Exciting New Journey!

Most of you are already aware that this is a very exciting time in the Extein household. We have been living with my VERY giving parents for the last 6 months, and our new house is FINALLY ready. To say that this journey has been a roller coaster would be a complete understatement. Lenders are extremely cautious right now, which I am fully aware of considering I work for a financial institution, but when you preapprove someone based on legitimate information, you would think the process would go smoothly. What a joke...everytime the lender requested information from us, we would jump through their hoop just to find 3 more hoops in front of us. I want to take a quick moment to thanks my husband, parents, and my kiddos for putting up with psychotic Melissa for the last few months. I know I have not been an easy person to live with. I am sure that my mood swings were even more unpredictable than the lenders hoops. Once this week is over and the move is complete, I vow to try to be a more patient mother, wife and daughter. You all are the most important people in my life and I would hate to alienate any of you by being a crazy bitch. :)

Love you all

~Mel

My Babies

Lukas this summer

Lexi, me and Danielle enjoying Disneyland this fall

Mr. blue eyes enjoying his bath as usual

Lexi & Danielle in front of Grandma & Papa's tree

So, a few days ago I wrote about my love for my husband. Today I had an itch to show off my beautiful babies. There were a couple of time today I wanted to strangle them (the two older ones at least) but for the most part they had me cracking up. It was nice to to just hang out & play Mexican Train and WII with the girls and try and build something with Handy Manny's work bench with Lukas. He is really starting to develop a pretty wide vocabulary and is just getting so darn cute, if I do say so myself. Obviously my creative written skills are lacking tonight, but here are a couple of shots that I love of the kids from 2009. In 2010 I am going to try and have more patience with my children and spend even more QUALITY time with each of them as a group and individually.

~Mel