New Additions?

We have two new additions to the neighborhood....Justin and I were eating breakfast at the table yesterday and looked out the window to see the fawns with their Mommy....they were very very close to us...right outside the window.

We have been planning on doing some painting here at the house....it is addicting. I worked on some painting this morning and then finished up this afternoon - all with a 2 year old in tow....he did pretty well. We have a lot more painting I would like to get done before baby arrives in just 5 1/2 weeks....

Day Out with Thomas. . .

Yesterday, Reese, Carsten, Justin, Papa, Aunt Dana, and I (Alicia) did our trek to see Thomas. It was Carsten's Birthday gift from Papa and all the boys were able to participate. We stopped at the falls for a potty break first....

More pictures on Tootlepops...

Somebody asked us if we had tripplets....now I have heard of Carsten and Justin being twins...but Reese is 5.....I guess maybe if we didn't dress them so similiarly..but it is fun!

We got to ride on a "real" schoolbus. Reese's Favorite!

Now that we hang with the cousin's, Justin has come to like Thomas too....here he is showing me the sign and who we are going to go see.

There were activities and one was a percussion show...Justin using his Moraccas.

Reese was awesome in the show...he was very involved and Won the prize (a whistle)..

More action.

Of coarse, about the time the show is over, Carsten is comfortable enough to get involved.

Here we are on the train....

The boys watching Thomas

Here we are waiting in line to get our picture taken with Thomas after our train ride.

After our ride on the train, they had us take pictures with Thomas....Justin really just wanted to turn around and look at it.....

Carsten and Reese

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day.....we spent the day working this morning after a good breakfast.....prepared for a BBQ here out at the house for all the Dad's.

I (Alicia) got in big trouble cause I thought it was great to eat outside and the weather was cool, but doable...until the Moment we sat down...torrential down poor for about 5 minutes...then later it cleared up and the kids were able to enjoy some more good weather.

Here is Justin on the big wheel....

Grace and the 3 boys.....they had fun.

So here is a better shot of our injury...today this looks pretty good, we are black and blue, but at least not as swollen as yesterday. He has been a trooper.

One Fat Lip

Well, we got our first injury tonight. I was just finishing up with the dishes at Papa's house and Justin was running into sit with Papa and watch "TEN" (a kids learning show - a nightly routine for the two of them) and all of the sudden he tripped and fell. He hit his lip on the edge of the side table right next to Papa...here is the result:

One nice FAT LIP. It was pretty traumatic for him...

Huggies Free Sample

Came across this today for any Moms using Disposables...

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PJ's

Mr. Baseball. Here is Justin in his PJ's...we love to wear hats and yes, often to bed. This one is from this morning. We are finally dressed....we have had a pretty busy week.

I have about 6 weeks left till Baby #2 arrives and it seems like I really want to get a ton of projects done...none of which are for me to do....my hubby needs to do most of them, or at least be of assistance...hoping we can get to a few this weekend. One is washing the cars, but is there really a good reason to wash them - we live down a long gravel road and at this moment it is raining...but I still want a clean car....

So these past few nights I have had to get up at least 3 or 4 times for the restroom. I have been lucky that since we moved here, it has only been once, but now the baby is growing, there isn't enough room in there.....and boy do I feel it!

Other than that, we are hanging in there. House hunting, but just looking while driving, we are still in escrow on our other house, so are waiting for that to go through and are so thankful that Dad is letting us live here with him.

Finally a belly pic

Here you all go...I am 30 1/2 weeks along....

30 Weeks

Okay, at some point I will get a picture of my belly. Baby is moving like crazy! This weekend we have been having a Yard sale...Jim has made some good money, but Dad and I not so much...oh well. Hoping we get more people in today.

So I am 30 weeks pregnant. I can't believe it isn't too long until the baby comes. I am starting to have those baby dreams.

I stand corrected

Okay, so the photo of "Turtle" our new kitty is actually "Bobbett" the local bobcat. I didn't take the picture and thought it was Turtle since it was close to the island where she hung out the first day she was here and looks similar in color...Dad and Todd both told me that the picture was Bobbett. So, at some point I will get a picture of Turtle...

