House #2 - Silverdale

do you hear the birds? This neighborhood is so peaceful and beautiful!

here is the family room that has the kitchen and eat-in area. This fireplace is on the opposite wall from the kitchen

kids bathroom. . .clean and nice but we'd update the counters. And a laundry room! Yea!

Master bath. . .the tiles do match , the light is just weird.

the backyard is so nice, the whole neighborhood looks like a park.

we did it!

We finally listed our house! Here's a link to see all the photos and stuff. http://www.utahrealestate.com/793255
I'm trying to get the agent to switch the main photo. So if it's still that one with the lilac tree. . .I'm having it changed to the one with the front door. Anyways, let's hope someone falls in love with it like we did. It's been a great home, we're really really going to miss living here. It's such a great place. We've made some great friends here! Hopefully we find a house with as great as a back yard as this one (and hopefully we're not the ones that have to make it that way!) We're flying up there this next week to look at real estate again...fun stuff!

random photos

Anna really wanted to jump on the tramp the other day. . .the only thing was, she was still in her footed jammies. . .no problem, just throw on your rain boots, they even match! Chris thinks she looks like a lion, check out that hair!

Paul loves these lips, they have a whistle in them!

This is him an hour later, he fell off the table, so now he's got a big bump on his forehead. . .sad! But happy to be playing with dad!

My brother Roger and his son Mavrick were here for the weekend. Mavrick had the idea to jam out on the horses. . .I love how focused they are!

Roger gave the kids some kits he got in first class on his way to Africa. In them were eye masks, big blue socks, ear plugs, toothbrushes, and a comb. The kids were excited to go to bed so they could wear their eye masks and ear plugs.

My good friend Jenny & her family stopped by the other day, I love this picture of Anna and Karlee on our swing. Another cool hair picture. . . man I'm going to miss our backyard!

Easter in St. George

Egg Head - Paul is such a clown, he loves making people laugh!

the kids in their Easter clothes

Olivia & Anna wore sort-of matching dresses.

The kids and thier cool Jones cousins on a hike

Paul & Paul

Anna helping Grandma plant flowers

Anna & her eggs

Try to ignore my child-like happiness
and check out the egg on the left.
Rubberband egg dying!

We were able to go down to St. George this weekend for Easter. It was beutiful and warm. The kids had a lot of fun with their cousins and grandparents! Thanks for letting us stay Mike & Marti, and Mom & Dad!!

Paul's new mom

Paul has fallen in love with his Aunt Marie. She was so nice to watch my kids for me while Chris & I were in Seattle. (she's 8 months pregnant, and has 2 kids of her own!) Marie is such a sweet person, and I'm glad my kids got to be mommied by her for a few days. Paul has finally accepted me back as his only mom, I think he misses her!
THANKS MARIE!

sleepy in seattle

view from our room this morning


Chris & I flew in yesterday morning. . .we had to wake up at 4am to make our flight. . .so last night I fell asleep at 8:30. . .I was very sleepy in Seattle!

We spent most the day yesterday with a realtor in Gig Harbor. We saw some beautiful homes & neighborhoods. Today Chris has his interview, and I'll be with a realtor again all day today. Fun!

It's been such a fun get-a-way. My awesome (8 months pregnant) sister Marie is home watching our kids. We ordered in breakfast this morning, and it feels like we're finishing our honeymoon from 8 years ago. (We went to the San Juan Island, Lopez. We could only stay for 2 short days) It's been so fun. I think I'll be ready to have my kids back tomorrow! Thanks again Marie. . .I owe you!

Here's some pictures from our hotel. The sun broke threw the clouds yesterday, it was a beautiful sunny day to be in Seattle!

some good kid music

I got my amazon order today, and in it was this new cd/dvd from They Might Be Giants. They are a cool band, and most of you probably heard of their album "Flood" in the early 90's. (Chris & I actually won a trip to Boston to see them when I was pregnant with Everett.) Anyways, now they are making a lot of fun educational songs for kids. And the coolest part, there is a video to go with each song. So for $12 you get a Cd and a DVD. My kids loved it, and Chris & I actually watched the whole thing tonight, and laughed out loud a couple times.

Oh, and they have weekly podcast for kids, so if your kids got iPods for Christmas, set them up!

Here Come the 123's is the second in the set, the ABC's is good. "No" is their first kid album. . .it has an interactive cd-ROM feature, it's fun games

This is another great kid's cd. It is a bunch of different artist, it's a good one, and it starts with the Muppet's song "Mahna mahna".

So maybe we should all set aside $50 of the economic stimulus and buy your kids some good music. . .