holy cow, we have a house.......

Yes, ladies and gents, it's true, 6 and a half weeks after sending our initial offer in, we are in contract to purchase 201 Prospect Ave. Mechanicsburg, Ohio, 43044. We don't have a closing date yet, but we're really hoping to close by the end of the month. It's a foreclosure, it was built in 1995, about 1100 sqare feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It also has a full unfinished basement (man-cave, anyone?) The house is built on a hill, so the basement has a walkout in the back, which we love. We have a ton of work to do, but we are blessed with many wonderful skilled friends who are more than willing to help us. Basically, we'll need to tear out all the carpet and all the vinyl in the kitchen and bathrooms. So new flooring through-out, tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. Also, we're going to paint the whole inside, after we get the walls patched up. We have tons of things we'd like to do to the place eventually, but the flooring and paint is priority before we move. Also getting the roof patched up. We are really excited to be home-owners, and we feel very blessed to find this new of a house for a very reasonable price, and also we were able to get a really good interest rate. So here's a few pics of the place. We have some cleaning up to do on the outside too, but just think "potential" So if anyone is interested in getting your hands dirty that I havn't talked to yet, just let me know, and I'm sure we can put you to work.












































Mabri is doing great, walking and climbing over everything, and jabbering like crazy. She loves playing with her friend Addy, they don't always share the best, but we'll work on that. She's excited about the new house, might not know it yet, but she is. So that's what's happening in the Miller family, more pics will appear of the house as it's worked on. Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend.






The Millers

It's been a long winter so far . . .

Well, here we are on March 8th, we are stuck inside due to a level 3 snow emergency rating, and b/c we don't want to be arrested, we will stay inside. Thankfully, we are all well, which has not been the case since before Christmas. Mabri is over all her snottiness, and Brian and I are not sick either. A miracle has occurred.
We are still waiting ever so paitiently on word about a house we have put an offer on, and as of yesterday is was FIVE weeks ago we faxed in the first offer. It's a long ridiculous story, but we are gonna make it. We will let you all know when we know something.
Mabri is talking like crazy, trying so hard to communicate her thoughts with us, sadly we don't speak the same language yet. She is growing so fast, and walks really well now (yes, her arms have lowered considerably). She also has come to that lovely place where she can now choose to be naughty. We can tell her NO NO and she will stop to think about it, maybe try to touch the forbidden object really fast, and look back at us to see if we mean it. It's hard not to laugh at times.
Here are some pictures of the last few weeks:

First pigtails, or as close as I can get right now. This is the face we make when Mommy is pulling on my hair.














First time out in the snow. Let's just say she wasn't all that impressed. This was the best picture. The rest of them she looks really annoyed or about to cry.














This was hilarious. She had a very runny nose, and was eating cherrios, and for some odd reason decided to pick one up with her mouth, rather than her fingers. The rest is history. We had a good laugh about that one.














It's amazing how long her hair is when it's wet frim her bath. She looks so different.














This one is just my favorite one from the other day when she was looking out the window.













Ok. That's enough from me. I have sooo much vegging out to do during this lovely snow emergency. Hope you have less snow than we do!
Much Love,
Brooke for the Millers

Hey everybody, I'm walking!

Hey guys! I just wanted to post this little video so you could see this girl walk. And yes, her arms are always in the air when she's walking. Her father walks like that . . . we are gonna have to work on that but, not bad for a week after her birthday! As you can see, there is a good bit of wobble left there, but we have the gist of it. Have a beautiful day everyone!
Much Love,
Brooke for the Miller Fam

It's my birthday!!!!

Unbelievable. A year ago we were in labor, counting minutes between contractions, and getting ready to meet the newest member of the Miller family. Needless to say, the first year has gone by ridiculously fast, and we can't believe what an amazing daughter Mabri has turned out to be. We love her more every day. She is about 23 lbs and 30 inches tall. She has 10 teeth, including three molars, and as you can see, unbelievably curly hair. She is taking a few wobbly steps, and if Brooke and I sit about 6 feet apart, she can walk the whole way. She says momma and daddy, somewhat randomly, but we think she means it. She loves music, and is turning out to be quite a dancer.




It's been fun to see all her personality coming out, and as you can see her moods can change in the blink of an eye.





















































































We had a birthday party for her and her best friend Addison Byler a couple of weeks ago, and had a great time. That cupcake didn't stand a chance. Mommy had to dig bits of it out of her ears and nose that night.







































Mommy here now. It's hard to believe our little girl is one already, and I may have a meltdown on her birthday tomorrow, but I think I can speak for the both of us and say that it has been the most amazing year of our lives. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and we want to say thanks to each and every one of you for being a part of our lives, for being in our "village". We are blessed. Good night all.
Much Love, The Millers

So I had to share these with you all . . .

Just a couple of quick video clips that I thought you should see! These crazy kids!

Happy New Year everybody!

Well, it's over already. And on we go into January. Christmas was great. We got to spend alot of time with family and a few friends along the way. Mabri had a great time opening gifts, but of course went for the wrapping paper more than anything. I think we spent a good bit of time fishing things out of her mouth. She had a great time playing with her cousin Carter. It was so fun watching them interact with each other this year. This is Mabri and Carter with Uncle Jason and Daddy on Chirstmas eve.













Here is our immediate family on Brian's side . . .













Here is my Papa with his youngest Great-Grandchild . . .













My Mom and Dad with the munchkin . . .

















And here is a random pic of her playing with the fire. Thankfully, it's not real.













Well, as for this family, we are currently all getting over some sort of illness. Poor little girl started off with what I think was either a mild form of croup or maybe bronchitis, and it turned into strep throat, and eye infections. She is doing much better now, while Brian and I have both working on getting over whatever we have. Needless to say, we rang in the new year in a rather pathetic fashion: at home in our pj's. So, that's the latest for us. I can hardly believe, but the next post will probably be of the kid turning 1! Where did the time go? I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year! That's all 'til next time. Much love, Brooke for the Miller's

Let it snow, let it.....ugh let it melt!

hello friends, welcome to the Miller Family Chronicle, Christmas Edition...... It's Saturday, the 17th, and we have just gotten about half a foot of snow dumped on us. Needless to say, we havnt done much this afternoon. We did catch the third installation of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and were left a little confused by the multiple plots and exchanges. Anyhoo.... Christmas is coming, like it or not, and we're getting really excited to see family again. Mabri is growing and learning new skills all the time. We now are high fiving, giving kisses, and punching teeth through those stubborn gums. She's also very excited about the new first cousin that's on the way. December has been a busy month already. I had the opportunity to travel to Ennepetal, Germany with the band Disciple and play Christmas Rock Night, an annual 2 day Christian music festival that's held the first week in December. I had an amazing time, met lots of nice Germans and Dutch, and did my first ever crowd-surfing. There's numerous videos on Youtube, just search Disicple CRN 2007. Anyway, I was very glad to get back home to my ladies, I missed them very much. We are currently searching for a house to buy. We've looked at several, and are planning on looking at 3 more tomorrow after church. The whole process can be a little intimidating, but we're hoping that it will be obvious which house we're supposed to be in... anyway, consider this the Miller Christmas card, enjoy some good food, family, and friends this holiday season, and have a great new year.

time for pics!!!!!
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