Goodbye House...we will miss you!

Yes...you read that title correctly. We have sold our house! Our house was on the market for 2 weeks...CRAZY!!! Now the hard part is finding the next perfect home for our family. We have a few houses in mind, but nothing we are in LOVE with.

We had the perfect buyer come along...a young, single guy who lives w/ his mom, had a preapproval already & loves fish! He doesn't have a home to sell, has money to buy & wants to keep our basement tank so we don't have to mess with that huge thing. He offered to pay our asking price, wants all the appliances except the washer/dryer & would like our barstools (Captain Morgan of course). He was also asking that we pay closing costs, buy a 1 year home warranty & keep the garage workbench too. We countered his offer with...he pays full asking price, we will pay 1/2 of closing costs, no warranty & we take the barstools....they were a birthday present to Nate from me ;-) He accepted our counter & will sign the contract tomorrow & put his earnest money down. Now we just hope the inspection goes well, the bank doesn't have any issues w/ the loan & we find a new home.

It is all soooooooo exciting, but still nerve racking knowing that things can change in a matter of minutes. We are so lucky to have sold our house so quickly w/ this terrible sellers market. We will keep you all posted on our progress on the house hunting. This next house is our FOREVER home...we want Jordan & baby #2 to have one childhood home. So many great memories will be had in this next home. It is very sad that we must move on to a new home. We LOVE our present home...so many great times had here!

Well, our closing date is November 30th...we are hoping to move that date up but we must find a house first ;-) Our buyer is very flexible in the closing date which is wonderful. We just want to take our time to get the right home & we also have to be careful of Nate's knee surgery & recovery time.

Thank you all for your continued support. Maybe the next post will be about our new home ;-)
Love xoxoxo,
The Helgerson's

1st family trip to the Orchard...

Big girl on her pony...making sure Daddy is watching!

The Helgerson's 1st pic at the Orchard

Our little turkey ;-)

She loves her pony ride...love watching all her new adventures!

Big girl w/ her Daddy at the Orchard

The girls at the Orchard...a bit windy out!

I love my little family...they are my whole world!

We had our first family trip to the Edwards Apple Orchard today....it was so much fun! Jordan loved looking at all the animals, petting them & yelling at them ;-) She rode on her first pony. She laughed, grunted & smiled the entire time...it made our hearts melt. Aunt Aimee got to come w/ us today too. We all had cider donuts, hot cider & apple pie...Jordan tried everything & was loving every bite...especially the donuts!

Enjoy the pics from today. Have a great weekend!
Love xoxoxox,
The Helgerson's

11 Months...Where has the time gone?!

The Helgerson Family...Nate, Jordan & Rachel

Still in love after 5 years together!!! He's my Prince ;-)

Jordan's way of getting the remotes

The cutest face in the world...so excited!

Jordan picked out a few video games for Daddy ;-)

Jordan helping Daddy w/ the lawn care

Typing a letter on the computer...

Hanging out on the beach @ Grammie & Papa's lake Labor Day weekend

Yes...that is right...we have an 11 month old at our house! Crazy how fast time has flown by. I'm a bit sad that she is so big now & not my snuggle baby anymore, but it has been so much fun watching her learn & grow everyday! Some of the newest Jordanisms are: she loves to dance to any song, she does "SO BIG" all the time & expects you to do with her, she talks on her play cell phone to "Dadda"...she will pick up her cell phone, put it to her ear & say, "Hi Dadda" & then she laughs. She is the happiest little girl & so friendly to everyone. Wherever we are she waves & smiles at everyone. Going through the grocery store one would think she was in a parade....she is hysterical.

Jordan is the best sleeper & eater....she still takes 2 naps during the day & sleeps 10+ hours a night. She had her first cold/sickness 2 weeks ago...had a high temp one night, cough & runny nose. It was so sad to see & not be able to fix it right away for her. We are lucky that she has only been sick this once in her 11 months though. We knew she wasn't feeling well when she wasn't smiling all the time. We are still loving being parents...it is really the best job in the world (in our opinion).

Some other news in the family...we have just put our house on the market. Hoping it sells, but if not then it just wasn't meant to be. We realize that fall & winter isn't the best time to sell, but we also feel that a ton of people take their house off the market in the fall & winter & we are hoping there won't be as much competition out there for us. Or so we are hoping that is the case. We have had 3 showings & we have our first open house this Sunday. Please say a prayer. We have found 3 or 4 houses that we LOVE! 2 are in Roscoe, IL, 1 is in Loves Park, IL & the last one is in Poplar Grove, IL. We have chosen to go anywhere except the Rockford School District...it is not good! Nate has his 2nd knee surgery October 21st. It is an outpatient procedure, but the healing time is about 4 to 6 weeks w/ physical therapy. Jordan & I will be taking great care of him like the last time ;-)

Well, once again....hope you enjoy the pics & we wish you & your family the best. Some of you will be receiving the big 1st birthday invite in the mail this week....can't wait for all the fun to come!

Love xoxoxo,
Nate, Rachel, Jordan & Doozer