5 months old!

Audrey is 5 months old now.  She is one beautiful girl!

Weekend recap

My weekend started early since I took Friday off work.  Mike and Mom came down to help move the rest of the stuff out of the old house and other things around the house.  Audrey then went swimming at the pool.  Tolerated it for about 40 minutes and then started screaming. 

Saturday was Pet Adoption and Awareness Day at the bank.  Audrey saw a lot of cute doggies, but we left empty-handed. Then we went back to the pool with cousins Charlie and Emmy.  Audrey decided she'd sleep this time around.  No rest for the weary, we no sooner got home and left again for the demolition derby at Route 66 Raceway.  Not a great place to take a baby due to the noise, but Audrey liked all the action around her.

Sunday started with playtime with Charlie, Daniel and Emmy.  Then back home to see Daddy!  Off again to Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's so mom and dad can have dinner with friends Dave and Lacy.

Audrey lounging on a blanket at the bank during pet adoption day.  Grandma, Daniel and Emmy entertaining her.

Brief moment at G & G's house before leaving again.

Mom & Audrey at the derby.

Playtime with Aunt Jodi, Charlie and Emmy.

Finally finished!

So the contractor has been out the past 2 days finishing up all the little things.  We got our microwave and appropriately-sized cabinet installed.  The bricklayer came back to patch some holes.  The electricians were here hooking up power to the outbuildings.  Plus a few smaller fixes that Brian made sure were done.  I think we are officially done!  Bring on the mortgage payment!

Beautiful grass ;)

This is our secret path in the field.  The weeds are 2 feet taller than me, so if you use your imagination, it feels like your walking in the forrest. 

And at the far end of the field, it opens to a nice grassy area.  This is where they took the dirt to put around the house; took the weeds too, I guess.

This is Audrey looking at herself in the mirror.  She likes what she sees!

It's important to read to your child...

Brian captured Audrey's attention reading about septic systems.  She's going to be a well-rounded child :)

More progress

We got some much-needed help from Mom today and got a lot of things organized and put away.  Just a little bit more to do. 

The perfect husband.  This is what I like to see!

Audrey's room, minus the wall decorations.

Dining room.  Newly refinished table.  The chairs aren't staying, haven't found those yet. 

The weekend

Sunday, we had dinner at Mom and Dad's house with the family and then went to visit with high school friends and families. 

The babies are all the same age.

Our family picture at the beach in July. 

Cereal

Audrey got her first taste of something other than breastmilk today.  She did not really get the hang of the spoon or swallow much of what she got, but seemed to like it.  Most ended up on her bib.

Brian and I continued to move all the little things from the old house today.  Waiting for the basement sealer to dry so we can start putting some things down there.  I think it's going to take us 6 months to get everything in its place. 

Happy 39th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Working on the chaos

Brian and I have been working little by little on getting things organized and finishing moving things in.  About a dozen boxes in the garage to go through. 

Audrey going swimming - oh wait, that's just what Daddy dressed her in this morning :)

The guest suite done-ish.

Moving weekend

We've moved!  50 yards south :)

It was a long, hot weekend, but we got most of our stuff moved over from the house and garage.  Thanks a bunch for our moving crew. 

The crew taking a break

 Mom got the fun job of organizing the kitchen.  It is the dream job for a perfectionist with OCD.

This is only a tenth of the kitchen mess.  Every time she emptied the counter, we'd fill it up again.

Audrey is in her new crib now all the way across the house :(

It feels like we are staying in a hotel.  Its so nice and big.  I love it!

The finished product!!!!

We went from this...

To this...

 To this!

We got our occupancy permit today and except for a few minor items, it is done!
All that's left is the hard part ;)

Week 25- Wednesday

Carpet was installed today.  It really looks like a move-in ready house now!  So excited!  ADT also came out to install the outdoor speaker - they would not hook up Brian's police light bar, though that would be cool. 

Carpet!

Bathroom lights and towel holders