August Update

Is July really over? Sometimes I feel like someone is just keeping their finger on the fast foward button to my life! Things are going well though. Here are our updates-

Moving to Louisiana?: It now looks like we WON'T be moving to Louisiana. It is still a possibility, but they still can't figure out how to fund it or who is going to be the boss. So we are finally making new plans for our future! It has been horrible living life in stand still for the last year. Doug has decided that if he can't get paid to do fulltime ministry then he will do it for free and find something else that he loves. So we have started a home church that meets on Sunday nights and it is going awesome and Doug is trying out to be a fireman! I know BIG CHANGE! But we are really excited about it. He is signed up to take the CPAT (the fireman's physical test) on October 12th and he is enrolled in EMT school this semester and should be finished by November. He did a ride along with the Chandler FD and absolutely loved it so we will be keeping our fingers crossed that he will be able to get on out here.

Selling our house?: We are still selling our house. Why? Well 1. We still possibly may be moving to Louisiana. 2. Doug could get a job as a fireman in another state (we will be applying all over) and 3. Our house will never be worth what we paid for it! The bank did an appraisal and they actually appraised the house LESS than our offer! The realtor said that this is good news because the bank will be more likely to accept the offer. We should know by the end of this month. Hopefully that buyer is still interested because the bank is taking FOREVER!

Kids: The kids are doing great. Aila is still not officially walking and still has no hair! When will I ever be able to do pig tails? Maybe when she is in college? LOL She turns a year this month and I feel like she just arrived. She is still the sweetest most happy baby I have ever seen and I am not saying that just because I am her mom. I have no problem saying that Logan was a very difficult baby. LOL We have her one year portraits today and we are throwing a little family party for her at the end of the month. Logan doesn't seem like a baby anymore. He is talking non stop and I am amazed at the things he comes up with! This month he will start his soccer classes and we have already started practicing at home. Thanks to his Aunt Mary he already has the perfect size soccer ball that he needs for his class from his bday!

Be sure to check in this month for all of our pictures, videos and updates!

XOXO,
DoUg, NeSsA, LoGaN, & AiLa