So much can happen in a MONTH!

Why haven't I updated in so long, you ask? Well, a lot has been going on in the Orent household lately.

For starters, I'M MARRiED TO MY MANN! But you already knew that, I just like saying it!

The week after we got married, we started looking at houses. And believe it or not, we found an amazing neighborhood, and the house of our dreams within like 2 weeks of looking. Another surprise? ... It was in our price range!!!!! It is a 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, with 2 living areas, 2 dining areas, and a game room. It is such an awesome house! We are so excited! SO, we signed a contract, and are having our house built as we speak. (Well technically they haven't started building yet, we're still waiting on blueprints.) Our house should be built and move in ready by the middle of November this year. So we'll be in the new house for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year! YAY! I absolutely CAN NOT WAIT!

So, all of this is counting on the fact that we are able to sell the house we live in now.... ick. The housing market is not in favor of sellers right now, so that may be a problem. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Hopefully everything will go as planned and this house will sell by November. Got anybody that wants to buy a house? Send them to me! lol

Well, onto other topics... Those of you who know me, know that I love to cook and bake (baking mostly). I have a new recipe to share with everyone! You've had Monkey Bread, or what some people like to call "Sticky Buns," I don't know, something about the words "sticky" and "buns" together just freaks me out a little, so I prefer to call it Monkey Bread! Anyway, here is the recipe...

Get 2 rolls of jumbo buttermilk biscuits, (try not to cringe when you pop the can open, I still do it, but trust me, they wont explode in your face or anything.) cut each biscuit into quarters, and set aside. Mix 1 cup of white sugar, and 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon into a big Ziploc bag. Toss in the biscuit pieces (about 8 at a time), and shake it up until each biscuit piece is fully coated in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Then arrange them nicely into a bundt or tube pan. Do not squash them together, just place them so they are touching. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup packed brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Stir continuously until all is melted. Let boil for about a minute, then pour over the dough. Bake at 350 degrees, for about 20 mins. Then take the pan out of the oven, and flip the monkey bread over onto a plate, let cool slightly (so you don't burn off your fingers) then dig in and enjoy! This is a very good recipe, and it goes good with a big glass of milk! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

So, Gav is doing good, growing up wayy too quickly! He is very into reading his little books, and very into doing flips across the living room floor! We've been to the pool a lot this summer and now he's got the cutest little tan line across his back! He is holding his breath under water now! And we've been working on swimming lessons with him! His potty training has progressed a little bit, he is telling me when he needs to go "pee pee" now, but we're still having trouble with the whole "tell mommy when you need to poo poo" thing. And as far as sleeping in his own bed goes, he will have no part of it. He even screams when I just bring his little race car pillow from mommy and daddy's bed to his bed. Bless his little heart, it is so cute though. And we cut off his lovely curly locks again, he was just getting wayy too hot with his long hair. I'm thinking we'll let it grow back during the winter though! He is talking more now, he LOVES his trucks, and tractors... every time he sees a truck on the road he says "mommy tuck, tuck mommy!" =) So I think I hear that like 93874982736 times a day now. But it is adorable, and I wouldn't change it for the world.

So, as you can tell, we're all doing good. We had to get rid of Dakota. She just wasn't doing good with us, she wasn't getting the attention she needed, and she didn't have the space she needs outside. She is doing much better now though. She went to a good home, and has another husky to play with, so shes good.

Well Gav is ready for his morning nap so off I go. I promise to not wait so long before I update again!

Have a fabulous weekend!