Our April 2010

I know it's a little late....but here it is...our April 2010

(layout credits: created with Christie's (aka Scrappin Serenity) kit "Modern Elegance" using a template by Nibbles Skribbles)

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"April was a very hard month for our family. We sold our house at the end of March and had to be out within a few days. Unfortunately we didn’t have anywhere to go, because we were still waiting to close on our house in Texas. We decided to send the kids to Grammies and Grampy’s house in Tennesse to stay until we closed and moved into the new house, which was only suppose to be a week and a half. We got everything loaded on the moving truck and headed down to the hotel. Our first week in San Angelo was uneventful and we missed the kids like crazy. But they were getting spoiled, so they didn’t miss Mommy and Daddy too much. Our second week down here, Christie’s Grandparents came in for a visit. That definitely lifted our spirit, because we got bad news about the house. Because of some issues with Michael’s student loans and the underwriters would not give us the loan on the house. Then it was a mad dash to try to find a place to live. There were literally no rental houses in our price range and nothing available right away. The next week, we were lucky to find a two bedroom apartment available within two days, and it was just forty dollars more a month than our mortgage was. So we took it, moved our stuff in on a Friday, got it all set up and went and got the kids on a Saturday. The kids love their new Dora and Diego room and the fact that the apartment has a swimming pool. They really enjoy going over to Michael’s bosses house and seeing his chickens and playing with his older boys. I wouldn’t say that we have adjusted to life here. We miss our families very much and everything is completely and totally different but we’re slowly getting used to it."

Our March 2010

(layout credits: "Twitterpated" by Christie (aka Scrappin' Serenity) & Template by CW Picket & Co.)

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"March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb right? Ours however was completely the other way around! The beginning of the month was rather quiet. Christie accepted a position on the Stuff To Scrap design team at the beginning of the month, and opened her own digital scrapbook store! Aunt Candice came down to visit the kids while on her spring break! They had a blast with her and really enjoyed the beautiful spring weather we were getting! Haylie started practicing for the children’s Easter musical for church. However shortly after she began practicing we got an offer on our House that we couldn’t refuse. So we took a flying Weekend trip to San Angelo to find a house down there to buy. We were lucky enough to find one that we both loved and that the kids would love as well. So it was set for us to be out of our Cabot house by the 29th and to sign and move into our San Angelo house on the 29th. However, as the time got nearer, we found out that our house in San Angelo would not be ready to close on, due to some paperwork issues. The kids got “big kid” beds for their new rooms in Texas. We decided since we didn’t know where we would be for Easter that we would have Easter our last Sunday in our house and at our church. The kids had a great Time dying Easter eggs! And everyone looked smashing in their Easter clothes! We closed on our house on the 26th, and the movers came the 27th and moved all our stuff out and we said goodbye to the house and to Arkansas. And the kids went to spend some quality time with Grammie and Grampy in Tennessee until we get things in order in Texas…or until Christie can no longer stand to be away from them, which won’t be long! Hopefully April will bring some sanity to our family!"

Our February 2010

(layout created with "Everyday Happenings" by Misty O'Brien Designs & Spinky Dink Scraps)

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Can’t believe that we’re already entering into the third month of the year! Our February was full of events! At the beginning of the month we got a record breaking 5 ½ inches of snow. The kids had so much fun, and even got to build their first snowman! For Valentine’s Day this year, we took the kids to the Build A Bear, for the first time, and let them build their very first bear. They really enjoyed that and really love their bears (even if Hunter doesn’t look like it in his picture, he just didn’t want to take a picture at the moment). Christie competed in a Digital Scrapbook Design competition, it finished up this month and she got the results back! She won a spot selling the Scrapbook kits she makes at stufftoscrap.com! The same day Christie got her results back, we received an offer on the house. We decided to accept that offer, and now are in a rush to find a house in San Angelo, and be out of our house by the end of March! So we went to San Angelo that very weekend, found a house and put an offer in on it and now we are waiting to see if the people accepted the offer or not. Michael got his yearly raise and promotion! So proud of how hard he works so that the kids can stay at home and not go to daycare! This was a crazy month…but I’m sure next month will be even crazier!

Our January 2010

I'm going to try to get better at posting on our family blog! I'm going to try to post at least once a month...typically at the end of the month to do sort of a round up of the months events! So...here it is...Our January 2010.

In case you can't read the journaling on my layout it reads:
"A new year brings new adventures for our family! This month Haylie turned 3! She had 3 different parties too! One in Tennessee with Grammie, Grampy, and all her Aunts and Uncle, one in Texas, and one at Chuck-E-Cheese with Memaw, PawPaw, Aunt Amanda, and Peyton. We took a trip to San Angelo, Txas to check out the area we will be moving to if our house ever sells. It is a much different way of life down there then what we're used to. We took the kids bowling for the first time this month! We all had a good time! And I think we'll try to go once a month from now on! We lowered the price of our house and really hope that helps it sell faster! We're so ready to move to Texas now!"

And here's a layout of our bowling adventure!

See ya next month! :)

Welcome To Our Family Blog

You have reached the Bowien Family Blog! :) I've been wanting to start this blog a long time ago...actually I did start a blog...but it turned into my personal digital scrapbooking blog...thus I created this! :) Who knows what you'll find on this blog...from happy stuff...to sad stuff...to just plain wacky stuff! And who knows when we'll find time to update it! Cause as you know life gets a little crazy with two toddlers running around! So sit back, buckle your seat belt...and enjoy the ride!