Moving Right Along

This week our masonry is almost done....

our electricity was connected...

and our garage door was installed.

They finished texturing our walls yesterday so we will be busy selecting paint colors this weekend.  Tomorrow they will be putting up all of our trim and doors.  Plus our cabinets will be installed.  We can't wait to see it all!

Swim School

Today was Connor's first day of swim school at a local indoor facility.  He will be going once a week during the spring for his lesson.  There are 11 stations that they go through at their own pace.  Today Connor was at Station 1 (holding head under water for 5 seconds) and has already been promoted to Station 2.  He was so excited about wearing goggles and we ended up forgetting to bring them with us!

Carson and I hung out in the waiting area and watched.  Thankfully it is closed off or Carson would have been in that pool in two seconds!

I am so proud of how well he did during his first class!

Big Boy Bed

For months I had been dreaming about some bunk beds at Pottery Barn Kids, but quickly came back to reality with every glance at their price tag.  After some more shopping around and searching I found the perfect set of twin beds on craigslist.  The boys were so excited when we got home that we decided to go ahead and set one up in Carson's room.  I had no intention of moving him out of the crib until we moved in a few months.  Little boy on the other hand had different plans.   

Carson has always been my climber, but had only attempted to climb out of the crib once which ended in a nice bump on the head.  He never tried again after that until this past week.  He has now mastered climbing out and safely lowering himself to the ground.  He showed off his skills 3 times during nap one day and I knew it was time to make the switch.

After bath that night he ran and got in his new bed with a huge smile on his face.  It took about 3 days to figure it all out, but I am thrilled at how well he is doing.  Carson now is taking naps and sleeping all night in his bed without getting up.  Praying it continues that way!   

He is growing up so fast!

House Update #2

Well, I think it is almost fair to say that Cole can build a house faster than I can update the blog!  Seriously, though Cole has been a total rock star with our house and is cruising right along.  All those months of planning and years of building great relationships with trades is paying off.  Since my first house update here is what has happened...

  December 31st- Pre-pour inspection

January 3rd- Concrete Pour!

These 2 assistant project managers where happy to be on site and watching the pour.

January 5th- Framing starts

January 11th

January 13th- Sheathing and Cornice done

January 14th- Decking complete

January 15th-23th- Electrical, plumbing, AC, fireplace, and well all were installed.

January 24th- Shingles on roof and exterior painting has begun

We have an inspection today and should be insulating and sheet rocking next week.  I'll be back soon with more updates!

Happy New Years: Minute To Win It Style

On New Year's Eve Mimi hosted a snowman party for all the boys.  We found the cutest game ideas here and knew that the boys would have a blast!  Thankfully we had almost all the materials we needed  and got busy putting a few things together.  First up was the Snow Ball Bounce.  They had to see how long they could keep the balloon up in the air using their snowman paddle.

 Next up was the Jingle Bell Rock.  They had to see how many jingle bells they could dance out of the tissue box in one minute.

 This was my favorite because I loved seeing their sweet smiles while they danced around.

 Connor loved the Wrap Race.  You had to wrap your partner in toilet paper and dress him like a snowman.  It is harder than it looks!

 All three boys got to take a turn being the snowman.

 The final game of the night was Snow Throw.  We all had marshmallows and tried to get it in the bucket.  Mimi was a great sport and offered to be the target.  

 I'm pretty sure this was a fan favorite.  Who doesn't love a game where you can throw marshmallows and eat them?! :)