What a ham!

Lots of updates...

Our little ham is getting so big and has such a huge personality. She had her first real "tantrum" when I pulled her out of her toy box. She screamed and kicked her feet, so I stuck her back in it and she was happy as could be :) Addisyn also has been walking. She stands up on her own and takes 2 or 3 steps before putting her hand down and getting back onto the floor to crawl away. She will be 10 months old on the 27th, so she will probably be walking quite well on her own in the next few weeks. Addisyn has had a diaper rash for a few days- it is finally clearing up. She has never had one before, so we were kind of concerned.

Grandma Neff has moved up from Florida and is getting settled in her new home. I saw it for the first time today and it is beautiful. It has gorgeous hardwood floors through the kitchen, dining, and living rooms. The kitchen has awesome granite countertops too. She has a view of the pool, which we will definitely be swimming at this summer :)

Brian is finished with school for the summer. It is difficult going to school, working fulltime, and having a family. I am so proud of him though. He manages it all very well. I will be going back to school in the fall to work on my graduate degree as well. I will be attending UNC Greensboro's graduate program- mostly through distance education (online) with some cohorts that meet a few times per semester.

We have a contract on a house! It is a HUD home, so we are getting it for a really good deal. It has 4 bedrooms 2.5 bathrooms and is around 2100 square feet. It was built in 2000 but does need new flooring (we will place hardwoods through the living room and formal dining room; carpet in the bedrooms; tile through the kitchen, laundry room, and all the bathrooms). We were quite upset that we lost our loan: We had been approved for the Bank of America "No Fees Mortgage Plus" loan which was fixed 30 yr at 5% interest- the bank paid for the appraisal, survey, and inspection plus paid all closing costs. The bank discontinued this on April 17th, so all paper work (signed contract) had to be in by that date. HUD refused to sign the contract and the woman at the office said "That is not going to happen today" when I explained that if the contract wasn't signed we wouldn't have a loan. It was a lot of frustration and no it did not get signed. We will have to get a new loan- which is fine except we didn't ask for any closing costs in the contract b/c we thought we had the Bank of America loan. Oh well, stuff happens. Everything will work itself out :)

Last weekend we took Addisyn to the Renaissance Charlotte Southpark Hotel. We spent the night and took her to the pool before bed and again in the morning. She had a blast splashing around in the water. She wore herself out! After her morning swim she slept for almost 3 hours :)

Well we will post again soon.

Love,
Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear

Addisyn in her "toy box"...

Addisyn yawning as she eats baby ravioli...

Addisyn stands on Daddy's shoulders...

Addisyn sits in her rocking chair from Cracker Barrel...

The new house: Yes the outside colors need to be changed and the yard needs some TLC. Not the best picture, but it gives you an idea of what the house looks like. It will look awesome (inside and outside) when we are done with it :)