recent happenings

Summer is in full swing at the Vance house.  So far its been filled with three things: house hunting, water, and family.

HOUSE HUNTING

Jokingly, I told Jason to sell the house while we were on vacation.  (We've had it on the market since February)  Well, he just about did.  The day we traveled home from Cali, we had a house showing that Jason prepped for completely on his own.  And that weekend we found ourselves UNDER CONTRACT.  Our relator told us we might want to start looking at houses, and that's what we've been doing since.  I've had trouble remaining at peace during these last 3 weeks, as it seems like everything could fall through any minute.  And it could - that's the nature of this crazy process.  I'm constantly sucked into worry, and constantly having to renew my mind and trust in the Lord - the one who holds tomorrow.

On the flip side of things, the boys have loved going in and out of house after house.  Amos' favorite thing to do is find the highest thing to jump from.  And most days Amos asks if we are going to see Ms Cindy!

WATER

These boys love water.  We've tried to go to the lake twice already, but due to weather and an Ecoli outbreak we have yet to go.  Instead we've gone fishing, went to Grammy's pool to swim and broke out the sprinkler and our little pool.  The heat doesn't seem to bother the boys too much, neither does profusely sweating, so they're out quite a bit.  And good news for me, Dad can be out with them if Mom needs a cool break inside.  

FAMILY

We've spent the last two weekends with family.  First was when both of our parents came to town to check out a potential house.  To Amos' delight, Jason's parents and Grandma stayed the night, so we had extra playtime.  

The next day we headed to my parents house for fishing, eating and swimming.  The weather cooled off a bit, making it an enjoyable, laid back day.  

We headed off the next Thursday for an extended stay in Lebanon.  We can do that in the summer.  The weather was perfect for spending everyday outside, talking, riding bikes and even hiking.  Amos got an early birthday present from Granny and he woke up from every nap asking if he could go ride his new blue bike.