Looking at houses with mommy

So today mommy and I met up with the realtor to go look at some houses. As I said earlier, mommy and daddy are on the hunt for a new house. They are looking for more space and I want a yard to run in. Mommy decided to look out west. No, not Arizona west. She wishes. But Ashburn west. It's about 35 miles west of where we are currently living/looking. Mommy isn't really interested in the commute for her and daddy, daddy's being the worst but you get a bigger house for the money and it's suppose to be really family friendly which is what we are hopping for. I have great buddies where I live now but I'm hoping to find a place where I have tons of kids in the same neighborhood to play with. So we looked at 5 houses today. The smallest being 2900 square feet and the biggest was 6100 sq ft. Of course mommy liked the biggest one but she totally fell in love with the model home and of course it had all the bells and whistles in it. A long time ago, mommy use to model home stalk in Arizona, so she knows what the standard items are and what the upgrades were. It's so hard since each house had something she didn't like. For example, one house had a great interior but no yard. The point of looking out this far west is to get a yard for me. Not common grounds which is so Northern Virginia. The other house she liked had a sloped yard and she wasn't sure daddy would like that as well as it having 6 bedrooms. It's just the 3 of us. Do we really need that much space? But yet the 5000 sq ft house didn't seem big at all. Probably because all the rooms were properly sized and usable. Mommy is all about taking daddy back to check out these houses. She's anxious to see which ones daddy likes and if he has the same opinions as she does. Oh and the other thing, the 6 bedroom house yard backed townhouses which mommy wasn't sure if she liked that or not. She has nothing against townhouses it's just part of moving out of the city was to get a single family home community. Well, we'll see.

The thing mommy did like about all the houses was the space. An actual office, mudroom, washer and dryer on the bedroom level (3rd floor) not in the basement, plenty of closets, storage, etc. Mommy is in heaven.

So we had a good day. We came home and hung out. Daddy came home and made dinner. I was sitting at the table eating and all of the sudden I started swaying back and forth. I think I wore myself out today.

Mommy's note: Cody was so good while we were looking at homes. I asked him which were his favorite houses and he said the ones with the cats. There were 2 houses with cats. When we walked in they had signs posted saying please don't let our cats out. They also said, please take your shoes off. We had no problem with that. Today started of rainy. I certainly wouldn't want people walking thru my house with dirty wet shoes. Anyway, Cody was so excited about the cats that he ran toward me in the kitchen. He slide and fell right on his back clocking his head on the wood floors. He was not a happy camper. But after he saw the cat again, he got past his owie. I'm really glad that he was good today. It made looking so easy.

He was such a doll falling asleep at the dinner table. Ken and I giggled a little. He then woke up enough to tell us not to laugh at him. Ken picked him up and he immediately fell asleep on his shoulder. Nighty-night sweetie!

Looking at houses with mommy and daddy

Today mommy and daddy met with a realtor for the 1st time. They want to buy a house. They got a few e-mails of listings and mommy narrowed it down to 4 houses in our area. The only problem with where we live is the houses cost a lot of money but they don't have yards. The older houses have yards but mommy can't do older than 20 years. She likes the new houses to much. That's what happens when you live in Arizona and everything is so new.

The 1st house was 26 years old. Mommy was trying to be open and give it a chance but it was small inside and it had a small backyard which was a surprise. It also backed a main road so it would be noisy. The 2nd house mommy just loved. It was model home perfect but it had no yard at all. The 3rd house was 19 years old but over our budget. Daddy really liked this house but mommy didn't like that it didn't have a community pool or clubhouse so what does the association fees cover? The 4th house we didn't end up seeing because the homeowner's came back and were in the shower. It's ok. It was way over our budget and had a very small yard and backed a major, major road.

So mom and dad have agreed to look further west. I like looking at houses. There is so much stuff to touch.

Ready for school

So I woke up at 7:45 am this morning feeling much better. I told mommy that it was sunny out and I needed to goto school. Mommy fed me breakfast and got me dressed. On my way to school mommy was asking me out my class, who I was going to play with and what I was going to do today. I told mommy that I was going to play with Jaden, Ella, Chase, Simona, Branden, and Julia. Julia is cute. She has eyes and a nose. Mommy started laughing.

I'm sick today

I'm actually sick today. Mommy kept me home from preschool. I slept the whole day. Mommy took advantage of it as well. She napped on one couch and I napped on the other.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Today was a great day. Mommy took me to school so I could participate in a Valentine's card exchange. Earlier in the week, my teachers gave mommy a list of names of all the kids in my class. Mommy and I sat down and made sure each of my friends got a valentine's day card from me. I made sure I drew on the back of each card to personalize it. So as you can see above, I got some really cool Valentine's cards back.

Also, I made Daddy a card. Daddy really liked it. Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear mommy

Happy Birthday to you!

NOW CAN I HAVE A PIECE OF CAKE?

Mommy's note: Cody is such a doll. He was more excited about opening up my birthday presents and having a piece of cake than he was singing the song to me. That's ok. I love just seeing his face light up and smile from ear to ear.

He of course had to help me open my presents. :)

Lunch with Rebecca

Mommy's note: Today I had a wonderful lunch date with my friend Rebecca. We've been trying to get together for a while now and I actually thought I might not be able to meet up with her today. But luckily, I got my project done and was able to meet up with her. We had a good chat and after I left, I asked myself why I go so long between meet ups with her. I guess time just flies by and I get so caught up on the business of day to day life that I forget that she's only 2 miles down the road from me. I've really got to be better about keeping in touch with her and all my other friends.

6 years - where does the time go?

Mommy's note: 6 years ago today I reported to my new job. I can't believe that I've been working at the same place for 6 years now. Where does the time go and why haven't I quit yet. :)