House - Day 59

Our house is painted!  The inside has been painted for a while, but now that the house is locked, we can only get in while people are there.  Fortunately tonight, we were able to head over after Cameron got home from work and take a peek inside because the painters were just finishing up. 

It is so exciting to see all the colors that we picked!  When you are picking the colors to go on the outside of your home from a little tiny paint sample, it is a little scary.  But I loved the colors we picked!  They just poured the front stoop today as well....(Cameron was meeting some neighbors!).

We also love LoVe LOVE the colors on the inside. 

The living room / fireplace.

Looking into the kitchen (with all our cabinets sitting in boxes ready to install!).

Looking at the stairway from the office (the balusters still need to be put in).  The color of the handrails is the color our cabinets are going to be.

Looking from the loft...our door is on the right, linen closet at the end of the hall, Miley's door on right at the end of the hall, Landon's door on the left. 

Miley in her room.

Landon and Miley in his room.

The loft.

The guest room.

The basement...they just poured the floor today!

It is getting exciting now that all of the inside stuff is starting to go in.

Miley is too funny. She is so excited about the house, and everytime we go in she is always running around pointing out to us what everything is..."This mine room," "This mine toys room," "This baby 'Yandon's' room," etc. We get the whole tour from her everytime we are there. :)  I guess we are ALL getting anxious to move in!

Another Finger Sucker?

We have been trying to figure out if Landon is going to be a pacifier kid, a finger sucker, or neither.  He has never been too crazy about the pacifier, but he always takes it when he is going to sleep.  When he has been awake lately, if he is tired, he has started popping either his thumb or his fingers in his mouth. 

Does this pose look familiar?

Landon, May 2011 - 3 1/2 months

Miley, January 2009 - 6 1/2 months

It will be interesting to see what he prefers!  After having one finger sucker, we really wouldn't mind having another.  Miley has always been a great self soother, and you never have to worry about losing a pacifier, or having one (or more!) with you wherever you go.  However, we know it is much easier to take away a pacifier (in theory, since we have never ACTUALLY done it). 

Either way, as long as the little guy finds something that comforts him and makes him happy, we are happy.

Go Twins!

"Go Twins!"  That is what we have been teaching Miley to say for the past day, because we got to take her out to our first game of the season today! 

Cameron got some great tickets from his boss - right behind the third base dugout, four rows back.  It was a little chilly, so we had to bundle up Landon a little bit, but it was really pretty nice baseball weather...not too hot and not too cold.  It was cloudy, but we all managed to get a little sunburned anyway.  Whoops. 

Miley had a lot of fun cheering for all the players, trying to get balls from the Mariners players coming off the field, and eating hot dogs, chips and cookies.  Landon enjoyed his first baseball game, too - he spent almost the whole time sleeping!

Gotta get a picture of Ichiro Suzuki!

It was a fun way to spend the afternoon with our family, even though the Twins lost 0-3 (it is SO not the Twins year).

The only thing that would have made the day better (besides the Twins winning, obviously)??  Joe Mauer!  Yes, you saw that right.  My BF is down in Florida recuperating from some leg ailment.  Oh well.  Maybe next time, right?  :)

Miley's Prayer

Part of our nightly bedtime routine with Miley is to help her say prayers before she goes to sleep at night.  Usually, we say the prayer for her, and she will copy what we say. 

However, she is becoming more and more interested in saying the prayer herself.

So tonight while we were saying our prayer, I was starting our typical phrases, if you will, and letting her finish them with what she wanted to say.  She was finishing most of them with what we usually say.  We got to the part of the prayer where we ask to have a good day tomorrow, and we ask Him to help us be good, kind, and to listen. 

I started off, "Please help us to be..."

Miley's finishing touch?  "Awesome."

Well, Miley, I think your prayers have been answered, because you are pretty "awesome."  :)

House - Day 45

Well, it's official.  Our house is locked and we can't get in and walk around anymore.  :( 

The good news, is that means that stuff is now getting done on the inside!  The ceilings have been textured, the walls are painted, and they are working on putting up doors and trim around the windows!  Yay!  Too bad we can only see this by being creeper-ish and peeking in any window we can reach!  Ha ha!

The front of the house is almost completely sided now - it just needs to be painted.  The shakes are going to be a cream color (I can't remember how dark??  I kind of picture it being lighter than the color they are now, but a little darker than the siding is now??  I guess it will be a surprise!), and the siding is going to be gray.

The house is at a fun stage right now, because it is really turning into OUR house.  We are finally getting to see what all of our selections look like in REAL size.  :)  Hopefully they all turn out as well as we thought they would when looking at samples!

All Dressed Up...

...so we decided to take some pictures!

Spring Is Here...

The shorts have come out (it was 88 degrees today!).

And we are starting storm season!  Check out these crazy clouds and sky...

Thank goodness for nice weather!  It has been a LOOONNNG winter!