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Monday, May 7, 2012

We Bought A Zoo!

Well, actually, no.

We didn't buy a zoo.

But we did buy a house!!!

After weeks of backs and forths, and ups and downs, and nos and more nos and me seriously contemplating flying to California just to punch some people in the face, we did it.

And we love it.

At least, we think we love it.

'Cause, you see... well, we just bought a house that we've never seen.

(And I thought it was bad when we bought our car on eBay...)

It is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, boxy 2 story house with a yard, swingset, HOA pools and hot tubs, tennis courts, stocked fishing pond, hiking trails, (and the girls favorite part...) a cactus in the backyard. (Why?)

It's basically our own private Disneyland.

We are quite thrilled.

Now come visit us!

13 comments:

Krista & Tyler said...: Congrats!!!!! I'm on my way... Aka after I pop this kid out!!!!! Aren't you so thrilled to get a home?! I love your life!!!!!!; May 7, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Krista & Tyler said...: Congrats!!!!! I'm on my way... Aka after I pop this kid out!!!!! Aren't you so thrilled to get a home?! I love your life!!!!!!; May 7, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Rick and Jenny Runyan said...: Not too shabby for never seeing it! I think it looks wonderful! And boy am I hoping we get to come visit you...congrats on finding a house of your own!; May 7, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Amber Horch said...: Congratulations! That is so exciting! You will LOVE having you own house.; May 7, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Milius said...: Congratulations Ashley! So very exciting :); May 7, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Lydia said...: oh it is so nice!! Beautiful!! Congrats yall!!; May 7, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Kellie and Brad Campbell said...: so cute!!! Love it!!! will definitely be coming to visit :); May 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Elise said...: I'm happy for you!!! I would love to visit. :); May 7, 2012 at 6:45 PM
December said...: Yay! It's so cute, and such a Southern Cal. home :) Congratulations!!! We'd LOVE to come visit! Anytime you are out here come visit us! LOVE YOU GUYS! Hugs and Kisses!!; May 7, 2012 at 8:07 PM
December said...: Yay! It's so cute, and such a Southern Cal. home :) Congratulations!!! We'd LOVE to come visit! Anytime you are out here come visit us! LOVE YOU GUYS! Hugs and Kisses!!; May 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Julie said...: Sounds like a great place -- pics are beautiful. I love the backyard. Glad you didn't have to fly to Cali to punch someone :); May 8, 2012 at 7:08 AM
Steph said...: Congrats!! Owning a home is fun and that place looks gorgeous! :); May 9, 2012 at 7:25 AM
claudia said...: You're so brave! It will work out and you'll see you're right where you're supposed to be. If you need a place to stay on the way, I have lots of room!; May 10, 2012 at 4:23 PM

From the mouths of babes...

8/24/16: Cameron to Ashley: "Your lover is home." "Are you going to the temple with your lover?" "Where did your lover go?" (He calls Luke my lover and it kills me every time.)
8/8/16: While saying the prayer the night before school started... Brooklyn: "...And please bless mom while she's home alone... all by herself... without anyone... while all of us are gone... that she won't cry. (Oh, I think I'll be JUST FINE, thankyouverymuch.)
3/7/16: Cameron: "Mom, does Heavenly Father like us?" Ashley: "Of course! He loves us." Cameron: "THEN WHY DID HE MAKE SPIDERS!?!"
12/4: At Walmart with Bailey and Cameron, Bailey started to get a little fussy and I said, "We'd better go. She's starting to have a melt-down." Cameron asked what that meant and I said it meant she was getting fussy and wanted to leave. Then... our checkout took FOREVER, and Cameron started to get very impatient. In the middle of his mini-tantrum he wined really loudly, "Moooooom. Can we just go?!? I'm melting - I'm MELTING!!!!"
12/2: Brooklyn to Cameron: "Do the kids at school ever call you names?" Cameron: "Yea, all the time." Brooklyn: "What do they call you?" Cameron: "Cameron."
12/1: I read Cameron a bedtime story about Christmas that ended with a line that said, "And that is why the greatest gift of Christmas is the gift of love." Cameron looked at me confused and said: "What? That's not the greatest gift of Christmas. Ashley: "It's not? What's the greatest gift of Christmas?" Cameron paused for a second and thought deeply and then answered, "Guns."
9/21/2015: Brooklyn: "I don't know if I want to be a mom. It seems sooooo hard. The only good part is that you get to stay up all night."
6/5/15: After buying the kids a treat at the store for being good and not hearing a "thank you" from them, I said to them all, "I think I need to hear a magic word right now....." Cameron thought for a minute and then excitedly exclaimed, "Oh! BAZINGA!!!!"
5/15/15: Cameron to the tattooed worker installing our countertop: "Hey. All those stamps on your arms make you look like you'll go to jail."
4/7/2015: Ashley: "Cameron, come here - I want to squeeze you to pieces and eat you right up!" Cameron (sincerely alarmed): "No!!!!! You can't! - JESUS MADE ME!!!!!!"
3/24/2015: Cameron was falling asleep in the car at about 5:00. Luke said to him, " Cameron, don't fall asleep." Cameron replied, " I'm not falling asleep. I'm just taking a little break from being awake."
3/18/2015: This morning when I woke up, Cameron was standing right by my bed and he looked like he had done something very wrong. (You know - the guilt face.) I asked what happend and he said very regretfully, "Mom........ Olivia married me." And I wasn't invited!?!??!
3/11/2015: While flying in an airplane, we hit some turbulance and Cameron announced loudly and extremely calmly: "Mom. We're not going to make it. We are all just going to die."
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