July is (apparently) new car month!

I really don't know how it happened, it wasn't planned, but we went to the dealership because Jon needed to pick up a part for his Acura & I had seen a commercial for the new Nissan Altima & said "well let's just go look at them".  Jon had an Altima when we first met & loved it & we ended up leaving that day with a brand new 2012 Altima on July 14!  The payment was lower than what we were paying for the Pacifica we traded in & they gave us alot for the trade plus it's a brand new car & we have to do no maintenance for a while plus it's very good on gas. Then 2 weeks later, again not sure how it happened but I ended up trading in my beloved Town & Country minivan for a brand new Kia Sorento on July 25!  Again, no maintenance to have to worry about, beyond excellent trade in for the van, lower payment than what I was paying for the van, much better gas mileage- the van was killing us financially with gas & not to mention a brand new car!  I thought I would have a hard time getting rid of my precious minivan but the Kia has a third row seat which was important to me & the van had hit 190k miles & was starting to need mechanical work & I didn't think it would last till it was paid off in another year. The only thing I'm compromising is trunk space when the 3rd row is up in the Kia- there is virtually none!  But I do love it & Jon was all too happy to get rid of his Pacifica. So we say thanks be to God for his blessings!

Painting

When we moved into our new house, every room except the kitchen was painted a very nice shade of yellow.  We want to paint each room a color of our choice & started that today. Our great contractor friends Valance & Robbie did it for us.

Spenser helps paint his room the color he chose (light blue)

Spenser's room before

Spenser's room after

Baby's room before

Baby's room after (sage green)

Living room before

Living room after  (light tan & maroon)

Pittsburgh Goodies

Last week my Dad & Jordy drove to Pittsburgh & Michigan to visit family & friends & mainly for Aunt Annie's 75th birthday party.  I really wanted to go but being pregnant decided against it as I didn't know how I would feel. I gave Dad some money & told him that he must bring me back some Sarris chocolates & a Bethel bakery cake!  Pure Heaven! The smell of the chocolates immediately brought me back to my childhood & Easter & I got teary eyed! Of course nothing beats a Bethel Bakery cake & some of my southern friends here that tasted it agreed!

I love all the different "shapes". Also got a helicopter, race car, golf bag & others.

Look at that luscious creamy icing!

Dearest Papa

This is Jon's Dad who died 3 years ago today way too soon for us. We love & miss him everyday. We wish so much he was here to continue to share in our lives. He was wonderful & I'm so glad he was my father in law & the best one at that! We love you!

3 days before his heart attack

A Day at the Beach

Today, we went to Wrightsville Beach for the day. Keeping with tradition, Aunt Gabby was here for Spenser's birthday. We had a great day!

Ready to surf!

With Mommy & Aunt Gabby

                                                           Wave got him!

                     Can you see Gabby & I sitting in the middle of the ocean?

 

Spenser's 4th birthday!

We had Spenser's 4th birthday party at our house today. We bought an inflatable pool & I put it at the end of the slide on the swing set so the kids could have a water slide & it was a huge hit!  I think I'll have to try this later myself!

Happy Father's Day!

This is what I got Jon for father's day- M&M's of him & Spenser!