Sale Pending

We finally got a contract on our house. Yay! It has been a stressful few months, but it is all starting to calm down a bit. We have the inspection for this house on Friday and we are crossing our fingers that all goes well.

Everything is going well with the house in Benicia. I have been a little stressed about the lack of bedrooms and closet space, but I am trying really hard to get over that (did people in the early 1900's really not need closets? Where did they put their things???) :) One of the positives about that house is it is on a double lot so it has about a half acre of land...which means there is room to build. If all goes well, we plan to build a master bedroom/bathroom/huge closet in a few years. It only has 3 bedrooms now so we will only have a guest room until we decide to have another baby. Another positive is the big kitchen. That was a must for me! In a few months we will be able to put in some pretty quartz counter tops. I never really cared about counter tops until our house here...I love the quartz! There is going to be some work to do to make the house the way we want it, but I think with some hard work (and a little patience from me...not my strongest quality) it will be great!

Scott has his Boards next week and we are all looking forward to that being over. :) After that we only have a few more weeks here. I can't believe it! I am excited to move back to CA but also sad about leaving here. I can't believe I won't be here when Amy has her baby...definitely makes me sad.
Hopefully we will be able to spend most of our last few weeks here doing fun stuff!

Here are a few of Caroline's one year pictures.

Birthday Pictures--Finally!

We had Caroline's party at the Little Gym...she really loves it there! She and the other kids all had a great time and I think she knew it was her day. :) She didn't dig into her cake as much as I had hoped, but I think she liked it. It was a fun party.

Amy was such a good sport. She hung out with us all day. We had the race in the morning and she stuck it out all the way through dinner. I know she was super tired by the end!

Using the air mat was "extra" but totally worth it. It is one of her favorite things!


Kremer, Suzanne, and Little Caroline

Sarah Jane and Hayes

Walking!

Caroline has been taking a few steps here and there but usually squats down after a few steps. We have been cooped up in the house because she is sick (she has croup...poor baby) and we (and by "we" I mean "I") decided to practice a little. Apparently she has been holding out on me because she just took off across the room. I was so excited I forgot to get it on video. Luckily when I called Scott to tell him, he reminded me. Here you go! :)

Happy Birthday Caroline!

Technically her birthday was yesterday, but I didn't have time to get online yesterday. :)

I can't believe that the beautiful and tiny newborn I held in my arms 1 year ago is now the independent and fun little girl I hold in my arms today.
We had a busy weekend with her party, pictures and house guests. I will upload pictures soon. But for now, an update on Caroline!
At one year, Caroline:
-is taking steps! She was only taking one step here or there, but last night she took 6! (walking toward me)
-is saying "uh-oh", "hi", "dada", "mama" (very infrequently...but at least she finally says it!)
-shaking her head no when she doesn't want something
-still has 4 teeth...no new ones since February!
-loves chicken nuggets!
-is just about weaned
-loves whole milk!
-is still putting everything in her mouth (when does that stop?)
-gives kisses with her mouth wide open
-loves to go to Little Gym classes
-can hang on the bar at gym class without anyone holding on to her
-laughs all the time...especially when she hears someone else laugh
-loves to "read" her books
-takes everything out of drawers and cabinets
-is more fun than I could have ever possible imagined