Oh, I forgot to post this pics yesterday. Mason and I were downstairs and all of a sudden I saw this big brown thing run past the window. Then another, and another..... Mason and I quick ran to the window and there were five deer that had stopped in our front yard to eat some berries off of the ground. So, we ran upstairs and watched them for about 15 minutes out of my bathroom window. ( I even woke Austin up so that he could see!) Anyway, this is what we saw.....

I never thought the day would come! Mason has now pooped twice on the toilet!! (In a row even) Doug took him in the bathroom last night and he was so excited because he FINALLY got the Rescue Hero guy that has been sitting there teasing him till he went! Then this morning I went in his room and he says "I'm not pooping mom, it's ok" So, duh, I knew he needed to and we went in the bathroom and woo hoo he got another Rescue Hero guy! It is a great day in the VandenBerg household. I hope it continues that way!!!

Austin is continuing to be my little trouble maker. He know how to turn on a whine and he tends to do things that get his brother in trouble! We really need to work on that!! But otherwise, he is so funny. Everyday he does or says something that is making Doug and I go "He's got to be your kid!"

I am so blessed to have two beautiful boys. (Don't tell Doug but I am hoping our house sells soon, so we can maybe add a little girl to that mix!! :) )

Still no bites on the house, which I am rather bummed about. It has only been two week, but I can still hope right? This is proving to be a great challenge for Doug and I to decide what to do if our house sells. You think it would be easy, but we are not finding that to be the case! I think we would both love to build again, and we have a great house plan picked out, but we are trying to decide if that is the best way to go. We are going to try and look in to some forclosures, but not sure if we will find what we are looking for. This whole area of my life is something I need great patience in right now!

Why is it that one morning you wake up and you have a sick kid. The next morning you wake up and the other one is sick as well!! AHHHHH. Both of my boys have a runny nose and bad cough. I just hope that something more doesn't come of it!!

On a better note, we had our first open house this week Sunday. It went extremely well! We had 8 couples that walked through. Unfortunatly we have no idea if any of them are interested or not. We will wait and see!! Doug and I drove around a little bit that afternoon and looked at houses/lots that are for sale. We are really going to struggle agreeing on something I think!! The only way to get close to what we both want is going to be to build, I think. We don't want to sell our house and be stuck with no ideas, but it is really hard for me to focus on that, when I am not very positive our house will sell. We will see. In the mean time, we'll keep praying!!

Well, our house is officially up for sale. We went to a dinner at church on Monday night and came home to a for sale sign in the yard!! Very excited. Although I am trying hard not to get too excited do to the fact that it is for sure a buyers market and we very well could sit on it for a while! :( We are already having our first open house this week Sunday and I am beginning to think there is no way I am going to have my house clean enough. I pick something up and the boys make an even bigger mess!! Not to mention this leaves no time for actually cleaning things. We will see. Pray it all goes well and things can move quickly for us!!

It seems as though on the days that I am feeling lazy and not wanting to do anything, those are the days my boys are CRAZY!!!! Austin has been in to "Mine" or "My Turn" lately. It is not easy to explain to an 18 month old, why it is his brothers turn for something. For the most part, Mason has been extremely good with this. He usually lets Austin have the toy, but some times (rightfully so) he tends to just screem back at him. Today seems to be one of those days.

I never realized how much more quickly Austin would want to do things because his brother is doing them. For instance. We have a little booster chair that we can still strap Austin in at the dinner table. OH NO, not any more. Austin has to sit in a big chair. And by sit, I mean stand up because he can't reach the table otherwise. :)

Also on my heart today is so many people in the Tiemeyer family! My grandpa was recently hospitalized again with dizziness among other things. He is currently in a rehab facility but struggling with depression. My grandma has alzeimers which he had confessed has gotten much worse in the week and a half leading up to him being hospitalized. He is worried that she will not be able to live back with him at their apartment and will have to stay in the alzeimers unit she is currently staying in. My cousin Jill is having another iodine treatment today for her thyroid cancer that she was diagnosed with about a year or so ago. She is such a strong women. I am so proud to call her family!! My cousin Rebecca has been having some health issues and all the tests that have been run have come back negative. So, this Friday, she is having surgery to see if they can figure out what is going on. My cousin Todd is getting snipped this Friday! I think we should all send him a bag of frozen peas!! lol

God is so good and I know he is with each of these people through all these difficult times! Today's verse on my computer is Psalm 100:2 "Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs"

Today the sun is shining and I thank God for all the wonderful things in my life. I have a great husband (with whom I tend to take for granted) two beautiful boys, and the greatest family in the world. I have to admit that lately I have been needing some boosts in my personal relationship with God. I find myself forgetting the simple facts of things that I learned so long ago. I pray that God will reveal himself to me in ways I have not yet seen but also remind me of all the things I already know about him!