The cuteness....

I just cant take it!



There is not enough time in the day and I can never give her enough kisses!

And yes after a lengthy search that is the new living room rug...its really more gray than it looks in the video. Or at least that is what I keep telling myself!

Progress and the Park

So I have been busy and neglectful of my little blog.
We have finally made some progress..there was finally a weekend without rain and we were able to clear out everything from the garage and then put it all back in and organized manner (ahh the joy of a garage!) which left room to put all the "garage" stuff that was in my living room actually in the garage!
So this:

Is now this:

And this:

Is now this:

There is still much to be done and more "big kid" furniture and stuff to buy and still lots of boxes to unpack and organizing to do.....oh dear....

Today we made our very first visit to the park! And in typical Sophie fashion she responded with either "meh" or dislike.....typical....however in her defense it was a bit windy and a tiny bit chilly so perhaps that was part of what put a damper on the fun.

She did not like the swing

And was nonplussed by swinging with dad

And also by the slide

Windblown hair!

Sliding with mom was no more thrilling.

And I try to remind myself during these times when I am disappointed that my little one did not take to something right away...that someday she will cry when its time to leave the park....

State of being.

So this is the state we are currently in.

If it looks like a tornado came through and piled up/scattered about all of our stuff you would be completely right.

We moved in Thursday of last week and thanks to the wonderful and greatly appreciated help of family and friends it was fairly smooth and painless....however due to the fact that we were/are not quite done with some of the work on the house we had to simply put things were they could go.

Which means we are currently playing a wicked game of furniture/stuff tetris. Fortunately I happen to be really good at tetris (seriously back in my prime I could make it to level 18 and above) and am spinning and placing the pieces hoping that a strait piece will come along soon.

Working on the house, packing, unpacking and the like have consumed us for the past month and a half and its not over yet, there is still much to do and nothing is truly complete (which is nagging at me) but I am loving that its ours, its amazing and its a HOUSE!
Oh and Sophiekins makes everything better....these were taken the day before we moved. She was playing (she does that now, like really play's) while I packed!

Happy New Year everyone!

just have to. make. the. best. of. it.

We are still alive (I think) just limping along.
So much has happened since Nov 30th...let me explain...no wait there is no time let me sum up...
I missed Sophie's five month post. She is now five months three weeks and oh my how much has happened.

 Helping to pick out her first Christmas Tree!

She rolls over! One day several weeks ago she rolled three times from back to belly. And of course Trevor and I missed it all three times! She has been rolling steady ever since however she is still not great at going from belly to back so she gets stuck and starts crying!

Baby's got teeth! Her two bottom front teeth have come through and soon should be showing in her sweet little smile!

She is doing a great job starting to sit up on her own. She still wobbles and falls over (the slow face plant) quite a bit but is doing a great job!

We had our first family cold...poor baby had a runny noes and a bit of a cough. Fortunately it was not too bad and everyone seems to be on the mend.

We were scheduled to close on our house Nov 30th but due to the incompetence of Chase bank (FYI never ever use Chase for any reason they were horrible) we ended up closing on Dec 3rd. And then we ran smack into the three rules of house/construction projects.
#1. It will always, always, always take waaaayyy longer than you think it will.
#2. If something can go wrong it will go wrong.
#3. If something outside of your project can happen or go wrong it will.
We were hoping to move the second week of December. We are now planning on moving next Thursday. We also had a bit of a case of bite-off-a-bit-more-than-you-can-chew-itis.
I could write paragraphs about my emotional upheaval during this whole thing but it all boils down to this.
We just have to make the best of it.
So Sophie's first Christmas is not the perfect picture I imagined and wanted to make it. So. What. Its her first Christmas, uniquely and completely, box filled and in the apartment that we first took her home to.

Box filled Christmas

The only other Christmas deco I put up

Someday when I am 90 years old and looking back on my life I bet I wont even remember how disappointed I was but I know I will remember my sweet little first born girl on her very first Christmas that she will not even remember except through the stories that we tell her! And hey at least those stories will be interesting!
And so whether your making the best of it or enjoying your picture perfect Christmas.....may joy fill your heart  and have a Merry Christmas!!!

 P.S. There are two movie quotes for this post... a partial one in the title and a paraphrased one in the body. Look at me go!

Workin on the weekend!

So this is what we did over Thanksgiving weekend:

See what I mean by serious remodel! We are extremely blessed to have Trevor's step-dad who is an AMAZING and extremely talented contractor that can do anything. He is graciously helping us make this a house we can love.
The above picture is what the dining room currently looks like.
Below is the kitchen.

This is the view from the hallway looking into what was the living room and one of the bedrooms but is now all living room.

This is the living room/hallway from the former bedroom!

So far its looking amazing and all we have done is take things out! We still have a LOT of work to do and the next two weeks are going to be just crazy wild so if I don't post for a while you know why!

Home at last!

So uhh yeah we are buying a HOUSE!
I have not posted much about it because well there was not much to say for a while and now when there is much to say its stressful and I usually like to try and ignore stressful things as much as possible.
We close on Nov 30th (hopefully!) its pretty small and needs a lot of work.
I am however despite the stress extremely excited! We have been living in apartments now for a little over five years and its really starting to get old.
Things I am looking forward to:

A backyard!!!!!
A real mailbox.
Storage space.
Not hearing music from upstairs at midnight.
Walls that are some color other than WHITE!
A kitchen that is not a closet.
Having enough space to have people over.
Finally having a home not just a house!

Here is what you all really want to see pictures!


Front door:

Dining room:

View of living room from the dining room:

Kitchen:

Sun room:

Bathroom:

Bedrooms:
    

Backyard! Its huge:

We have some pretty hefty remodel plans that we are trying to accomplish before we move in Dec. Plus of course we have to pack and then there is Thanksgiving and then Christmas! So the next month should be.......intense.

Its a good thing I am an intense person :-)