Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Elmo's Green Thumb
My mom and I took Kaitlin to see Elmo's Green Thumb. She loved it! She got so excited when all the characters came out. Of course Elmo came out last and she kept looking for him. When he finally came out, she clapped and said "Yay, Elmo" and started talking to him. She had never been to anything like that before, so it was lots of fun! And of course, we brought home an Elmo balloon.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Pictures
And here are some pictures in case you don't want to watch 23 minutes of video; including Kaitlin's picture with Aubie Claus (the Auburn University mascot dressed like Santa) and with Santa. Kaitlin just loves Aubie and ran right up to him and gave him a big hug.
On Christmas Eve, Kaitlin and I made a gingerbread cake and some Snickerdoodle cookies for Santa. Kaitlin really did a great job with the cookies, but I was already tired and stressed and not feeling great, so I wasn't exactly the model of patience and love during the process. Fortunately, she's only 2 and won't remember it :)
I am very thankful that I was able to spend Christmas day at home with Keven, Kaitlin, Simba, and Harley. Even though our little man isn't due until the end of January, my body seems to be making progress towards delivery a bit early and I was very worried that I would end up in the hospital for Christmas. Fortunately, I am still pregnant. I really don't want him to have a birthday too close to Christmas! We're hoping he'll at least make it to January, but are starting to accept that it might not happen.
We had a very fun day even though it took 7 hours to finally open all of Kaitlin's presents. She wanted to get everything out and play with it as soon as she opened it. Mommy and Daddy just wanted to open all the gifts and then play! Kaitlin seemed to like all of her gifts and was especially excited about her new trampoline - that girl loves to jump! I didn't get pictures of all her gifts because the process was so was broken up, but here are a few. She really got a kick out of us taking pictures of each other! We are looking forward to my mom's visit tomorrow and more presents to open.
The slideshow doesn't seem to be working so here's a link to the album:
On Christmas Eve, Kaitlin and I made a gingerbread cake and some Snickerdoodle cookies for Santa. Kaitlin really did a great job with the cookies, but I was already tired and stressed and not feeling great, so I wasn't exactly the model of patience and love during the process. Fortunately, she's only 2 and won't remember it :)
I am very thankful that I was able to spend Christmas day at home with Keven, Kaitlin, Simba, and Harley. Even though our little man isn't due until the end of January, my body seems to be making progress towards delivery a bit early and I was very worried that I would end up in the hospital for Christmas. Fortunately, I am still pregnant. I really don't want him to have a birthday too close to Christmas! We're hoping he'll at least make it to January, but are starting to accept that it might not happen.
We had a very fun day even though it took 7 hours to finally open all of Kaitlin's presents. She wanted to get everything out and play with it as soon as she opened it. Mommy and Daddy just wanted to open all the gifts and then play! Kaitlin seemed to like all of her gifts and was especially excited about her new trampoline - that girl loves to jump! I didn't get pictures of all her gifts because the process was so was broken up, but here are a few. She really got a kick out of us taking pictures of each other! We are looking forward to my mom's visit tomorrow and more presents to open.
The slideshow doesn't seem to be working so here's a link to the album:
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Merry Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Big Changes
Now that our new room is finished, we have finally started getting the house ready for our little man to arrive. The first step was to get the office cleared out so that Kaitlin could move in. PopPop (Keven's dad, Larry) came up last week to paint her new room pink. He finished just in time for her big girl furniture to be delivered on Wednesday and today Kaitlin helped us move most of her stuff from the nursery into her new big girl room and she is sleeping in it for the first time! She was very excited! So far, she is still in the bed and has not cried once so hopefully this transition will be much smoother than the crib to toddler bed transition. Here is a picture of her just before going to bed:
Next step: nursery.
Next step: nursery.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The New Room
Our house renovations are nearing completion! We are sooooo ready to be finished and have our house back to "normal." We are getting the outside of the house painted now and then there are a few more finishing touches to be done out back. The inside work is done, so now it's up to us to make it look pretty! Here are some pictures of the floors and the new room.
In this goofy picture of Kaitlin, you can see what the old floors looked like. They were in really bad shape!
Tearing up the old floors was a dusty process, so they put up this lovely plastic between the kitchen and great room and the kitchen/dining room to keep the dust out of the rest of the house. While we appreciated not having to clean dust out of everything, it did make things quite chaotic for a couple of days. As you can see, the kitchen table was in the great room and the refrigerator was in the dining room. We also moved everything off the kitchen counters and put it on the dining room table. In order to get to our room, Keven and I had to go outside on the patio and back in through the new room. I'm so glad that Kaitlin didn't wake up in the middle of the night that night; I'm sure I would have locked myself out!
