Some Easter Pictures.

Finally posting some pictures from Easter. I may get a chance to do a few more this weekend. Some egg dying ones and some random spring ones. We'll see. I want to post more often really. But life's crazy and I keep getting sidetracked painting stuff, watching Jim fix things and gathering the socks which seem to sprout from the floors. Such is the life of a mom of three little ones, in a big old house that is in need of repair. At least now that we know has a job (for awhile longer anyway) we can plan the next round of major projects, starting with the foundation fix and maybe some landscaping.

So enjoy these pictures anyway. It may be some time before I get a chance to post again.

Community Easter Egg Hunt.

The Glorious Field of Eggs and Prizes.

Waiting is so hard to do.

The girls and the Bunny.  Amelia proudly holds her football.

Checking out the candy.


Yep, that's Sponge Bob.  He lives at Grammie's house.



Nothing to see here. 


The girls inspecting their Easter baskets.


Joshua inspecting the girls Easter baskets and ignoring his.



Miss Maria, all dressed for church.


Miss Amelia and Uncle Kerry.


Joshua and Grammie. (Notice how much he loved his hat.  Sigh. Next time I'll get him one with straps.)


Kerry, Becky and my niece or nephew.  Can't wait till November.  :)


The Family.  Too many cameras, we're all looking in different directions.


This one's pretty nice, Joshie looks suspicious though.


Sitting pretty.


Maria being shy?


Nope.  Just fooling around for the camera.


Jumping rope, almost.


Getting better.  Looks like we have to get a good jump rope for the girls.


Family Egg Hunt.  Look at 'em go.


Really, Becky was just helping the kids, not hunting eggs.  Really.


So fast!


Hey!  That's mine!


Animal shaped eggs.  This one's a tiger.


Easter at home.

Finally some more pictures of the kiddos.

Since we moved this fall, I feel like I'm running around in circles just trying to accomplish everyday tasks.  We're still quite disorganized and unpacking, and have a long to-do list of household projects.  All this and trying to homeschool the girls while Joshua exercises he newly acquired crawling and cruising skills has been a challenge to say the least.  He especially likes swiping everything off their work table and gets really excited when he's able to grab a pencil or crayon.

I haven't had much time to even take pictures but I'll be making more of an effort at that in the coming days.  We have two "field trips" planned, so I should have something nice to share this weekend.

For now, I'll post a couple from the past few months.

Moving In: First week in the new place.

Getting the moving truck down the driveway was pretty exciting.  This was the first attempt... they ended up backing out and then backing down before unloading.  Glad I wasn't here.



One of the first things that had to happen was removal of the 'wall fabric' in the hall bathroom.  Very satisfying!

This was our surprise on the day of walk-through, a full blown roof leak into the master bedroom.  After the room is done, our contractor will remove this gross ceiling and replace it.  In fact, he's already started by having one of his guys stick a foot through it from above.  (Fortunately no one was hurt, but it just shows how bad the roof was.)





Maria clowning around, after eating a blue lollipop. (No, her teeth aren't always that color.)




View from our deck.



Living room floors before refinishing - actually the best looking area of floor. It was the pet stains in hall and master bedroom (and the water damage) that prompted the refinishing. And I figured while we were at it, I may as well change the color too.



Kitchen cleaning. There were cobwebs in the cabinets; such fun.



Temporary bunk room.



Becky stuck behind a wall of the girls' toys.



Becky wearing Jim's old Halloween armor.




Last picture in the old yellow room.



Girls, saying goodbye to the green room.



My enclave of peace and homeyness. The only thing I've decorated as of yet. Can't wait to get upstairs and start painting and really unpacking.



Giant dumpster of doom.



The crane lifting supplies up to the roofers.



A heavy load, swinging right towards the window, all controlled by a handheld remote.



Joshua, oblivious to all the banging and whirring. Wish I had a bouncy seat too.



Driveway chaos - four contractors in one day: roofers, electricians, heater and floor guys.



A rare sight, all three kids asleep at the same time.



Progress, the roof half done.



Shiny new floors, after the first coat of finish.



Stairs - looks like we'll have to restain that hand rail too.



Our first visitor, seminarian Steve. He'll have to come back and see the rest of the house, after the floors are done.