I'm aweful....

I know it has been such a long time but so much has been going on it's unbelieveable. I had Audrey's shower, moved into our place, starting fixing the house up, Audrey's wedding in St. George and the open house in VA, a trip to Michigan, and severval trips to Williamsburg. I promise to get some pics up soon but lets face it I'm a slacker when it comes to this blog. Myspace and facebook have me plenty busy....! Things are great here in the Craven household. I finally got all the ugly colors on my walls and we are planning on taking pics to post of the house shortly!

What a crazy few months!

So here we go again with me not keeping up on my blog so I have to fill in ton.

We moved up to Stafford into an extremely tiny condo while we looked and now are waiting on closing on a home. It only has two rooms and Raun and I figured we would rather the two kids have the rooms so one of them wasn't sleeping in our living area. We sleep on a fold out sofa-- or a living nightmare. It has been rough needless to say, but we are pretty hopeful the bank will accept our offer and we will know when we are settling. It should be by the end of April. If you would like to see the house you can go to redfin.com and type in 33 Amelia Court Fredericksburg, Va 22405. It has been a rollercoaster trying to find a house and arguing with banks. You would think that the banks would be wanting to get rid of these foreclosures since they are struggling so much. Blah!!!!

RAUN PASSED HIS STATE BOARDS!!!!!!! It was long awaited and he had been extremely nervous but he took them at the end of February and we found out about 24 hours later. It was such a relief. We are officially not students. Raun began his job working for Medicorp health system. He is currently in his 90 training/orientation at Mary Washington Hospital and it will be up at the beginning of April and he will then be transferred up to the newly opened Stafford Hospital. I would like to be saying that he loves his new job, but he cannot work on the OR floor until he has had a year expierence. He is on a post surgical unit that is under staffed. For the most part though he is enjoying learning the job!

HALEY IS POTTY TRAINED!!! After much aggrevation, she finally decided to use the toilet. The best part is, is that she doesn't even need a diaper at night or nap time. She wakes up to go! I could not be prouder for her; she has really grown up. We are looking into preschools for her to attend so she can start getting the structure of being in a classroom. One day a week in church is not cutting it. She has really enjoyed helping me with Grace's diaper changes. She likes to throw away the bags that hold the "stink" in them, which may not seem like much but any little bit helps.

GRACE IS GETTING TO BIG!!!! We love our newest addition. She looks more like me everyday which is very exciting b/c Haley looks so much like her daddy. She is a little chunk and has caught up to Haley's size in baby clothes so we really don't have to buy too many clothes; just a few new ones so she doesn't feel like all she gets is hand-me-downs. She is really a happy baby-- big smile. We finally got her to giggle the other day and now she doesn't stop. Her favorite thing to laugh at is Haley. Big sister loves to do things to keep her laughing.

I have been going stir crazy in this little apartment and am coming unglued waiting to this weekend. My best friend, Audrey, found the love of her life and is getting married. This all in itself has kept me really busy. Her mom and needed help b/c Audrey is in Utah and I am throwing her a really awesome shower. Having to throw a shower and possibly be moving all in the same week has me in a world of fluster and I'm trying to stay organized and on top of things.

These pictures were taken about two weeks ago and I could not have been happier with them. Both of the kids were really good and happy which is hard to have at the same time.