EEEKKKKKK!!!

EEEKKKKKK Is the only title I could think of to express how excited we were tonight at the house!  It was fun to see the framing go up and the walls...but tonight we found out we have....CLOSET DOORS! 

 

We thought we would pop up to check out the stucco and interior texture being complete, but were super excited to see we have closet doors.  It is the little things in life, I know!  We also have the shelves in the closets and pantry, OH and a front door!!  We have to start getting a key to go inside, which is kind of fun!

Next week they will start painting and laying the roof tiles.  I have to admit, I am pretty excited to see this part as I have NO idea what colors we chose!  I can't remember what our color scheme looks like or even our roof tiles, so it will be a big surprise haha.

For those who like construction pictures, i've included a few below...

                                                                  The Pantry

 

Our Bathroom, tub and part of the shower

 

Part of our closet...we have shelves!!

 

Taylor's closet

 

We also met two neighbors tonight.  It is getting real!!!

Stucco and A few Pics of the Girls

We were told they would start stuccoing our house Monday or Tuesday...I happened to be in the area on Tuesday so I figured I would make sure they are on schedule!  Early afternoon Tuesday they had 3 or 4 sides stuccoed.  We are actually expected to get rain this week so hopefully the stucco cures fast and they can get it painted without too much delay!

 

 

 

 

The girls love to look at Grandma's ornaments and really enjoy being around the tree when the lights are on.  Taylor is sure to remind Grandma and Grandpa EVERY night to turn the tree on as well as the outdoor lights.  Here are a few cute pics I took while they were just checking out the tree.

 

One of the girls favorite perks of living with Grandma...extra snuggle time!  Taylor was snuggling with Grandma and Kaitlyn had to get up there too!!

We have walls!!

We stopped by to see the house tonight and we have walls!!!  The drywall is almost complete and they will start the stucco on the outside of the house early next week.

We were finally able to take Taylor inside, which hasn't been allowed.  She was THRILLED to check it all out and most of all see her room! 

Hardhats are still required so we get to look SUPER cool while checking it out.

 

This week was exciting as we finally got our closing date....it wasn't mid or late December as they had initially talked about....but January 23rd!  So if you are bored and have nothing scheduled that day, come on over...our PODS will be there ready for you to help unload them!!

7 Months Old!

Today is Kaitlyn's 7 month birthday!  She is full of curiosity and can't sit still!  I can't believe how much she has accomplished in the last month!

She is crawling, sitting, pulling to standing, lightly cruising, eating all kinds of solids!  She loves to be where the people are and is quick to get there. 

Taylor continues to be such a great big sister and loves playing with her.  Although we had to stop Kaitlyn from trying to steal Taylor's lunch today...I don't think big sis was too pleased with that!!


She LOVES Grandma Bonnie's tree...specifically this angel and a cow.  The cow had to be moved due to over touching :)  This picture is so fun because she knows she shouldn't touch it so she is ever so lightly touching it haha.

 

Love my girls!!

 

Such a big girl!

 

House update:  Drywall started today!!  We should have a closing date by Monday!!  That means the stucco should start next week so we'll head out to take pictures, that should be the next exciting picture to see!!

A Video of the Model Home

Our house is coming along!  We went on Friday for our framing walk through.  They have completed the framing process and will begin drywall...hopefully tomorrow!  While we were out there I was going to take a video of our house, but figured it might be more fun to see the model.  You will just need to visualize our old furniture in there...not the fancy model home stuff! 

I went with a youtube video instead of trying to upload it on here:

http://youtu.be/kP6P7rgQ2tM

Here is an updated picture:

 

While we were chatting before we left the model we noticed a few hot air balloons.  The sales lady told us they take off from right on the other side of our neighborhood!  She said they look amazing going up in front of the mountain that is next to our neighborhood.  I grabbed this shot of the balloons going up on the street next to ours!  The girls are going to LOVE watching them take off!  I am sure this won't be the last balloon picture I share!

Kaitlyn is growing TOOO fast!

Kaitlyn started her version of crawling a few weeks ago...it was more of a worm maneuver, but it was her mode of transportation.  In the last couple of days she has started her actual chest off the ground crawl.  After an accomplishment like that who needs to wait for the next one?  Tonight while we were playing in the playroom she crawled over to Taylor's bed (also known as a mattress on the floor right now..) and pulled herself up to standing.  I was floored.  I left the room for a minute and Bonnie called out "You are kidding me"....from the other room I yelled back..."WHAT NOW!"  She went ahead and climbed onto Taylor's bed.  She is moving a little too fast for me!  Here is a link to the video...it takes a while and isn't the best as this was her last attempt and was getting awfully tired of performing for us!  It is SO nice to have another set of eyes on her to keep catching her new tricks!

Here is the link to the video...again it is pretty long!  Due to the length I did a youtube clip instead of uploading it directly on here!

http://youtu.be/ZhGH9ddrKJA

Oh, How Time Flies!!

Derek and I are celebrating our 7th Anniversary today!  It has been such a fun 7 years so far and I can't wait to see what the next 70 have in store!

With our anniversary being on a Monday we decided to have a nice kid-free dinner out on Friday night.  Bob and Bonnie watched the girls for us and we headed out for sushi.  An hour later we returned...we are such wild and crazy people!  We ended the night playing cards with Bob and Bonnie and it was just fine by me!  We had a great time and really appreciated the time to go out to eat and talk!  Thanks Bob and Bonnie!

All day today Taylor has been going CRAZY about our anniversary...she gets it from Derek, he was just as excited, I am sure you all believe that. :)  Taylor and Bonnie made a yummy dessert that Taylor said was for the wedding tonight.  We were told before we ate the "wedding cake" dessert we had to kiss and it had to be on the "wedding blanket" she set out.  It was hilarious.  Derek and I played along and she took our hands and gave us her version of our vows to say.  So lucky for us Bonnie was there to capture the moment. 

I love how our life has changed in the last 7 years.....

 I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband and father to our daughters.  Everyday I am in awe of his patience, love and the hardwork he does for our family.  I am just as happy as the girl in the next picture....happier actually, if that is possible!