Do you live in a sweaty city?

So, as you know I love stupid random things, such as DO YOU LIVE IN A SWEATY CITY? Found out today, that we live in the 7th sweatiest city in America. I know, how can that be right? For the love of deodorant, can anywhere be sweatier than Houston in the summer? But, it is true we are number 7. There are 6 citites sweatier than we are. YES!! So, I deserve no sympathy when I came back from my 7 a.m. walk glistening. But, I was sad to learn that in the #1 city, PHOENIX residents are sweating our 26.4 ounces per hour of good old American sweat. That is the equivalent of 2 full soda can per day just by living there. Holy sweat glands that is amazing. So, I decided to take that number and divide by seven. According to this data, (I am such the science girl, look out scientific method) we sweat out 3.77 ounces per day. That is the equivalent of well just some sweaty arm pits. I am convinced that if I lived there I would be 2 soda cans thinner, today. Go Phoenix you hot dogs!! Here's to the heat!!

The backyard

Ok, I know who cares about the back of the house. But, that is the best part!! The pics do not do justice, but I thought a little sneak peak was fun anyway. You will all just have to come and see for yourselves. We love the birdbath. NO birds yet!! and all the trees. Just thought you might enjoy.

LA CASA JACKSON

SOLD!!!! We have officially purchased and moved into our first home. It is so exciting, to spite the fact that getting to this point, ie.. looking, loans, paperwork, faxes, copies, and handing over all but my second grade report card, oh wait did I make a copy of that, no wait, it was a fax, just kidding and a copy, packing and moving, are not glamarous events. I for one was not impressed with that part, but the moving in, and loving our new first home is much more fun. We bought a house in MB and will get to stay in the same church ward, very exciting. It is a 2 story on a great street and we are stoked to make it ours. We have first started with the yard. Whew!! what a yard it is. I told Sonny, we could go into the plant business and make a fortune. It is amazing, overwhelming, and awesome all at the same time. I counted 40 different types of plants and flowers. We have enjoyed doing the yard so much more, when it is our house. We look forward to raising our family in this home and making memories. OH, and changing the light fixtures. We would like to thank all of those that helped make this happen We are greatful for the support our parents have given us on this adventure. We love you guys. We feel very at home here. Come and visit us.

Good bye old friend

We have moved out of our rental home and into our first home. It was bitter sweet in some ways, like saying good bye to a friend. This was not our own home, but our home none the less. Its walls rescued a family in need and we were greatful. We were able to live comfortably in this home with our family until we could buy our own home. As we had come off a bad building experience, and lived with my parents for 6 months, this house offered us a place to bring a new baby home, not have to live in an apartment any more, and taught us so much. We have fond memories of this house and the times we spent here. We look forward to loving our new house the way we came to love this one. I remember asking mom, "Do you think I will like living here?"she said she thought so, she was right. Best wished 2851 Sand Berry Dr.

We learned.......

1. That we love yard work

2. A new ward is a blessing you did not know you needed

3. How to pick out the right color of green paint, or not

4. That wallpaper is from the devil

5. Culdesacs bring people together

6. Spiders are not as scary as you thought

7. Little houses bring families closer

8. Storage, storage, storage

9. Crazy neighbors can become friends

10. Rentals are not forever

We will miss....

1. Tay-Tay, ashely and chip

2. Our neighbors and friends in WSF

3. The 2 months J lived one second away

4. Living on Mills Branch Road (easy access to Porter walmart)

5. KITCHEN STORAGE and then some

6. Birds at the feeder

7. Upgrade tile

8. Our neighbor's awesome trash raids(Fab stuff)

9. The culdesac

10. Tiger our pseudo pet cat (he is a real cat, real pet, just not ours)

Thanks Mike and Holly for building a great house, built for you, us, for families with love.

Our Ray of Sunshine, we call him DAD!!!

Austin and dad at the park

Dad loves to bake with the kids

Heath and Austin love their dad

Proof that Sonny plays on the floor in church clothes

It is no wonder their first words were DADA!!!

I wanted to let Sonny know how much we appreciate him and all that he does for our family. The same guy who loved his clean BMW, his clothes ironed and neat and was impatient with small kids, has traded his car in for the messy mini van, tolerates sticky fingers and noses wiped on his shirts in church and rolls around on the floor with our volume challenged boys. Sonny has turned into a dad, one that we love, respect and admire. He is talented, smart, capable, lovable and fun. He can hold both boys at one time, while coloring in church, and looks good doing it. He is a teacher, leader, friend and playmate to our family. He is nurturing and kind. What a great example he is to everyone. He is the first to get up with a sick or scared child at night, has slept many a night with Heath when he needed him. Tickles, giggles, and makes the best breakfasts and cookies. Give hugs and kisses freely and loves his family. Gives up the last cookie or candy to the kids, cuts meat, gets drinks, changes diapers and much more. We love you DAD!!!

We're moving :)

We have kept it covert for long enough, we have bought a house here in kingwood and we're MOVING!!! We are very excited and up to our eyeballs in boxes. How can we have so much stuff. I am convinced the key to an easy life is less stuff. So I am off to become a minamalist, and pack more boxes!! AHHHH! We will post pics of LA CASA JACKSON later.