This is what the floors looked like after they tore up the old ones. When I first walked in the room, I thought the old floors were still there because the concrete slab/glue took on so much of the color of the floors. It was so sticky to walk on that you had to keep moving or your feet would get stuck!
The new floors in the kitchen...
And the laundry room (it was ugly green linoleum)...
And the new room!
It's not quite furnished yet, but furniture has been ordered and is on the way. There is going to be a desk (which is in the box on the floor) on the left wall and a bench under the windows on the right wall. We want to keep the back windows clear as much as we can so we're going to use baskets for toys. I'm still trying to decide which basket I like best. The one on the left will match the furniture really well, but I like that the one on the right brings in some other color. I was thinking I would make some bright colored liners for the baskets, but Keven said he doesn't like the liner so we'll see.
In this goofy picture of Kaitlin, you can see what the old floors looked like. They were in really bad shape!
Tearing up the old floors was a dusty process, so they put up this lovely plastic between the kitchen and great room and the kitchen/dining room to keep the dust out of the rest of the house. While we appreciated not having to clean dust out of everything, it did make things quite chaotic for a couple of days. As you can see, the kitchen table was in the great room and the refrigerator was in the dining room. We also moved everything off the kitchen counters and put it on the dining room table. In order to get to our room, Keven and I had to go outside on the patio and back in through the new room. I'm so glad that Kaitlin didn't wake up in the middle of the night that night; I'm sure I would have locked myself out!
This is what the floors looked like after they tore up the old ones. When I first walked in the room, I thought the old floors were still there because the concrete slab/glue took on so much of the color of the floors. It was so sticky to walk on that you had to keep moving or your feet would get stuck!
The new floors in the kitchen...
And the laundry room (it was ugly green linoleum)...
And the new room!
It's not quite furnished yet, but furniture has been ordered and is on the way. There is going to be a desk (which is in the box on the floor) on the left wall and a bench under the windows on the right wall. We want to keep the back windows clear as much as we can so we're going to use baskets for toys. I'm still trying to decide which basket I like best. The one on the left will match the furniture really well, but I like that the one on the right brings in some other color. I was thinking I would make some bright colored liners for the baskets, but Keven said he doesn't like the liner so we'll see.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Pumpkin Patch
We headed out to the Pumpkin Patch in Lochapoka on Saturday to pick out a pumpkin. I thought Kaitlin would have fun climbing the hay bale playground, but she didn't seem real interested. Keven climbed up with her and I took some pictures. Her favorite part was throwing corn kernels at mommy - thanks Kev! Much like last year, Kaitlin really liked playing in the corn and we had to drag her away to pick out a pumpkin! Once we got to the pumpkin patch, all she wanted to do was go back to the corn. We let her pick a tiny white pumpkin and she was so proud of it! She carried it all the way back to the corn and then it was forgotten until we had to leave. I think Kaitlin would have enjoyed herself more if I hadn't been so worried about getting cute pictures and had put long pants and sneakers on her; she didn't really like walking in the tall grass with sandals on.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Construction postings just aren't complete without a picture of the Port-a-Potty by the mailbox!
A Work in Progress
Here are some pictures of our new patio being stamped. Keven was really disappointed that he wasn't able to see how they did it so I took some pictures for him. It's a pretty neat process. First, they poured the concrete and smoothed it out. Then they sprinkled some powder over it to give it color. Finally, they used tiles to stamp the design on. They even made some animals with the leftover concrete. After two days, they come back and wash off the powder and put a sealer on it. We can't wait to see the finished product! Poor Keven has only seen the pictures because they had to cover it with plastic to protect it from today's rain!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Almost there!
Well, our construction project is nearing completion! I have been remiss in posting pictures, so I thought I should get these up before it's done. I left town for a few days on September 23, but before I left I was able to see our new door!! No more plywood - woohoo!!
When I got home from my trip, the sheet rock had been finished. With the new door in, I was finally able to get far enough back to take some pictures of the inside of the room.
This week, the painter has been here working and this afternoon, our new patio was poured! We are so excited! I will post some pictures of the patio later (it won't be completely finished until Thursday or Friday when they come back to wash it and seal it).
When I got home from my trip, the sheet rock had been finished. With the new door in, I was finally able to get far enough back to take some pictures of the inside of the room.
This week, the painter has been here working and this afternoon, our new patio was poured! We are so excited! I will post some pictures of the patio later (it won't be completely finished until Thursday or Friday when they come back to wash it and seal it).
