MOVING!

The inspection of our "new" home went very well today. We are all set to go. We close next Thursday, but hope to move in earlier than that. The house is empty, so we are hoping the previous owners allow us to slip in before closing. We'll see. I will try to send everyone our new address via email sometime in the next week. I've been emailing or calling people as I remember to let them know we'll be moving. I'd hate for someone to show up for a surprise visit and find a new family in our house! Wouldn't that be a crazy surprise! We'll keep you updated.
Shawn is in Alabama right now for a fishing trip with his dad and brother. He'll be home late Friday night. I talked to him today and he seems to be enjoying himself. No fish, though. :) The kids are doing well. Emmy was sick earlier in the week and I stayed home with her- gave me some time to catch up on laundry and pack up some more things. Trying to balance work, kids, and homelife is TOUGH! I'm ready for summer so I can get rid of the "work" part of that scenario. Hope you all are doing well. Blog you soon! :)

Pack 'Em Up, Move 'Em Out

Well, life as we know it just got a little crazier. We accepted an offer on our house last Tuesday, but they need to be in our house by next Thursday. We scrambled this weekend to try to locate a house to buy or to rent if we can't find one we like. We have an offer out there right now on one... waiting to get the counter offer. Hopefully that goes well. The house is still here in Franklin and already empty, so we can move right in which keeps us from being homeless next week! Hopefully we get it and can get it in there ASAP. It has twice the square footage we have now, so I am grateful for the extra space. The kids and their toys are dominating our small 1500 square foot home now. We were thinking about turning it into a Toys R' Us!! lol
We should know by Wednesday if we'll be living in a POD in a parking lot somewhere or if we have a new place to call home. I'll keep you updated. Love you all!

2008 Update

We have had some ups and downs the past year. Emmaly turned 4 and started preschool. Cooper turned 2 and turned into a wild man. We are soooooo understanding the terrible twos. Emmaly never really went through that phase. Cooper is definitely teaching us a thing or two about turning two. :) We love our little man, though! He is such a sweetie! Emmaly is a wonderful big sister. She loves school and gymnastics and is becoming more of a little girl every day. Where did our baby girl go????
Our Fall was pretty rough this year. My sister was killed by a drunk driver the day after Emmy's 4th Birthday. We miss her everyday and take comfort in knowing she is in Heaven. As Emmaly so sweetly puts it... she's up with the stars and the moon. We send God text messages every so often with Emmaly's picture. Emmaly is convinced that God has a cell phone! :)
We are in the midst of selling our house and looking for a newer, bigger one here in Franklin. It's amazing how much space two little people can take up! I am going to try to blog often to keep everyone updated on our comings and goings. Thanks to the Nichols Family for sending us their blog. It inspired me to create one for our family. Love you all!

March 2008 Update- Birth of the Taylor Blog

We wanted to share our family with you. Life goes by way too quickly and we sometimes let too much time go between conversations, get togethers, and updates. Hopefully this will help with keeping everyone in touch and up to date on the "goings-on" of the Taylor Family. Shawn, Emmaly, Cooper, and I hope you enjoy reading about our fun times and checking out our pics. We are blessed to have such a wonderful life together...