Friday, September 30, 2011

Lilly's birthday party

Outside play was had


 Indoor play was had.
 This is the last photo I took before my camera died- it was followed with singing, candle being blown out, messy eating and presents.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Two year olds like to do everything themselves

All clothes picked out and put on by our very own two year old.  Zipping the sweater was helped by mom but, clearly, put on by child.  Striped and poke a dots- daring :)


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Birthday Party at the Goodson Rec center

This is the second birthday we have been to at the Goodson Rec center gym.  They do real gymnastics here so they have this super fun foam pit.  


 The party was for a friend from Mark's preschool.  After playing in the gym for an hour we went outside for cake and more games.  It was a great party and fun to see our preschool friends during the summer.  Most of these friends are going on to kindergarden this fall.



Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Lilly's second Birthday

So behind on posts....  again.

Here is Lilly on her second birthday sitting on Lisa's porch.  For a few weeks she was in love with this skirt and wanted to wear it everyday- so she did.




Thursday, September 22, 2011

Mark's first day at preschool

Mark's first day at preschool.  



 Standing back to think about his work.
 TEACHER GAIL!!!!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

New House

So after months and months of waiting it is finally happening.  We have had an offer in on this house since April.  And finally they sold it to someone else...  Luckily he was going to flip it and is happy to simply sell it to us :)  Unfortunately, a short sale means that it is not in a pretty condition.  But we will close soon and start tackling that.  Here are the photos I took at the inspection.
Upstairs living room.  I am so ready to knock out those wood bars on the pass through between the living room and kitchen.
 Here is a kitchen shot.  It is, actually, not too bad.  Once it gets scrubbed with bleach from top to bottom I think it will be fine.  The floor is laminate, which is great, our kids have been hard on the hard wood we have in this house.
 Eating side of the kitchen.
 Other kitchen view.  Not huge but with a storage unit from our newly opened Ikea I think it will do just fine.
 This bathroom is usable.  We are debating keeping the tube and tile, they are dirty but in good shape.  Vanity, toliet and peel and stick floor is going.
 And this light fixture that is so old someone may like it for it's retroness- that someone is not me.
 This is Mark's favorite room- he really wants it to be his because of the color.  It actually looks more pleasant in the photo than in real life- it is DARK.  Although not as dark as the navy blue room.  (our home inspector is using an inferred camera and could tell us that the air conditioning was coming out at 54 degrees here- very cool.  He also checked out the insulation in the attic and said it was good)
 This may be the only room with out furniture in it- a roll off will be step one.
 This is a piece of broken trip leading to the downstairs.  The railing is in the living room for this flight.
 This will be the biggest project.  This bathroom is going- everything in it.  
 Downstairs bedroom 1.  I am planning on this being the kids room.

 Large sectional left in the family room
 The family room has this side room part.  I think this will have kids toys.
 View from the side room.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Log walking

Last set of beach photos- these are from Pump beach, which is close to our house.  Usually you can drive down until you are at the beach, but the road is about to fall into the water and they closed it the second week we were there.  So now you have to walk a little bit which meant that there was no one there anytime we went.
 Look at my boy walking on a log!  I am so happy that we get to spend this time in my home town doing the things I did as a kid.
 Pump beach is also a nice secluded spot.
 More log walking practice-  look at that concentration.
 Sometimes you just gotta hang out with Grandpa

Monday, September 05, 2011

Lilly loves the water

Lilly having a great time at the camp site at the lake.  What can I say, life is good.

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It is so funny to hear what the kids say when they see their photos.  This one was "goggles on, grandma help goggles on"  the one above was "me camp, me swim, swimming pool lake, waddy, waddy, waddy"