Sea World

It's spring break and teachers get in free at Sea World. So, a few friends and us got our families together for a fun- filled day in beautiful, sunny San Diego. It was a perfect day. We had a blast!

Our House... Our Home...Our Future Plan

So, I never posted about our new place. We moved out of our apartment about six months ago and a friend found us a house to rent on an acre of land. Now... the lot is huge, the house is huge, but the garages take most of the space. It's a 6 car garage house. I think the garage is bigger than the actual living space, but it's perfect for us. The house has some strange features I would say... weird cupboards, 1970's carpet, random little nooks, shower heads that touch my shoulder, elevated toilet tanks (you have to pull a string to flush the toilet), bath tubs you step down into... you get the picture. The house maybe a little weird, but we love it. It has given us the opportunity to host game nights, pumpkin carving night, and just gatherings with family and friends. Adam and I love sitting outside with our fire pit and a glass of wine. We have the freedom to do whatever we want here. It is definitely a place we are planning on living in for another year or two.

We have big plans for our future, and it has really taught us to live within our means. Adam is an amazing finance guy. He's so smart! When we got married, we decided to go big. We have large families, and friends all over the place. There was no way we could cut people from our list. So 291 people and over $35,000 in credit card debt later, we decided it was time to change our ways. Not only do we have wedding debt, but our school loans too. We sold my Acura and live on a budget! A pretty strict budget. We have paid over $28, 000 in debt in two years. We're almost there, and we told ourselves we would not buy any new furniture nor a house until we're completely OUT of debt! So you see, our strange, funny looking house is now our home... and we love it!

There's not much we can change, but we asked our landlord if we could take out these UGLY rocks and add some plants. So here's our new project...

We haven't planted the flowers yet. Addison having fun in the sun.

9 months

This is her new face she makes.

Our little girl is nine months! People always tell me how fast kids grow and now I believe it. I can't believe our little pun'kin is crawling all over the house... and she's quick too. She watches everything we do and puts it in her little memory bank. She has started to point at things to let us know what she wants and sometimes she points just to point. It's pretty funny. When we warm up her food, she points to the microwave when it's finished and gets all excited to eat. She also found her monitor on the side of her crib. She would wake up, stand in her crib, and reach for the monitor to play with it. In our room, we would hear the loud, staticy sound while she played with it in her crib. It was cute the first few times and then we realized it's probably not the safest thing to have in the crib with her. We have now moved it out of her reach.

Growing up so fast

Addison is growing up so fast! I feel as if every time I look at her, she is doing something new. She brings big smiles to our faces everytime she tries learning new things. Addison is definitely our little risk taker. Our little girl follows us into every room, and stands up wherever she gets a chance to pull herself up. She also just learned how to sit down from a standing position. This exploring stage is so exciting and entertaining to watch.

This month she has been busy playing. I love watching her interact with other kids. Here are some pics of her with family and friends this past month ...