Today was the first day our house was officially open to the public. The house was listed last Tuesday, but interested parties were asked to wait to view it until the first open house, which was today, or after. There were 14 groups of people who came to the open house today and all feedback was positive. We have two more showings scheduled late tomorrow afternoon, which means we have to be out of the house from 2:45 to 6:00. Thankfully, we know a lot of people around here to visit and the nice weather will make it easy to pass time at a park too.
Below is the link to our home. It took 2.5 weeks to get it in tip-top shape. We are extremely happy with how it turned out. Many friends and family helped clean, prep, and/or paint the house and watched our kids so Danny and I could work. The house was ready today only because of all the support we received and we are deeply grateful.
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Changes ahead...
2015 is the year of change for the Rainbow Family.
First, we’d like to share that we are adding a 5th member to our family in early August. We are very happy and excited to meet the newest member of our family. Joy wants a baby sister and Noah isn’t too aware of baby at this time, but he will occasionally lift my shirt and say, “Baby in there.” We will learn the gender at my 20 week ultrasound on March 23. In addition to this baby being added to our family, our kids are getting 2 more cousins as well. My sister is due with her 2nd baby, which is a boy, at the end of April. And, my sister-in-law, Sarah, is due with their first baby at the end of August, just weeks after I will have our baby. We are very excited to meet all 3 of these babies!!
Second, God decided that having a baby wasn’t enough excitement for our family in 2015. So, He opened a new door in Danny’s career. Danny has accepted the Director of Golf position at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, WI. It is owned by Sentry Insurance. Though the course and facility were easy for us to say ‘yes’ to, leaving Madison was a very difficult and emotional decision. We are happy here and Danny wasn’t actively seeking a new job. But, when this position was brought to our attention, we thought, ‘why not’. The chances of him getting the job were slim-to-none, right? Well, after 3 interviews, Danny was offered the job on the spot. So here we go... Danny starts work at SentryWorld on March 16. He will move into an on-site hotel (residence) where he will stay on nights he doesn’t come home. SentryWorld is 1.5 hours away from our home in Madison, so he will drive home some weekday nights and on weekends. The kids and I will stay at our house in Madison until it sells, so our official move-out date will not be determined for awhile. Sentry is providing a relocation company, so we don’t have to pack, move, or unpack a thing we don’t want to. That makes this pregnant mama very happy! Lastly, at this moment, Noah doesn’t understand that we are moving. But, Joy does. She took it hard the night we told her, but by the next morning she was excited and telling everyone at school about it. If you are interested in seeing a few pictures of the course and facility, you can go to www.sentryworld.com.
That sums up where we are at in this moment of this year. Please bookmark this blog if you are interested in getting updates about this process we are just starting. Please keep us and all the details of this coming year in your prayers.
Love and hugs from the Rainbow family!
First, we’d like to share that we are adding a 5th member to our family in early August. We are very happy and excited to meet the newest member of our family. Joy wants a baby sister and Noah isn’t too aware of baby at this time, but he will occasionally lift my shirt and say, “Baby in there.” We will learn the gender at my 20 week ultrasound on March 23. In addition to this baby being added to our family, our kids are getting 2 more cousins as well. My sister is due with her 2nd baby, which is a boy, at the end of April. And, my sister-in-law, Sarah, is due with their first baby at the end of August, just weeks after I will have our baby. We are very excited to meet all 3 of these babies!!
Second, God decided that having a baby wasn’t enough excitement for our family in 2015. So, He opened a new door in Danny’s career. Danny has accepted the Director of Golf position at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, WI. It is owned by Sentry Insurance. Though the course and facility were easy for us to say ‘yes’ to, leaving Madison was a very difficult and emotional decision. We are happy here and Danny wasn’t actively seeking a new job. But, when this position was brought to our attention, we thought, ‘why not’. The chances of him getting the job were slim-to-none, right? Well, after 3 interviews, Danny was offered the job on the spot. So here we go... Danny starts work at SentryWorld on March 16. He will move into an on-site hotel (residence) where he will stay on nights he doesn’t come home. SentryWorld is 1.5 hours away from our home in Madison, so he will drive home some weekday nights and on weekends. The kids and I will stay at our house in Madison until it sells, so our official move-out date will not be determined for awhile. Sentry is providing a relocation company, so we don’t have to pack, move, or unpack a thing we don’t want to. That makes this pregnant mama very happy! Lastly, at this moment, Noah doesn’t understand that we are moving. But, Joy does. She took it hard the night we told her, but by the next morning she was excited and telling everyone at school about it. If you are interested in seeing a few pictures of the course and facility, you can go to www.sentryworld.com.
