Well, bad news on our almost new home. Since I last updated, the home has failed inspection and the seller decided not to take any action to fix the problems. What this means is that we no longer have a home! We decided to walk away from the contract because of the problems with the electrical, gas lines, and sewer in the basement. We are so very glad that we decided to get an inspection. Anyway, we are back to square one and we have no idea what we are going to do. I think we just need a couple of days to think about our options and 'cool off' from this experience. We were very spoiled when we built our last house and we didn't have to deal with these problems.
Again, we will let you all know what our future plans are.

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter! We had a fun weekend with the kids and Ryan was even home to enjoy it. On Saturday we colored Easter eggs and on Sunday when we woke up, the kids checked out all the goodies in their Easter baskets. After church we went to Ryan's aunt and uncles for dinner and had a great time. They had an Easter egg hunt for the younger kids and the big kids watched basketball most of the afternoon.



Monday was back to normal so I took the kids to the zoo after we visited Ryan at the hospital. It was a beautiful day but it was packed. Denver schools have spring break this week so needless to say we didn't have the zoo to ourselves as usual.



We signed the last of the paperwork for our house on Monday and Ryan faxed and sent those out. We are having an inspection done today so we hope that all comes out ok. No, I haven't started packing yet but I should probably start getting organized! I dread packing/moving again but at least we know we will be there for four years. There is quite a bit of work that will need to be done the week we move in. We will paint everything, tear down wall paper in the kitchen and bathroom and the bathroom needs new flooring desperately. It currently has carpet and those of you who know me, know that I cannot stand carpet in a bathroom! (Mainly around the toilet because you all know what needs cleaning every day around that!) Anyway, there will be more in the future but that can wait.



I have posted new pictures from Easter. I think our camera may be on its last leg, our pictures have been blurry and dark so I apologize.

Having Fun at The Denver Zoo

Easter Morning!

Coloring Easter Eggs

GOOD NEWS!

We are officially new home owners! We made an offer on a house yesterday and it was all settled this morning. We bought a house in Ankeny (very close to my friend Sara) and it was one of the last homes I looked at before I left. It has everything that we need and will be just fine for the next four years. Their schools are great and the community is as well. We will be closing on May 19th so that only gives me two months to prepare! Ryan will use vacation time that week to help move and then he will have to return to Denver until June 23rd. He will start at Iowa Methodist Medical Center immediately after that. We are very happy to have that all behind us and especially that I won't have to go back and do it all over again!

Other than that big news, not much is new around here. We have spent some days at the park and the mall playing but otherwise we just hang out at home. Kael has been crabby the last few days, maybe he is finally getting more teeth. He only has 7 and I can definitely see one coming in but who knows about the others. He is actually getting his teeth slower than Regan if you can believe that. She still has two more to come in so Kael will probably be 5 before he gets all of his teeth!

We want to wish everyone a Happy Easter and we hope to see you all soon!

Here are a few pictures of the kids from when we were back visiting our family. Kael is getting to be such a big boy and doesn't want any help eating anymore. He even wants to sit at the table and not in a highchair or booster! Regan is still Grandpa Curt's shadow. She goes everywhere with him when we are visiting. She loves to go with him to the bank, post office, and the grocery store and she comes back with a treat every time! The last picture is of Regan at the zoo playing the drums. It was 75 that day! We will definitely miss the Denver weather.

We returned home to Denver on Friday night and boy was it nice to be home. My dad and grandpa followed us here on their way to Arizona. It was nice to have them travel with us and it made me feel much better about the 10+ hour drive with two kids. They stayed with us Friday night and left early on Saturday morning. They will be visiting the Feuerhelm's (my grandma's side of the family) and also many friends my grandpa hasn't seen in almost six years since they moved back to Sioux Falls. There will be a lot of golf I'm sure and my dad wants to see the Cubs training camp.

We have been relaxing and enjoyed the nice weekend weather. It was 75 degrees on Saturday so the Zoo was a must for the kids. The traffic line to the zoo was about 1 mile long and it was very difficult to find a parking spot. The kids enjoyed it and they even had to wear sunscreen! On Sunday we woke up to snow. The temp dropped over 45 degrees in less than 12 hours, how crazy is that? The snow is now melted and we are enjoying a lazy morning at home. Kael is playing and Regan is watching Dragon Tales. Back to normal!

My dad will be inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame after Easter and I would really like to be there so we may head back at the end of the month. We are so proud of him and what a great honor!

I will let you all know what we decide to do. Enjoy the warmer weather!