Stuff, stuff and more stuff...

I never realized how much stuff I had. I think it may be a little out of hand. Anyway, we are in the house, our garage is still packed with boxes and other stuff that was already marked for a garage sale which is scheduled for two weekends from now.

Obviously, our list of projects grows by the moment. Tomorrows project is painting the entertainment center. This project is one we have wanted to do since the entertainment center was given to us 2 years ago, but we never did it because then we would have had to take out all the entertainment equipment (we have a lot of that too). So David is going early in the morning to get the paint so that we can paint it and it will dry and hopefully get all set up by tomorrow night.

We are loving this house, the girls are so excited too. Alyssa and Meredith are sharing a room, Brooklyn has her own room and we have a guest bedroom/office too.

I'll post pictures later this week! Thanks for all your prayers.

Moving Fun

TODAY IS MOVING DAY!!!!!

We're having our closing at 10am and then the fun begins!! We get the moving truck around 3 and the guys that are helping will all meet at our Clermont house at 5pm. So if you think about us, please pray for us! We are tired and everyone but me is still sick and there is a lot to do ahead of us this weekend.

We are so grateful to the Lord for blessing us with another home! We can't wait for you all to come and visit us!

Love,
Kelly

Our new address is...

727 Shadowmoss Drive
Winter Garden, FL 34787

Phone numbers will all stay the same, but here they are again just in case...

H - 407.378.4081
D cell - 352.223.3621
K cell - 352.989.2722

Packing and Sickness

Well, the Traugott household is never boring! Saturday Brooklyn got sick, so the girls and I stayed home from church on Sunday. I ended up taking her to a walk in clinic and she has an upper respiratory infection. Also on Saturday, Meredith started this weird drainage from her eyes. Of course I thought, oh no - pink eye. So i've been watching her very closely. Then this morning, Alyssa and Meredith both woke up with coughs and congestion. So I called the doctor right away. So Alyssa is at the beginning stages of an ear infection in both ears and tonsilitis (sp). I am so glad I decided to take them this morning. And Meredith doesn't have pink eye, just congestion coming out of her eyes, i've never heard of that before. But the doctor gave me some drops and said to give her benadryl! So I'm secretly hoping that the benadryl will make them really tired, so that i can get some more packing done. But of course, I know the packing will get done and I am praying that the girls will get better very quickly as a result of their medicine. Please pray with us!

Oh, todays countdown...3 days!

Countdowns

Does everyone else use countdowns? I find I do it for all shorts of things. Like how many days to your due date, to your wedding, to a vacation. Normally its is something you are excited for and have lots of things to do until the 'day'.

With so much to do and only a certain number of days to get it all completed, it sure is helpful to reminder ourselves that only God gets everything done. I certainly have had to push tasks to the next day that I've not been able to complete.

We are just so excited to be moving! God has certainly blessed us! We have renters for our house in Clermont already and we close on our new house in Winter Garden on Friday morning! This week we are down to packing all the last minute things like the kitchen, the entertainment center, our clothes (later in the week of course), and all the electronic equipment that we just can't live without for a few days.

It is all coming together well! I am already ready to be settled, since the house has been in disorder since we started packing 2 weeks ago.

So today's countdown...5 days!!!!

Meredith turned 3!

On Monday, Meredith turned 3! We had a wonderful day together. We woke up and went out for donuts, then the girls played outside in the sand and water (from where our above ground pool used to be), then a short nap time for the girls and David took Meredith and Alyssa to My Kids Gym (which is a warehouse full of bounce houses). I met them there about an hour later where we played some more and then went to Chick-fil-a for dinner and then Twistee Treat for ice cream! What a fun yet busy day!

When we were putting Meredith to sleep we took time to thank God for her life and for putting her in our family! We are so grateful for her and are looking forward to seeing how she grows to be a godly woman.

12 days till our move!

Today marks only 12 days left until we move into our new house. The house in in disarray amidst boxes and a mess of wrapping, bubble wrap and things waiting for the right sized box. The house is looking bare now so we are anxious to settle in to our new home.

We will be signing a lease to rent this house tomorrow, so things have been coming together here in the Traugott house. We are super busy, as normal. I'm trying not to use that as an excuse for things. You know, I found myself saying, "When life slows down I'll ..." And then realized the ... never happens because as much as I can tell life doesn't slow down much. I'm sure a lot of you can relate to that!

Anniversary Update

So we had a wonderful time together celebrating our 6 years together. It was our first anniversary that fell on the actual day of our wedding (Saturday). David took me to dinner at the restaurant where we had our wedding reception. After dinner we walked around the hotel. Walked in the ballroom and by the room where we stayed the first night. The hotel didn't have that room available so we went out for ice cream instead! Today would have been our full day of travel to Acapulco, Mexico. We were recounting God's faithfulnes through these past 6 years and seeing God's grace at work in us in how much we have both changed since then. We had a great time together!

Oh and thanks for all the ideas. I ended up finding the card that I gave him the morning of our wedding so I gave it to him again to recount that day!

6 Years Ago

Well, 6 years ago tonight. David and I were at our Rehearsal Dinner, spending our last nights as singles and so thrilled for our marriage to begin the next day. Little did we know how much we would really enjoy it.

I'm trying to think of something to do for David at the last minute. We had planned to go away just the two of us, but with the purchase of a new home we decided a new house was a present for both of us. So now we are down to the wire and I don't have a clue what to do. I have an idea or two but that is it. Any tips?

I've been thinking about all that we've done together in these past 6 years. Here are some of the highlights.
+ We've had three beautiful little girls during the last four 4 years.
+ We've lived in 3 different cities, next month will be the fourth.
+ We've lived in 5 different houses/apartments, next month will be the sixth.
and
+ We've purchased 2 new cars.

So, I am more in love with David then I ever thought possible. And I have such anticipation for the years to come.

Our New House, not our furnishings :)

Here are photos of our new home. Our closing got moved forward to August 17th. We are so excited! We can't wait to have you in our new home!

Brooklyn's on the MOVE too!

Okay, so when you know your last baby is doing "baby" things for the first or last time you get excited but kind of sad as well. Brooklyn has officially started the army crawl and even sat up all by herself yesterday! She is getting up on her knees and doing that really cute rocking back and forth. I'll try to get it on video. She is growing and changing so fast. I continue to pray that I will enjoy every minute of this season!

The Traugott's are on the MOVE...

Well, this past weekend David and I put a contract on a new home in Winter Garden!!!!! Grace Church has offices in Winter Garden and has just gotten a piece of property in Winter Garden as well! The plan right now is to keep our house in Clermont as an investment and rent it out. But the best part is that our new house is in the same neighborhood as my mom and dad. Just around the corner, and you technically only pass 8 houses! It is right down the street from the play ground and a short walk to the lake. If everything continues as planned we will close on August 22nd! I'll post pictures next week, after the home inspection. Pray for us that everything will work out smoothly and for packing up and for securing tenants. If you know of anyone who needs a house to rent, let us know!

Girls will be girls

Well, I suppose some girly things start early, but I would have never anticipated my girls enjoying going to a salon to get their hair cut. They had so much fun! Got their hair washed, cut, and blown dry. They sat still for the whole thing!

Meredith coming down the slide

Meredith is our adventurous child. She did the slide by herself over and over and over again! And loved every minute of it.

David and Alyssa coming down the slide