The first concrete pour!

An addition update...the footings were poured on Monday, foundation walls are being put up as I type, and another pour is scheduled for today.

Kaylee's view of the cement truck

Halloween

A bunch of hooligans!

My little flower child,

my big tough ninga,

and my shy little one that wouldn't ever want to dress up because that would be too out of the ordinary...until I don't get her an outfit, then she decides she wants to be Barbie. I can never win! One day she tells me, "I don't want to do that because it looks funny and I don't do funny things." The next day/week she's wondering where her Halloween clothes are. I was trying to be subtle with the cute little festive shirt/socks/hair doodad.

Some very good friends of ours in their finest!

From this to that!

All in a day's work.

I thought this was a little scary. You can hardly see it in the picture, but the dirt is dug out under the corner of the house. I don't let the kids play in that corner inside!
And, I tiptoe across the porch here!

I've been given permission...

...to nag!!

A little phone call here and a little phone call there gets results. So, my husband has officially given me permission to ask questions and make phone calls and sort of be a pest. Along with the permission came one little stipulation...my nagging could only be directed at contractors. I've learned that a contractor's favorite words are "next week" and "tomorrow". One long overdue phone call cleared up miscommunication and two days later this is what shows up in my yard - only one tomorrow late. The next tomorrow is supposed to result in a foundation hole. And next week is supposed to bring foundation walls. Until then...

(I still say, "Hooray for contractors!" I like seeing work being done 8+ hours a day so I try to be nice and limit my nagging somewhat!)

When a house isn't baby proof anymore...

...we do what we can to keep the baby safe,

and we're happy to make a few sacrifices at the breakfast table!

This is still the favorite toy!

Thanks for visiting again, Eli.