That sums up where we are at in this moment of this year. Please bookmark this blog if you are interested in getting updates about this process we are just starting. Please keep us and all the details of this coming year in your prayers.
Love and hugs from the Rainbow family!
Monday, January 26, 2015
Better Late than Never
So here is a long overdue update from our family. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas with our families and extended families. We traveled a lot and have been enjoying time at home and the return of our regular routine. Even though the cold and snow get old, our family is always grateful for this time of year when we get Danny home both Saturday and Sunday. Speaking of Danny, his 34th birthday is coming up this Sunday. He is debating between bowling and mini golf with the family.
Below are a few videos we took of the kids in between the holiday busyness.
The video starts with us 'enforcing a consequence' that ended up being fun, oh well. Most people know Joy as a quiet and timid child. But, she is not so quiet at home, a lot of times. This day, my auditory sense was overloaded, so I sent her outside to yell, "I will use my outside voice outside." And the video shows the fun that came from that. Then there is a short segment from Joy's Thanksgiving program at school. Side note: We are not allowed to take video of her Christmas program because it is a church service. Lastly, our little athlete, Noah, was creative one day while watching football and started practicing/imitating on his own. He set a football on a tee (the 'tee was a doll potty chair). :) Enjoy!
Lastly, our little princess lost her first tooth last night. The tooth fairy left her $2. She chose to go to the dollar store today to spend her money. And, all on her own, she chose to buy one thing for herself and one thing for Noah. And, she followed through. I'm so proud of her! And a little sad that she is growing so fast!
Below are a few videos we took of the kids in between the holiday busyness.
The video starts with us 'enforcing a consequence' that ended up being fun, oh well. Most people know Joy as a quiet and timid child. But, she is not so quiet at home, a lot of times. This day, my auditory sense was overloaded, so I sent her outside to yell, "I will use my outside voice outside." And the video shows the fun that came from that. Then there is a short segment from Joy's Thanksgiving program at school. Side note: We are not allowed to take video of her Christmas program because it is a church service. Lastly, our little athlete, Noah, was creative one day while watching football and started practicing/imitating on his own. He set a football on a tee (the 'tee was a doll potty chair). :) Enjoy!
Lastly, our little princess lost her first tooth last night. The tooth fairy left her $2. She chose to go to the dollar store today to spend her money. And, all on her own, she chose to buy one thing for herself and one thing for Noah. And, she followed through. I'm so proud of her! And a little sad that she is growing so fast!
Friday, November 14, 2014
Halloween & milestones
Since the last post, Noah has reached two milestones and Halloween has come and gone.
Halloween - the kids were Minnie and Mickey Mouse this year. They were really cute and had a lot of fun. We took them trick-or-treating at downtown businesses on Wednesday, to Grandma Rainbow's Childcare party on Thursday, and trick-or-treating for 1.5 hours (despite cold) in our neighborhood on Friday. Things, like Halloween, certainly get easier and more fun as kids age.
In the last two months, Noah started wearing underwear and is now sleeping in a toddler bed. It took him about 2 weeks to be fully potty trained. And we learned, the hard way, that he won't use public restrooms, so we keep a potty chair in our car for now. His transition from crib to bed could not have gone more smoothly. He has been sleeping in it for two weeks now and continues to follow his routines from the crib, which we appreciate. He stays in bed in the morning until we get him. He sleeps through the night (dry most of the time) and still takes long naps. He doesn't get up to come see us during the night. He slept on a mattress at GG Rainbow's last night, and slept all night without waking too. Obviously, this milestone could not have been an easier transition. And, he LOVES his "new bed"!
Below are tidbits of the kids lately, including Halloween. It starts with me interviewing Joy after trick-or-treating on Halloween. Then, it shows Noah making Daddy feel better. And it ends with some clips of the kids enjoying books together. I love that they both enjoy books so much and cherish the moments when Joy reads to Noah. They melt my heart!
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Halloween - the kids were Minnie and Mickey Mouse this year. They were really cute and had a lot of fun. We took them trick-or-treating at downtown businesses on Wednesday, to Grandma Rainbow's Childcare party on Thursday, and trick-or-treating for 1.5 hours (despite cold) in our neighborhood on Friday. Things, like Halloween, certainly get easier and more fun as kids age.
