Mommy's Time-Out

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Our New House - Part 7

Finally some new pics.....between forgetting to take them and painting our butts off, it has taken me a few weeks to put up new pics. Currently, the painting/trimming upstairs is complete, the cabinets in the laundry room and the boys' bathroom were installed, we started trimming and painting the downstairs over the weekend, the retaining wall in back was completed over the weekend, our geothermal wells were dug (which means A/C being turned on is just around the corner), and so many other little details here and there. In the next week or so, we will have our kitchen cabinets installed, hardwood floors installed, appliances in, and the rest of the painting downstairs completed. I'll try to get better at posting every week like I originally intended. Hope all is well!!!

from the front

the retaining wall in the back

the garage.....this was primed over the weekend.

the back of the house

The kitchen

better view of the kitchen floor

mud room

rob painting the powder room

view of the living room from the kitchen

dining room. crown and base moldings completed....no paint yet.

the entertainment center.....so far

play room. base molding complete. no paint yet.

upstairs hallway. painted. no base molding yet because we're waiting for the hardwood to be installed.

owen's room. ready for electric and carpet.

evan's room. ready for electric and carpet.

guest room. ready for electric and carpet.

master bedroom. ready for electric and carpet.

master bathroom. still waiting on two more sides of corian in shower. ready for cabinetry and electric.

laundry room. cabinetry and countertop completed. ready for electric.

boys' bathroom. ready for countertop and electric.

We're getting there:o) And a few more just for kicks......

Love you! Rob, Brandy, Owen, and Evan

Sunday, June 12, 2011

My baby is 4!

I'm a little late in posting about this but I swear between the crazy month that was May and being sick, this is the first I have been able to sit down and really catch up! Owen turned 4 on May 11. We had a party for him on May 7 at the Calvert Marine Museum. Because of Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Channel, he wanted a pirate party. And, even though he's never even been on a boat (I know...I'm ashamed to admit that since we live in St. Mary's County surrounded by water), we decided the Tennyson charter boat trip was the best thing to make his little dream come true:o) I found a great deal on pirate costumes on littletikes.com and got costumes for each of his friends to wear on the boat trip. All the children had a blast on the boat but you could tell the little boys especially had so much fun pretending to be pirates. After the boat trip, all the kids got to go inside the museum to explore the kid zone as well as tour the museum exhibits. We had cake in between the boat trip and the museum outside at the picnic area. Fun was had by all and Owen will most certainly remember this birthday forever:o) I just can't believe my baby is 4 already. I swear I feel like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and here he is about to start pre-school........unbelievable! Here are some of the pics we took that day!

All the kiddos dressed up before the boat trip.

Singing happy birthday to Owen before leaving the dock.

A perfect circle of rainbow around the sun. Owen said this was God telling him Happy Birthday:o)

My baby and I.

Owen with Mommy and Daddy

An osprey's nest

Owen even got a fly-over for his birthday:o)

Owen the pirate looking for his treasure.

The whole crew.

All the kids digging into their treasure chests.

Evan has entered the party! He wasn't invited to the boat part because the idea of Evan on a boat terrifies me....haha!

Evan's super awesome pirate cake lovingly made by his Aunt Pam.

Blowing out his candles:o)

Babcia and her boys.

And this is an example of why Evan on a boat terrifies me....the guy behind the tank said that no child had ever stood up like that before.....leave it to Evan!

The birthday boy!

Learning about fossils from one of the archaeologists at the museum.

Charlotte was stunned...and a little scared.

Looking at the sting rays:o)

Happy Birthday to my little man! Mommy and Daddy love you more than you know!

Our New House - Part 6

Sorry it's been so long since I posted updates on the house. It's been a bit of a crazy month. We are in the home stretch now....siding is complete, the porch is done, insulation went in last week, and they started drywall yesterday. Here are some new pics of our work in progress:o)