March 2010

So I know this is a little late, but hey I figure better late than never! March was a crazy month for the Reinwand family. We did get to get away and visit my parents in Florida!!!! It was a lot of fun and the kids did really well. Both flights we were able to have extra seats between the four of us so the plane rides weren't too bad. We all slept in the master room with two pack and plays for the kids. That actually went really well too! It was a little cooler than we would have liked for the beach and the pool, but we still got to spend time at both. Kaelyn loved swimming and jumping into the water!! She was a little dare devil even going under the water. She loved standing in the ocean and even got into waist deep water (which isn't hard considering she's almost two!) We went to the zoo, the aquarium and the children's museum. Kaelyn had a blast! I think her favorite part had to be my parents new dog Mia! Every morning Kaelyn woke up she had to ask about the "Gog" and make sure she was still there! During the trip Joe and I even got out to see three movies and have dinner alone! Thanks Bapa and Grandmama! We all had a wonderful time!
Right before we went to Florida we found out that the bank had accepted the offer on our house. For those of you who don't know the whole story we put the house up for sale the end of December. We actually got an offer from our first showing. Unfortunately it was for less than what we owe so it ended up being a short sale. It took the bank a few months to decide if they would accept the offer. They ended up saying that the original offer wasn't enough. They went back to the buyer with a counter offer and she accepted. So we found this out right before our trip to Florida. We had a 3 bedroom apartment that was being held for us until the middle of April. After talking it through we thought maybe we should get a two bedroom and save some more money that way. So I called the apt complex to see what they had. One of the biggest two bedrooms was available but we had to take it right away because someone else wanted it for April. So we signed the lease before we went to Florida. While we were there we decided to move sooner rather than later. My mom also volunteered to come up and help us pack, move and unpack. So we got back to Minnesota on Thurs 3/18 and moved a week and a half later on Tues 3/30. Everything went well and we could not have done it without the help of my mom!!! We hired movers so the moving part was not bad at all. Now we are just trying to get everything settled.
Other than that the kids are doing great!!!! Austin is sitting up and moving around all over the floor. He hasn't figured out crawling quite yet but he can pivot around. He is slowly trying new foods and absolutely loves his big sister!!! Kaelyn is talking up a storm and using new words everyday. She is learning how to undress and dress herself. She loves to pick out her own clothes. They seem to be adjusting to sharing a room and being in a new place. They are an absolute joy to watch and be with!!!!

I am having trouble doing a slide show for pictures, so I will post just a few below. Enjoy!

These are from Florida





These are from March and an Easter Eggstravaganza