Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Back to the basics










I am so excited Fall is in the air, or at least hanging on my door! Last weekend I managed to pull out my Fall basket for my front door which will probably be the extent of my decor this year. We have had a lot of "life" changes this summer, most were welcomed and needed while others were hard and emotional.
Since being home with Audrey we have experienced many milestones. She is such an amazing addition to our family and what perfect timing! I have chose not to post on my blog most of the summer because I wanted to be with all my children as much as I could, so the computer was put on the back burner. I am now "finally" getting back into the swing of things, but I am not sure how much I will be posting in the coming months.
Before leaving to bring Audrey home, Anthony and I decided to put the house on the market about 3 weeks after we came home, thinking it would take maybe six months to a year to sell... It sold in about 40 days. We are now in a rental house and are building "one more time" and I am not moving again!!!! It's amazing how much stuff we gathered in the 4 years since our last house we built, but this is something we really wanted to do. Our new lot is in a much better location. We are all excited!
Cody has now moved out and left for college. I am still dealing with that. Audrey is really missing him in a bad way, but they do talk on the phone and he is not far from home. :) He has adjusted very well being out on his own and I am very proud of him.
Ryan started the 5th grade this year and loves it. Audrey gets so excited each day to pick him up and especially when we go for ice cream after school.
We have a long Fall Break this year, so we are going to Disney with some friends of ours. Audrey is wearing out the Disney book we gave her. I know she will be so excited to see everything and I can't wait to share that with her. This time we can finally eat with Cinderella!
Last night we had our 6 months post placement report and it went very well. I am looking so forward to the next and last report we will ever have to do! These things stress me out.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Sandy,
I am so glad you posted new pictures of your family! I can't wait to see the pictures of your new house. Can you send you present address so we can send a birthday card to Audrey?
Tricia

Inga said...

I followed your journey to Audrey and although I have not adopted, I hope to one day. It is such a joy to read the journey of others and see the transformation of the little ones and little Audrey is no exception. She is a beautiful little girl.

Carol said...

So glad you are back!! Glad you had a good summer.....I'm working very hard on my goal of being a stay at home mommie...I think I will really be able to pull it off!!

We hope to be in Disney this fall too!!!!

Amie said...

Found your blog through Danielle's love your design.

These are such great family photos!!! You have a beautiful family!

And those cakes in your most recent post... GORGEOUS!

Thanks for letting me stop in! Congrats on your new daughter. We travel in less than a week to bring our son home from China!

:)
Amie
www.heart-smiles.blogspot.com