Friday, May 27, 2011

Train or Train?

The other night.......

Matt: Mason, are you going to be potty trained?!? (casually gearing him up for the upcoming adventure)
Mason: Potty train?? What train! A train?? Oooo, potty train!?!

We then tried to explain the difference between a train and being potty trained. Hopefully he ends up being that excited about the real thing. :)

...his train table has been in storage for over 5 months now. We are setting it up for him this weekend. Poor deprived child ;)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Backing Up: Chris & Jess Visit



OK, this is the first of my 'backing up' posts. Unfortunately, I dont even know yet how many I will have... my mind is that gone at the moment. But, hey, lets go with what I've got for now.

Chris & Jess came to visit!!

Matt's brother, Chris, got married in January in California (I think I blogged about that... eh, maybe not. Eh, maybe yes? Uh. Sorry.) and Matt got to go. Sadly, it just wasnt in the cards for all of us to go. Anyway, due to that, we hadn't met our new Sister in Law and Aunt! They came to visit at the end of April and it was great to meet her! We had lots of family time and we adults even got to go out on a double date to the Grand Ol Opry! It was the first time for all four of us and it was fun to be out. It was great to spend time with both of them - the kids ate them up! -and we look forward to seeing them again hopefully soon! Maybe we'll even convince them to move to TN one day :) Love you guys!


9 Months



18.8 lbs, 29 inches, and going, going, going!

Our baby boy...
Lincoln is doing fantastic and is changing by the day. He has sprouted 5 new teeth in the last 3 weeks (brings us to a total of 7 teeth), started walking around furniture in the past week, and finally said "Ma Ma" today. We call him "Sir Squawks- a- lot" or "Squawk-a-mole" because he is very vocal whether he is happy, mad, needs something, etc. It is cute... usually. :) He has started Rice & Oatmeal cereals as well as green beans and has digested them all with ease. Yay! Next up will be peas. Oh, random side note - he LOVES Broccoli. Weird, huh?
He still ADORES Mason - and squeals in delight when they gently "play wrestle". Yes, they're already wrestling. I imagine this is the beginning of a journey. Mason can get him to smile anytime and I love that. They're cute together.

He is so much fun and such a good boy! Oh, and adorable, of course! Happy 9 months baby boy!


Friday, April 29, 2011

Oh my.

I decided to brave dial up for a few minutes and I patiently waited for our blog to load...
Then I gasped.
First, because of the SHAMROCKS. Oh my goodness.
Second, because of the last post date - February 25th! Holy cow!
I don't know who I should be apologizing to... you, my blog, the internetsphere, the part of my personality that really enjoys blogging. Maybe all of them. You get the idea. Sorry!

I called Comcast and set up our appointment for our internet to be set up for next Friday, May 6th. We anticipate, come what may, moving in on May 7th - regardless of how many loose ends we have left to tie (we will just tie them after we move in). Tile began yesterday and finish painting will commence this weekend and carpet is slated to be installed this coming week. The end is in sight!

I look forward to posting before and after pictures and giving you a good, long post on the topic of creating our home!

Neglected blog, soon you will be neglected no longer!

Til then... hope you had a great April!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Remodeling...

planning it can be overwhelming.... I can only imagine how the actual remodel might feel! We've been pricing out, picking out, picking up, etc all things home. Bathtub, sink, toilet, tile, carpet, light fixtures, doors, trim, paint, etc etc. We are SO excited to get started on it and get into it and are doing our best to be prepared to hit the ground running once closing happens on March 24th. It is hard to imagine how we're going to get it all done, especially in the time frame we are hoping to do it in, but I know we'll get there one way or another! I just hope it doesn't end up like the Money Pit - remember that movie? I don't know if I remember much of it, but you get the idea. Just think of this scene:



Valentines



A pole barn in Van Leer with an all you can eat Friday night Seafood buffet? Sounds like a date to me! (Sadly, Craig Morgan -who lives in Vanleer- didn't walk in to dine on the crab legs with us). Anyhoo, we spent our Valentines date at this fine eatery followed by a stop at AutoZone and Walmart. Basically, it was perfect. haha Seriously though, it was great and I say three cheers to many more Valentine's dates together! We like each other. A lot.

House FOUND!

No sooner than I had posted about not finding anything that... we found something :) Our first tour through left us really pondering the possibilities and after further consideration, we felt great about the purchase. I say possibilities because... the house is stuck in 1977. Built in 1977 and I am pretty sure the only thing that has been replaced is the water heater. Seriously. Needless to say, we are really excited about it and eager to start the demo and make it our own! The location is PERFECT, the lot is GREAT, and the house has just what we need! Pictures will come once we have 'after' pictures to include :)