Keys, Please!

We signed on our new home today!  The original paperwork needs to get to CA and a wire come back to Phoenix in order for the loan to fund and the sale to record, but once that happens, then we get our keys and can get started on the move!

I am so exited!

We will have almost 4 months to get the house and nursery ready for our little one.  That's just about right, I think.

As an added bonus of moving in at this time of year, the entire neighborhood is lit up like, well, like a Christmas tree!  The house almost directly across from us is all done up, and Abby is excited to look at the lights out her window at night after we get moved in.

What she doesn't know yet is that we are getting her a puppy for Christmas!  We told her it was a possibility and we met a litter of pups on Thanksgiving, but we haven't spoken of it since then.  We also told her before we even took her to meet the dogs that there was a great possibility that they may not be the right ones for us and not to expect anything from the visit.

We did get plenty of pictures though -- just in case.  :)  Mom is a (mostly mottled black) blue heeler mix and dad is a white with light brown spots pit mix.  Since heelers are born white and get their color at about 4 weeks (which these pups are 1 day shy of 4 weeks in these pictures), there's no telling at this point if they will turn black like mom or stay spotted like dad.  If she does change color, I'm glad we were able to see her and get some pictures while she still had her puppy whites on.  The mom's name is Abby and the pups were born on my birthday!

The entire litter.  Our pup, as well as the solo pup here were the only females out of 8 pups.

Most of her body is this splotchy white - which based on her parents, may or may not change in the next couple of weeks

Hanging on for dear life!

Abby holding the puppy next to the daddy

Marti nuzzling the pup

Close up of pup's face