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
No Rain = Progress
It finally stopped raining here and they've been able to make some progress on our new room. We get so sad if there are no trucks in front of our house at 7:00am. I'm not sure our neighbors feel the same though. Hopefully the noise doesn't wake them up. (Click here to see before pictures.)
On September 11, the exterior doors and windows were installed. We were really excited to be able to let Harley out in the backyard again, but then it rained for several days and the backyard turned into a big mud pit.
I tried to get a picture of the inside of the room, but I couldn't really get a good shot with the plywood up. Here's a shot of Keven and Kaitlin looking in the window :)
The past two days they've been busy putting up siding. It's exciting to see this project all coming together!
Hopefully tomorrow they will be able to put up sheet rock and get the doors in the kitchen installed. We're really ready for the plywood to be gone! Isn't it just lovely?
On September 11, the exterior doors and windows were installed. We were really excited to be able to let Harley out in the backyard again, but then it rained for several days and the backyard turned into a big mud pit.
I tried to get a picture of the inside of the room, but I couldn't really get a good shot with the plywood up. Here's a shot of Keven and Kaitlin looking in the window :)
The past two days they've been busy putting up siding. It's exciting to see this project all coming together!
Hopefully tomorrow they will be able to put up sheet rock and get the doors in the kitchen installed. We're really ready for the plywood to be gone! Isn't it just lovely?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Finally!
Kaitlin finally went to sleep in her big girl bed tonight! And it only took a week and a half!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Construction - Part One
We decided to close in our back patio to make more space for baby boy Yost. I thought I'd post some pictures as the construction progresses. The weekend before construction started was so busy with family in town and Kaitlin's birthday party that we forgot to take any "before" pictures so I'm using some from Kaitlin's party. If you can imagine the top two pictures side by side, you can get an idea of what it looked like before.
Day 1:
Day 2:
They put our door in the woods.
Now we have ply wood :(
They also cleared out the grass for our new patio.
Day 3:
Day 9:
After 9 business days, nothing much has changed. A couple little things have gotten done here and there, but construction has pretty much been at a stand still for the past week due to weather, standing water, and waiting on windows to come in. I have to admit I'm getting a little stir crazy. The plywood and darkness in my kitchen would be a lot easier to handle if I could see some progress outside. Hopefully work will get started again soon!
Day 1:
Day 2:
They put our door in the woods.
Now we have ply wood :(
They also cleared out the grass for our new patio.
Day 3:
Day 9:
After 9 business days, nothing much has changed. A couple little things have gotten done here and there, but construction has pretty much been at a stand still for the past week due to weather, standing water, and waiting on windows to come in. I have to admit I'm getting a little stir crazy. The plywood and darkness in my kitchen would be a lot easier to handle if I could see some progress outside. Hopefully work will get started again soon!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Other Highlights from August
Circus Day
The last day of summer at Kaitlin's school was circus day. They had a balloon man, made circus hats, got their faces painted and had popcorn and circus peanuts. Kaitlin must love to have her face painted because both times they've done it at school her teacher said she was very still the whole time and didn't touch it when it was done.
Cake
We made a practice Elmo cake - I think Kaitlin liked it!
Supper Club
We have dinner monthly with 3 other couples. This month we were at Chaz's house; he and Kaitlin had a great time together!
Big Girl Bed
We took the front rail off Kaitlin's bed because she has been trying to climb out (and because it was getting hard for me to get her in and out) She loves her big girl bed and will play on it, sit on it to read books, and put her babies in it...
...but she won't sleep in it!
Even with a rail!
The last day of summer at Kaitlin's school was circus day. They had a balloon man, made circus hats, got their faces painted and had popcorn and circus peanuts. Kaitlin must love to have her face painted because both times they've done it at school her teacher said she was very still the whole time and didn't touch it when it was done.
Cake
We made a practice Elmo cake - I think Kaitlin liked it!
Supper Club
We have dinner monthly with 3 other couples. This month we were at Chaz's house; he and Kaitlin had a great time together!
First Day of School
Kaitlin moved up to the 2-year-old class this year! Here she is on the first day of school:
Big Girl Bed
We took the front rail off Kaitlin's bed because she has been trying to climb out (and because it was getting hard for me to get her in and out) She loves her big girl bed and will play on it, sit on it to read books, and put her babies in it...
...but she won't sleep in it!
Even with a rail!
Gettin' Fancy
I borrowed this idea from a friend. I thought maybe if I gave Kaitlin the full pedicure experience and made it fun, she might actually let me cut her toe nails. It worked, but I didn't anticipate her wanting to paint my toe nails as well:
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