hand prints!

it has been a while since my last post. things have been so busy between packing up our old house, a doctor visit and working on the new house.

today they poured the driveways and walks at our house. we tried some rolled concrete (similar to stamped concrete, you just use a large roller to get a texture when the concrete is wet rather than stamps) on the front drive. first time we have done this and i am eager to see how it looks tomorrow when it is dried.

we had a little pad beside the garage, where the HVAC units will go, and the boys got to put their hand prints down. so cute! they both did well, though ethan immediately said, "my hand is dirty" and wanted to get clean as soon as possible. so glad lance had us come over so we could do that.

sonic treat!

not much better on a saturday afternoon than a treat from the sonic!

construction update: week five

the house is moving along very quickly. lance has been doing a great job with the scheduling and making sure everything is running as smoothly as it can. we are looking at an early to mid-may move in date if all stays on schedule. ahhh, a couple of weeks to relax before baby girl arrives, what we will do with ourselves? :)

progress pictures:
living room view from the kitchen - there will be built-in bookcases with cabinets below on either side of the fireplace and a tv space above the fireplace.

standing in the family room looking back towards the kitchen. the window on the right overlooks the backyard.

standing in the main hallway in front of the living room looking back towards the kitchen.

baby girl's room!

the dining room, though for us we will be using it as a playroom. sooooo excited! we haven't had a playroom yet and i am very eager to have all of the toys stored somewhere other than our living room.

standing in the main kitchen work area looking towards the breakfast area and then the family room behind.

upcoming construction will include wall texture (should be happening this weekend), exterior and interior painting, install cabinets and trim, finish minor brick work, install granite and tile and begin HVAC, electrical and plumbing trim-outs (means putting in switches, plate covers, grill covers, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, etc) it is going to start looking a lot more finished in just a week or two! we will also be pouring the driveway and exterior walks.

i have been busy, busy figuring out furniture layouts, picking out curtain rods and other extra items like that that we'll need to have hung by our trim guy. it is making me think a lot more about things earlier than i thought i'd need to. it is hard to figure out where you want a shelf in a room if you don't know how you are going to lay it out! i guess that is a good thing though so it will be done earlier rather than later...or realistically never getting done.

i've also been in the process of packing up our house. luckily when we put it on the market (a long, long time ago...i think miles was only a few weeks old!) we cleaned out a lot of our extra stuff and put it in storage, where it has been ever since. so i don't have all that stuff to deal with. and it is nice that we are only moving a few miles away and we don't have a buyer on our current house yet so things don't have to be out by any certain date. but i am trying to gather things up that i can so i'll feel a little bit more organized because i know it will only get crazier when baby girl arrives in about 2 months.

ahhh, the honesty of 3 year olds

i had to pick up a few things at wal-mart this evening after i picked the boys up. not usually a great idea since they are normally tired after a day at the babysitters and just ready to get home, but we desperately needed some items for their lunches the next day. so off we went.

they actually did really well for the most part. miles started melting, but overall better than some other disastrous trips, so i was pretty pleased. i had just finished paying so i was about to make it out of there with my sanity in tact (seems to be a lot harder to do these days...) when ethan starts up a short, but oh so very embarrasing conversation with me. and mind you, he is not being at all quiet about this.

"momma, see the baby behind us?"

"yes, there is a baby boy."

"momma, you have a baby in your belly!"

"yes, i have your baby sister in my belly."

at this point, it is still fine and cute and i see the people behind me smiling and nodding.

then this...

"momma, did daddy put the baby in your belly?"

oh lord. i don't remember what i said, i mumbled some sort of response. i see the people behind us trying not to laugh. i got out of there as quickly as i could.

of course i immediately called lance who thought it was hilarious...he wished he had been there. he told me at least ethan didn't ask if someone else put the baby in my belly. i have absolutely no idea why he even asked that! i know this isn't the last time the boys will embarrass me but it was enough for one day!

more cuteness for baby girl!

a few more creations for baby girl...

the reversible bib was made from a pattern from romeo & mae - love her stuff! and the perfect little pillowcase dress was made using a pattern from owly baby. making stuff for baby girl has given me the excuse to buy more and more fabric and i have been LOVING everything from amy butler, especially her midwest modern collection - that is what the fabric for the dress is. it is so simple, modern and comes in lots of great colors!

i have lots more in the works, including these absolutely adorable ruffle bloomers, but somehow building a house has gotten in the way of my sewing time. i forgot how involved building is, especially when it is your own home. it is much easier to build for someone else! but the house is moving along very well...look for an update later this week - LOTS of progress has been made!

easter 2010 in pictures

egg coloring - everyone got in on this, even miles...though he was more interested in playing with the crayons and trying to drink the dye:

happy easter - 31 weeks!

easter baskets and easter morning:

happy easter!

i hope everyone is having a wonderful easter!

the weather has been great and we are enjoying a perfect easter sunday that included easter basket treats, time with family, egg coloring and egg hunts...but i am lazy right now, so pictures will have to wait until tomorrow.