house pics

back patio
















bedroom















from the side




















bedroom windows















master bedroom















shower




















master closet
















hallway into master




















playroom looking into Huck's room















playroom doors















playroom

Easter Fun

Easter was fun although different this year. I had to work at Children's to help with the Easter special events so I was not able to be home much. We did get up bright and early for an egg hunt. The big kids had fun but Huck really didn't care a bit about his basket or eggs. He just wanted to drag the newspaper around the front yard. The weekend before we went to a neighborhood egg hunt- which was over in about 2 minutes flat. I was unsuccessful in getting a picture of all three of them together. I was too tired to make dinner by the time I got home from work on Sunday so the Hubby and I were discussing our options. Duch suggested going out, preferably to an Easter restaurant. We asked what kind of restaurant that was and she said "IHOP." We both were trying to figure out how that was an Easter restaurant but she had to explain it to us... "It has HOP in it, you know!"

Big changes in the Backyard

So, lots has been going on the past few weeks. We had to move out of the playroom, master bedroom and master bath. So the living room and garage are a wreck... We are sleeping in the living room that looks like this...



















And the garage looks like this:






















And the playroom looked like this- for a short while...
















Empty bath
























Empty master

Before we left we watched the workers pour the cement foundation early one sat morning.

And when we came back it looked like this!

And soon after there was a roof

And lots of mess...

And now they have broken through the inside walls. This is the old master bedroom, soon to be Huck's room.

And the playroom now. No more brick walls!

And the bathroom demo

The new bedroom!

The new bathroom!

We made the first set of choices. Here are the bathroom tiles. The large wood-looking tiles are ceramic tiles for the bathroom floor. The square sandy ones are for the shower walls and the mosaic will be the shower floor and accent on the shower walls.

So much fun!

Birthday Boy!

My sweet Huckelberry is 1! It seems the year flew by... well except for the first few months which feels like an eternity ago. What fun we are all having with you now.


Playing!





You are full of smiles and laughs and think your big brother and big sister are very funny. You have been walking since you were about 10 months and are starting to climb onto and into things. You love to take objects out of something (like diapers out of their drawer) and put them into something (like into the bathtub.) We never know what we will find in a box, a shoe or drawer. You love to carry things around the house and have recently started pushing or pulling large things around. You love to push buttons- elevator buttons, light switches and buttons on toys- are some favorites. You dance by bobbing your head up and down- pretty cute! Oh yeah, and you love to empty out the kitchen cabinet with storage containers.

Growing!

At your 1 year check-up you weighed 23 pounds and were 30 inches tall. You eat baby food and a few table foods. You like Cheerios, puffs and bread crusts. You are still nursing quite a bit. About every 4 hours if Mom is home with you during the day and a couple of times at night. You have decided that you are not interested in bottles from Daddy while Mommy is at work. You are learning to use a sippy cup and love to drink water from an open cup- and you LOVE to steal your big sister's nighttime water cup!

Sleeping!

Or not... You are sleeping in bed with Mommy and Daddy still. We put up your crib a few days ago but so far you think it is Baby Prison. Naps are semi-regular. You are moving more towards 1 nap a day and that is usually around 11:00 in the morning. You will fall asleep in the car and stay asleep even when Mommy turns the car off, but you won't stay asleep if we try to move you into the house.

Talking!

You are babbling like crazy. You say "da" for yes. You say mamama and dadada but don't really use them purposefully. You point to what you want and scream for what you want.

We celebrated your birthday a few days late because we came home from Hank's Open on your real birthday. We tricked the big kids into thinking we were all eating baby food for dinner! It was pretty funny! You really were not interested in your cupcake. You really didn't want to touch it none the less eat it. You did lick some frosting off Duchess's finger, though.

Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy! We love you very much!