Happy Halloween!!

Libby LOVES Trick or Treating! This year Libby was a puppy. I couldn't find a costume I thought she would wear that I liked. Last Saturday I went to Old Navy and happened upon this costume for $5. She LOVES it. Libby wore it without a fuss and kept the hood up all night!! She was so good. Mike and I pulled her around the neighborhood in her wagon. Jacque came to our house to hand out candy-we only had 2 visitors all night. Libby wanted to stay out longer so Jacque and I took her over to Aunt Joyce's and Jacque's friend Cindy's and around to a couple of their neighbors. I am sure she is going to think we need to stop at all the neighbor's houses for candy tomorrow when we go for a walk to check the mail.

getting settled...

The move went pretty well. Mike got the computer area and one wall in the kitchen/family room painted on Friday. It looks so good. When he first started putting it on we didn't know about the color but we like it now. I moved and unpacked the important things so we could spend the night in our new house. Our new fridge, washer, dryer, daybed set, and kitchen table were delivered. The water softener was installed and the cable lady was here. All of our things from storage made it into our garage on Saturday afternoon. We are slowly getting those things disbursed to their correct spot in the house. Nick, JJ, Jordyn, Jacque, Mimi and Papa all spent the night on Saturday night. It is so awesome to have a lot of room for everyone to come visit.

Our backyard is so beautiful. All we can see are trees and grass from the back of the house (unless you go outside). It is like we don't even have neighbors. We have seen LOTS of deer and a couple of wild turkey already. I can't wait to be able to sit on the couch and watch it snow-not that I want it to snow right now or anything.

On Friday I took Libby to the doctor for a check up on her head. She is doing fine. It doesn't even phase her that she has a gigantic bump on her forehead. She will probably have the bump for 2-3 weeks. Libby has a little bit of swelling in between her nose and she has two black eyes. Too bad it isn't Halloween right now, Libby could go as a boxer. I have been looking for my camera so I can take a picture to post.

moving day is here...again

We are SO excited to move...again! I have been packing all week. There is not a lot of room in our apartment to put a lot of boxes. We are pretty crowded in here right now.

On Monday we went to the house to do our final walk through. Just a few little things needed to be touched up but our house still looks GREAT! The builders went though everything with us, made sure everything worked, and explained the warranty to us. Today we are going to see all of the touch up work and sign off that we think our house is perfect. Tomorrow morning we sign our final loan papers and get the keys!

Mike is going to paint a little bit and I am going to do a little cleaning, it is pretty clean so it won't take me long. I am going to Scotch guard all the carpeting so it stays pretty. We are going to move what we can so we can spend the night in our new house tomorrow night. The bulk of things will be moved on Saturday. Then the fun unpacking will begin.

I will post some pictures when we get some furniture moved in and a few boxes unpacked.

Libby's First Omaha Hospital Visit

Last night we were shopping at Lowe's for painting supplies. Libby was riding in the basket portion of the cart and flips over the side. She hit her head HARD on the floor. She cried for a very short period of time. I was feeling around her body, trying to see what was hurt. Then I noticed the GIANT lump on her forehead. We immediately left the store and went to the ER. She whimpered a little bit on the way to the hospital but seemed OK. We got checked in and sent to a room. Libby just sat on one of our laps and watched cartoons. She was clingy when someone would come in the room, which is normal for her. I think the worst part of the ordeal was when they gave her a CAT scan. She had to lie still which she didn't like. Her CAT scan showed no injuries. Her injuries were so minor we didn't even get to see a doctor. The hospital sent us home and told us to put ice on it (like she would let us), give her Tylenol (you know her history with medication) and follow up with a doctor later this week. So, guess what-we are trying a new Omaha doctor. He was recommended by the PA at the hospital so we will give him a try on Friday-which is also moving day.

When we got home from the hospital we let Libby lay on the floor and watch Blue Clue's (her favorite show) before we put her to bed. I think I checked on her 4 times before I went to sleep. She was up at 3am. I changed her and gave her some milk. She was wide awake and wanted to talk. I think her spill knocked some silly into her because she has been a crack up all day. Libby acts like nothing ever happened. I don't even think she got a headache! We tried to take it easy today but she was climbing around on everything like her normal self. The pictures don't do the bump justice. It looks much worse in person. I think the swelling has gone down a little and the bump is starting to migrate down her face already.

Tonight we went shopping again. Libby wanted to ride in the cart in the worst way but I wouldn't let her. We took the stroller instead.

Libby's First Haircut

Apparently getting your first haircut is very tramatic. On Friday morning Libby and I headed to Sioux City. I had a bunch of errands to run which included getting Libby's first haircut. I tried to put her in the chair to sit by herself (so I could take some photos) and she screamed. Needless to say, I ended up holding her on my lap for the trim. Stephanie gave her a sucker but she just held it, I don't think she put it in her mouth once. After the haircut she was fine. She walked around the Hair Parlor with her kitty (that we bring everywhere) like nothing even happened. Her hair cut is cute. She mostly got her bangs cut so her hair wasn't in her pretty face anymore.

Happy 40th Birthday Mike!!

Yesterday was Mike's 40th birthday! We had a big party for him at the dome in South Sioux City. We had a very good time and I am sure all of our guests did as well. It was great to see people we don't get to see very often, especially since we have moved. Libby had a good time running around with all the kids and playing with the balloons. My sister took Libby home with her to spend the night. She must have had a good time with Caleb and Taylor because she took an almost 4 hour nap this afternoon. Hopefully she will sleep that well tonight.

2 more weeks!

We are getting SO excited to move! Our house is so close to being finished. As of last night, all the carpet and flooring is done, the door knobs are on all the doors, the blinds are hung and all the closet shelving is complete. The carpet isn't as "shaggy" as I thought it was going to be but it will be fine. There were a few dings and scrapes in the walls that were VERY noticeable that are getting patched up and repainted. The front door still needs to be painted and the house needs a good cleaning before we move in. I will probably post another picture slide show once we get to do our final walk through. I also promise to do a post about Libby sometime soon too.