"For thus says the Lord: Lo, I will spread prosperity over her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent. As nurslings, you shall be carried in her arms, and fondled in her lap; As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you..." Isaiah 66:12-13

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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.



Monday, November 9, 2009

Joshua update.

Sorry for not posting much... things are crazy. We're in the new house now, but not in all of it, since we're getting the floors refinished. So we have all our stuff squashed into four rooms. I did want to put some new pictures of Joshua up and maybe if the kids cooperate, I'll get pictures of the new house up too. First, some of Joshua.

Three months old.

Hey, Mom! Watch this!

Grab lion, eat lion.

Hmm, what's this?

Oh, yeah! I've got this rolling thing down. Now how do I climb outta here?

Turning on the charm.

Four months old...

My sisters love me.

Love snuggles.


Gotta love those toes.

Stats: 15lbs, 12oz., 25 inches long; eyes, still blue - the doctor says they are usually set in their color by 6 months, so they may still change, but for now we're all enjoying Mr. Blue Eyes.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Some pictures of the girls.

Here are some pictures from our recent walk in the local nature area. There are apparently several trails and streams in this 89 acre nature area. The property that we're most interested in has 1.5 acres that adjoins this nature area, so if all goes well we'll be living within walking distance of this stream.





This is Maria and her rattlesnake. During a recent conversation about snakes, I mentioned that if you see a snake you should get away quickly, especially if it's a rattlesnake. Maria said, "Ya, but you can PLAY with MY rattlesnake."


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Morning.

You know that the morning is going to be interesting when you go into you room to get dressed and return to find your nearly three year old lying in her bed cuddling a cheese stick. This would be her second one this morning... I'm thinking growth-spurt.

Joshua Tree

A link to a picture of a Joshua Tree. Just because it's sooo cool.