Brax, Brody and Everleigh

Well, it's official... We're not homeowners anymore :) Our old house belongs to a new family and our new house.... well, it's still just a dream on a piece of paper. (If anyone knows the Williamson County permits people, please let me know how I can bribe them into moving us up on the list!) So, in the spirit of having a positive attitude about our move, I've compiled a list as to why our new apartment is better than our old house. (This came about after finding some "top ten" lists that my college friends and I used to send one another- via US Mail, by the way- after our freshman year of college. So, this list is dedicated to Monica, Emily, Joni, Megan and Amber... I got some great laughs in reading the "top tens" of our freshman year :) So, here it is...
The Top Ten Reasons that our Apartment is Better Than our Old House.... 10. I have approximately 1/2 of the space to clean (i.e. I can mop my kitchen in less than one minute... literally :) 9. I have a (usable) garage where I can park my enormous, gas-guzzling, global-warming SUV. At our old house we had a rather short garage, packed with things like the lawn-mower, which prevented me from actually using the garage. Now, I can unload groceries and let Brax run between the apartment and garage. Very convenient. 8. No Stairs!!! Not one single step anywhere!!! Anyone who has met my son, knows how much he enjoys climbing. So, with no stairs I have no worries about keeping gates locked, etc. 7. The fact that my large dog lives inside permanently (for awhile), rolling around on the floor and shedding hair everywhere, is of no concern to me. We paid someone an astronomical, non-refundable, deposit to clean the carpet when we move. Not my concern :) 6. Toy-free zone! Brax's (enormous, larger than the master bedroom) room is attached to the living area.... therefore, all toys can be stored in there! 5. In conjunction with number 6, Brax can roam freely throughout the apartment and loves it! 4. The office/kitchen/living/dining room are all one.... therefore I can have a conversation with Josh and/or Brax while doing just about anything. Watching TV, cooking a meal, writing this blog, even giving Brax a bath, we're all essentially in the same room. Lot's of family time :) 3. No yard, no maintenance! Josh gets some time off from his home "chores," which I'm sure will make him very happy! 2. I have a laundry room! My house had a laundry "closet" which was located in the breakfast area. I can hide my laundry.... YEAH! 1. Last, but certainly not least, our apartment is located within roughly a mile of endless shopping and dining venues. For a girl like me.... that's heaven on earth!!! I had to include some of our pictures from yesterday's adventure. Brax got his first professional haircut. Now, Josh and I have trimmed it up a few times in the past, but it had gotten out of control. He had a semi-mullet with weird pieces sticking up everywhere. Brax has been blessed with hair that is a beautiful color- one that many people would pay a lot of money to recreate. However, the texture of his hair is less than enviable. So, this is what we got.
Brax waiting patiently for his name to be called. We went to a kid-friendly place, which was horribly overpriced for what they did, but seemed to entertain Brax.

The first snips.... He is actually watching cartoons and sat very still for most of the haircut. I was amazed. He rarely sits still for more than five consecutive seconds. When we got there he looked over at the lady's desk and said "CaCa." Now, that means "Quack, Quack," which means Duck. Not to be confused with "CaCuh," which is "cracker," which translates to "give me some food." Once she handed him the "CaCa" and turned on the movie, he was great!

The end result.... You can see that his lovely hair now has some style to it. She did a great job of making him look like a "big boy." They grow up much too fast!!!