Neighbors

This weekend was WONDERFUL! The weather was beautiful and we were able to spend lots of time outside.
On Thursday night and Friday, Blair and I went to Sioux City to begin looking at houses, to get acquainted with the area, and to visit his school. I was impressed with this school! It's a new beautiful building and everyone was so nice and welcoming. The house hunt was a little stressful, and we didn't fall in love with anything yet. I'm guessing we'll have to go back just after the baby is born and look again. We have our house listed so we have a little bit of time. I'm praying that God gives us the courage to be patient, and know that something will come along for us. I was thankful that my mom came and stayed with Tate so the two of us could just go on our own and do a little looking.
Yesterday we had out first house showing so I did a little cleaning and organizing while the boys went to Jenna, Blair's cousin's, tennis meet. I then joined the boys and Mike and Jean Ann for lunch in Ames. It was very nice! That night\ we had to hit up a couple graduations and spent some time outdoors with our neighbors.
Today was amazing. The weather was perfect and we got a lot done around the house and yard. After church, we came home and grilled a nice lunch. Tate napped and Blair and I cleaned out the shed and both vehicles. I did some more things to get ready for the baby. This evening, my neighbors had a diaper and dinner shower for me. It was so nice. Everyone provided a frozen meal and a package of diapers. Our neighbors are wonderful. I'm going to miss this neighborhood! Everyone is so kind and generous! I'm especially thankful for Tricia and Stacia for hosting. The food was awesome too!
AND to top off the evening Dennis and Jan stopped by tonight and bought a new airplane for Tate and a Cabbage Patch Doll for Baby Girl. Anyone who knows me knows that I love Cabbage Patch. I'm so excited for a little girl.

Anyways, we have LOTS to be thankful for. We have so many caring people in our life!
It's Sunday evening, and I'm realizing that I'm getting ready to start my last week at Colo-NESCO Schools. It's sad, but I have to admit that I am ready for summer. It will hit me in the fall when I'm not preparing a classroom!

I snapped a couple pictures at the shower and I also wanted to share pictures of the baby's room.

The Hosts!

Bittersweet

We're getting ready for lots of changes in this Taylor household. Not only is Baby Girl about to arrive, but we just decided that we'll be moving! Blair was offered an assistant principal job at Liberty Elementary School in Sioux City. We are excited, but it's also a bit sad. We've grown to love the area that we live in now, and we're going to be leaving lots of family and friends. I still remember when we moved into our little house on 14th St. Place. We knew it was going to be a starter home and that we'd one day move, but it's so bittersweet now. We have lots of memories in this great little house, we love our neighbors, and have just made it our own.
I'm currently praying that I won't have to look for a full-time teaching job and will be able to substitute teach and spend some time at home with our kiddos. We want to get Tate enrolled in preschool, and find a daycare. This will take some time. It's going to be an adjustment, but it's also exciting.
I'm very proud of Blair. He finished his masters classes and will now be spending some time finishing his portfolio. It's an exciting time! :)

So, Sissy is about here and she's going to be coming at a very hectic time. We still had to get her room ready because we'll probably be here for six weeks or so after she gets here. We spent some time this weekend getting her room all set up. Thanks to Papa and Nana Taylor for the beautiful furniture. It's perfect! Thanks to my parents for helping with odd jobs around here!

Today is Mother's Day. I got to spend the day with my little family and my parents. It was a nice day. Tonight Tate and I were cuddling on the couch and out of nowhere he said, "Thank you for being my mommy." It was so cute! I asked him why he said that and he said, "Because it's Mother's Day."

I have lots of gals in my life who make WONDERFUL mothers. Happy Mother's Day to my mom, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and Blair's grandmas! We're so lucky to have you all in our life!

I would love to post pictures from the weekend, but we are currently sitting in the basement. We're in a tornado warning, and I thought updating would be a good activity for me! I wish I was in bed! ha! Anyways, I'll post baby room pictures very soon!