Pictures

Our March blog posts look like our camera...very sparse. The camera probably thinks it has disappeared into the abyss. I picked it up last night for the first time in over a month. You know we have had our minds in overload when we haven't taken any pictures.

Needless to say, the pictures below are a month or so old, but the kiddos haven't changed that much in that time frame. I can't believe I haven't already posted these on here. Can you help me find my mind? A silly boy! He acts too much like his daddy. It is scary sometimes, and all I can think is, "Oh Lord, what am I going to do as John Reagan gets older and I have 2 of them to tend with?" As I have said many times, it must be the name John. If you are wondering why I say that, it is because Greg is also a John...John Gregory!

Evie girl is getting so big. She is really starting to talk A LOT! And she LOVES to scream! Some days it is hard to keep my sanity because brother loves to scream with her.


This is when they are the sweetest. Here and in the morning when they want to love all over me. I just love those times!


Do I need to say anything about this one? Except maybe to say, we do clean his face on a regular basis.

I just love this picture. She has this look on her face regularly, especially if someone is around she isn't too sure about.

This is "The Face." If you ask her to show you her face, this is it. She used to do it all the time, but I guess she thinks she is getting too big for it now. Greg asked her last night to show the face, and she promptly replied, "Nooo!" (a word she has grown quite fond of).

And brother's favorite! John Reagan and Evie have gotten to where they will fight over sitting in the car seat when it isn't in the car, especially if both car seats aren't out. That won't last too much longer. John Reagan is quickly growing into a booster.

I can't believe how quickly they are growing up. I know all of you understand what I mean. Where does the time go?

Milestones: Part 3

I realized the other day that I have left you hanging on the house information. I teased you then left you. How nice is that? I can't believe it has been over a month since we started working on this particular milestone. Unfortunately the news is grim.

The Explanation:

Before we found some land we started exploring our options. We discussed building a garage apartment to live in for a year or so then building what we wanted (before we found out about Baby #3). We discussed purchasing an old house and moving it onto the property (something we were looking at even before we moved). We discussed building a smaller house and adding on over the years.

Then we found some land...5 acres outside the city limits at an outstanding price. We got a buyer/seller agreement signed and in hand. We talked with my brother-in-law and his dad because they are contractors. The garage apartment would be the most costly up front, building a small house would be hard space and time wise plus more expensive. Moving a house would have been the least expensive, but we would have been stuck with the exterior look to a point whether we liked it or not. Over the years, it would probably end up costing more and still not being what we wanted. It finally dawned on us to do a "manufactured" home (my sister's words). We could get the space we needed at the note we needed and in 2 years get rid of it and build what we wanted.

So started the search for a trailer. We found one we liked, but the salesman hem-hawed around for about 3 weeks before we said enough. We went Monday, found one, and were prepared to get the process rolling until the guy with the land backed out on us. The buyer/seller agreement had expired, and we believe (don't know for a fact) that he has someone pressuring him on the land because he had 6 acres right beside it that he had already sold and the guy that bought it was wanting the 5.

The End Result:

We are back at square one. As has been the case for the past 3 years, we have to pick ourselves up and start ALL over again. We don't even know where to go from here. Acreage in Ruston is extremely hard to come by. Acreage at an afforable price without site build restrictions is almost impossible to come by. As has not been the case for the past 3 years, we are now on a time frame. We have GOT to have a house before this baby gets here. Our stress levels are out the roof. Greg said Monday he just wanted to lay prostrate on the floor and say, "Here I am God," and not move until he heard something.

Please pray for us. We need some type of direction...clear direction. We have come to the point of questioning. We have both somewhat questioned already if we did the right thing in moving or if we totally missed God and mostly because of the way things have gone. Up to about 2 months ago, on a daily basis something about Tennessee would be in our faces. Now it is just about a weekly occurrence. And it is odd things, things that are out of the ordinary. We are at a loss and don't have a clue what is going on or what to do next. We need help!