4-2 Progress

We got the eletrical, plumbing and mechanical permits so they could insulate this week!  Drywall should start Monday!  Before they can mud the drywall, we need heat and we can't get gas and electric until the seasonal weight restrictions come off the roads (b/c we need to have them put in a new pole).  So hopefully that happens soon so it doesn't delay things too much!

 After this picture was taken, my dad, Joe, Mike and Joe's dad all helped insulate the rest of the garage so that we can get it drywalled the same time as the rest of the house (otherwise they don't typically drywall the whole garage).

The living room drywalled...

Height Predictor

Just thought I'd post what the height predictor says for Layla and Gibs to see how true it really is:).  Layla's could be a bit off because I never put on here her stats from her 4 year appointment and that was right before moving, so I have no idea where that sheet went:(.  She was somewhere around 43 inches though (I think) and 33 pounds.  Gibs yesterday (we went to the doctor for his voice--long story, but he's had a raspy voice for awhile and sometimes can hardly get words out so I called and the doctor diagnosed him with what my online--and always reliable:)--research had found...that he has a nodule on his vocal cord and needs to learn to not be so loud.  So now the doctor wants him to do speech therapy to learn how to properly use his voice) was 35.5 pounds and 39.25 inches.  He was just under 39 inches in Disney World in January which meant he was just a LITTLE to short to ride the 39" height requirement rides.  At least he'll be able to get on a few more for our next Disney trip:).

Gibs - predicted to be 6'2" (which if that's true, that means he'll be a few inches taller than dad)
Layla - predicted to be 5'6" (which if that's true, that means she'll be a few inches taller than me:D)

We'll see how accurate that ends up being:).  I definitely love having them little though--at this point in my life, I don't look forward to them being that big/old!

3-26 Progress

View of the master bath and our bedroom behind that from 3/26...

 Our dining and living room now with wires.  Joe and my dad swept on Saturday, so it's now nice and clean:).  Joe also put our mailbox up on Saturday so we can receive mail there:).

 View  of the kids' bath...they were pretty excited to see their tub:).

Christ Is RISEN!

We had a great day celebrating Easter today!  We celebrated with my family today (although half of Joe's family was there also--his dad, mom and Rachael came since they didn't have any other plans) and will celebrate with Joe's family next Sunday. 

 

This was my first attempt at a pic of the kids right after church...

 Love her silly cheese face:)...

 Proof that I did get a picture of them all smiling, but it unfortunately turned out blurry:(...

 The best one (Greta was super tired and needing a nap)...

 Gavin during the hunt...

 The baby girls (yep, pretty sure I'll always refer to them as "the babies" :D)...

 Layla with her basket...

 Gibs happily hunting...

 Kassia and Tate were the official "egg hiders" :)...

 Looking at what they got in their eggs (Greta was napping and missed the whole hunt)...

Decorating

It's been fun having appointments with the interior decorator at Baumann Builders and picking out all the stuff for our new house.  The kids think it's fun too to see the samples:).  Can't wait to see it all come together when our house is done!   Hopefully I still like it all then:).

 Our color scheme...

Sick Little Sweetie

Greta woke up a little warm yesterday, but after having some Tylenol, cooled down, but still didn't seem to feel well.  She just wanted to sit by me, so I took advantage of it and just sat down with her because I know these moments don't happen often!  She rested her head in my hand and after a bit I realized that she was sleeping.  Of course I had to leave one hand available for my computer:).  Layla was more than willing to take this picture of Greta for me:).

 She woke up after a bit and sat up, so I gave her a blanket and she fell right back asleep on the blanket.  We ran errands last night and she seemed mellow, but okay.  Then, this morning she was a little grumpy and just wanted to cuddle with daddy while the rest of us went to church, but after lunch and a good night, she was pretty much back to herself tonight.  Hopefully that continues and hopefully she's fine tomorrow!
Love this sweet little sleeping face!!

Heating and Cooling

Early this past week they started the heating and cooling in our house and later in the week, started the plumbing.  We had our electrical walk through on Wednesday and the electrician should be coming in the next couple of days!  I also just met with the interior decorator on Friday to pick out all the flooring and countertops, so now we just have to finalize paint in a couple of weeks and then all of our selections are done!