In the last two months, Noah started wearing underwear and is now sleeping in a toddler bed. It took him about 2 weeks to be fully potty trained. And we learned, the hard way, that he won't use public restrooms, so we keep a potty chair in our car for now. His transition from crib to bed could not have gone more smoothly. He has been sleeping in it for two weeks now and continues to follow his routines from the crib, which we appreciate. He stays in bed in the morning until we get him. He sleeps through the night (dry most of the time) and still takes long naps. He doesn't get up to come see us during the night. He slept on a mattress at GG Rainbow's last night, and slept all night without waking too. Obviously, this milestone could not have been an easier transition. And, he LOVES his "new bed"!
Below are tidbits of the kids lately, including Halloween. It starts with me interviewing Joy after trick-or-treating on Halloween. Then, it shows Noah making Daddy feel better. And it ends with some clips of the kids enjoying books together. I love that they both enjoy books so much and cherish the moments when Joy reads to Noah. They melt my heart!
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Joy is 5 years old!
We have a 5 year old in our house, which is hard to believe. This was a milestone I once thought was far away but it happened in a blink. Joy was very blessed to have beautiful weather for her princess party at a park. Most of her little friends and family made it, which made her day! Here is a short video of her party that ends with Noah and cousin, Rylee, playing together.
The whole Rainbow family made it to Joys party too!
This last video was taken of Joy at her school Family Fun Night. Her class sang a couple patriotic songs and then we browsed through a book fair. It was a fun night!
The whole Rainbow family made it to Joys party too!
This last video was taken of Joy at her school Family Fun Night. Her class sang a couple patriotic songs and then we browsed through a book fair. It was a fun night!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
No Training Wheels!
Since I'm not the best writer, I like to show you through videos what has been happening with our family. This post will be no different. :)
Joy recently hit a milestone. It actually brought back memories of her first steps as we backed off from spotting her on the bike and let her ride free. You will witness our progression of 'letting go' as the video plays through. We are so proud!
The kids also enjoyed playing in some needed rain a few weeks ago. I love how they interact and play together these days, most of the time. :) Here they are...
Lastly, the kids and I spent a week with the Krafve family. We had to leave dad home because of his demanding summer work schedule. We started the week by staying overnight at Rylee's house. Then we went to the Krafve farm after that. We ventured out to see cousin Logan one day and to Como Zoo another day. Below is a video of the kids on the 4 wheelers with their grandparents. The kids didn't let one day go by without a ride. :)
Joy recently hit a milestone. It actually brought back memories of her first steps as we backed off from spotting her on the bike and let her ride free. You will witness our progression of 'letting go' as the video plays through. We are so proud!
The kids also enjoyed playing in some needed rain a few weeks ago. I love how they interact and play together these days, most of the time. :) Here they are...
Lastly, the kids and I spent a week with the Krafve family. We had to leave dad home because of his demanding summer work schedule. We started the week by staying overnight at Rylee's house. Then we went to the Krafve farm after that. We ventured out to see cousin Logan one day and to Como Zoo another day. Below is a video of the kids on the 4 wheelers with their grandparents. The kids didn't let one day go by without a ride. :)
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Summer Church Programs
Joy has lived through two weeks of summer church related programs, much to her dismay. She attended Vacation Bible School at Mt Olive Lutheran Church, where her Rainbow grandparents are members. The week started out rough, but she ended on a high note and asks almost daily to go back. She also just completed a week of Bible Soccer Camp at her school. It also started rough, but ended great and she can't wait to attend next summer. I describe it as rough because she is still having a lot of anxiety when Danny or I are not right by her side. Thankfully, it was short lived this week. Having friends from her PreK class at school helped this week go more smoothly. And I have to say, seeing her run around on the soccer field was absolutely adorable. She was smiling from ear to ear, even if she didn't get to kick the ball. Below is a video of Joy, and Noah, singing and dancing to the songs from VBS at Mt Olive.
We also discovered Noah is pretty good at putting. Between watching his dad and watching golf on TV, he has putting figured out. He lines up, pulls back, and hits without moving his feet. The last step about his feet especially impressed his dad. Apparantly, one of the most challenging things for kids under age 4 to grasp, is keeping their feet still while putting. Noah is a Golf Pro in the making! Video evidence is below.
We also discovered Noah is pretty good at putting. Between watching his dad and watching golf on TV, he has putting figured out. He lines up, pulls back, and hits without moving his feet. The last step about his feet especially impressed his dad. Apparantly, one of the most challenging things for kids under age 4 to grasp, is keeping their feet still while putting. Noah is a Golf Pro in the making! Video evidence is below.
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