Thursday, March 9, 2017

1422 S Indian Hills Circle

Behold, our lot!!  So exciting to own this piece of land.  It may not look too spectacular, but someday it will.  We have big dreams for this place and our family 😊
I really think a miracle occurred in order for us to find this place.  There are NO lots available in the area at all.  The owner had been holding on to it since 1949 and finally decided to sell.  It is right behind the kids' elementary school.  It is on a cul de sac.  It is perfect for our family.
We keep going over and admiring the dirt and trees that we now own... so exciting!!!

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Keenan's Smiley Face

Avril grabbed my phone and took a picture of this to prove it really happened.  Keenan was walking around in the walker with cheerios on the tray.  We pulled him out of the walker and looked at the cheerios left behind.  This is a real thing.  It happened.
The cheerios were smiling at us.  Keenan made a smiley with the cheerios 😊  CRAZY!!!
Mike doesn't believe this happened but it did.  Keenan made a smiley.

Avril's Spring Performance

I got to attend Avril's 2nd grade Spring performance with Keenan.  Keenan made it difficult to get a good video.  He just wanted so badly to get down and explore the entire school... not sit quietly and watch the performance. I finally got to see in action what Avril has been talking about and SINGING about all the time... very well done, 2nd graders!
Avril with one of her classmates, George
In the Jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.... cue Keeney crying
Avril had a little speaking part!  The largest city in the United States is New York City.  Almost 19 million people live there.  Nice job, Avril!  Fun fact :)l

Monday, March 6, 2017

McKel Loses her First Tooth!!

First off, an adorable Keeney pic just because...
look at this boy!  He knows how to say "Bru!"  That means brush.  He likes to brush his teeth mostly - so Mike got him a toothbrush.  
McKel had a VERY wiggly tooth.  She kept pulling on it trying to get it out.  Mike told her to use some dental floss and wrap it around the tooth and pull.  She tried that but it didn't work.  So she just yanked it.  Out it came!  She was pretty excited about it.
McKel missing her tooth
McKel was upset about the tooth fairy taking her precious tooth.  Therefore, she wrote a nice note to the tooth fairy to put under her pillow with the tooth.  She asked the tooth fairy to please not take her tooth but to pay her anyway.
McKel's note
I cannot believe what happened next.  The tooth fairy did not show up!!  The tooth fairy (me) fell asleep while waiting to make sure the McKel was asleep.  McKel got up the next morning bright and early, yelling, "The tooth fairy forgot to come!!"  Mike had a quick response luckily, and said that it was probably because of the snow storm.  Yes, that must be it!  So the next night the tooth fairy paid McKel a little extra $$ for the trouble and left a note:
I still can't believe I forgot.  What a horrible mom I feel like... and on her first tooth!!
McKel didn't seem too bothered.  She was happy to get the extra dollar and to get to keep her tooth.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Project Completion!!

Mike has been putting a TON of work into fixing up the duplex and it is really looking amazing.  Here are some pics of the finished product:
bathroom
gross before door hardware
new and beautiful door hardware
WOW!
completely painted - new walls, new flooring.  Looks incredible
kitchen
pantry
bedroom door
bedroom closet
bedroom
closet
new doors, new carpet, new paint
new door frame
bedroom
bedroom
closet
the bathroom looks incredible
nice!
freshly painted cupboards
shower looks amazing
WOW!
washer/dryer hookups
bathroom entry
beautiful
new faucet
painted door
so much better!
SO proud of my husband for the MANY hours of work he's put into fixing up this duplex.  He's been very dedicated and it shows.  It looks amazing!!!  He is glad to be done.  Can't wait for our new tenants to see it 😊

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

My Mini Mike

 Keenan is pretty lucky to have a dad who loves him so much.  He is a little clone of his dad.  It is adorable.  I mean, just look:
my 2 brown eyed boys!
Love the way Mike lights up when he sees this baby 💕💕💕

Friday, February 24, 2017

Happy Baby

This little guy brings us so much joy.  Lots of joy and lots of hair pulling and scratches.  But just look at him!  His smile will light up the world 😊
this toy has been a hit!
happy baby!
that's a cute baby!
he loves to point and look at EVERYTHING!  We 💗him so much!