We were very very busy

We were crazy busy "working" all weekend. Saturday Todd and Dad got started cleaning out the mud room between the two houses...this is the room we walk through to go to Dad's house and we go through there all the time. We first decided would be good to look for "some" yard sale stuff to add to Becky's yard sale, only to find that after one room, we had a TON of stuff....

we "they really" ended up getting it cleaned out, then we ran to town for groceries before Chris and kids showed up for dinner.

Sunday we were busy with working on the rest of the house, cleaning and getting a TON Of stuff out for the yard sale we will have this weekend....30 years of loot for sale here...that took us all day, collecting and pricing goods. Sunday we still worked, but at a slower pace. Dad mowed the lawn..

We had both Grace and Gabby here, they played really well with Justin and were great helpers.

Chris also brought us a real kitty...her name is Turtle and she loves it here....she barely has made it to the barn (only to eat a little), and otherwise, she is out exploring....well, I hope she still is...hopeing she survives the wild life here...

Working around the house.

Yesterday we spend the majority of the day working around the house. Todd and Dad worked more on the workout room, putting in 2 more windows in the front. Justin was hard working in his sandbox and riding on the lawn mower with Daddy.

We got started cleaning out the Mud Room between the two houses-in order to take stuff to Becky's for a yard sale...long story short, we have TRUCKLOADS of stuff in just one room, so I think we might try to do a yard sale here too. Anyone interested in hanging out with me for a day on Friday? Christina and kids are here and we are planing on going through more of the house and pulling out stuff for the yard sale...should be good to get rid of stuff!

A Hard day of work...

Yesterday Justin stayed at the office with Papa as I went to an appointment, then I needed to stay and hang out to answer phones while everyone had other appts....we had Justin watching some kid video's while a customer was in, and I turned around to him asleep in the chair......

This past week.

Last week we had Reese and Carsten over for the afternoon...this is the typical for Justin and Carsten...

Last satruday Dad and Todd worked on the workout room, they are enclosing in the front porch area....still some work to do, but they got a ton done for one day.

Some of the blooms yesterday.







Justin and I spent a few hours outdoors yesterday morning....he wanted his picture taken...


On the big boy swing.

Update on car accident

Well, of coarse the lady who hit us is givng her insurance a different story than the truth. So, now they have to wait it out and then have the insurance companies go to arbitration when all is said and done (I assume about a year from now it might get resolved). It is extremely upsetting that someone would lie about this, but I guess you get what you give...her time will come.

I am continuing to go to the Chiropractor and thankful that my insurance will cover it. It stresses me out to have unresolved issues, but what else can I do.

More Aquarium pics

Thought these were cute of the boys...

Justin and Carsten checking out the water.

Our Coast Trip

Dana, the three boys, and I ventured to the Coast yesterday for a fun day. Jim and Dana have a family pass, so it didn't cost us anything to go to the aquarium..and we hit the beach afterward (Tootlepops will post pics of the beach)....

Having the two older boys around is so much fun. Justin loves his cousins so much. He doesn't usually 'love' hanging our in a stroller, but if Carsten gets in, well, then by all means - it must be cool! Both little guys hung out in the stroller the whole time and were great troopers. Reese led the way.



Posing for a picture for Aunt Alicia

This beaver was really fun. He was in love with people. He automatically would come right up to the window and get as close as possible. A young man (about age 12 from a school group) was actually playing with him. He would tell the beaver to go to the next window and race him, and the beaver would go...it was really fun to watch.

Checking out the water coming in.

Here Kitty Kitty . . .

So, this morning Justin and I were playing downstairs and I look out the Dining area window and see a "kitty" as Justin will tell you. It stood there for a while watching us in the window...Justin was waving like crazy. Finally, must have spooked enough that it hopped across the field to the creek bed. Justin kept asking to go outside and play with the "kitty"....GREAT!

Grandma Erma

Yesterday Dana, the boys, and I decided to trek up North to visit with Grandma Erma and do a Wally World visit. We were lucky enough to be able to have lunch with Becky and Jason (no pics)...

Here are Reese and Carsten with Grandma...Justin didn't want to cooperate and get in the picture...his loss. Grandma seems to be doing really well....

a bit stressful!

Well we have had quite a week. First of all, Todd is doing well with his job and I think he enjoys it. We are more settled here....On Thursday we had dinner with Jim and Dana and Todd, Justin, and I were off to Costco....and we were in a car accident. A lady decided to change lanes mid intersection and hit her front tire to our front tire...didn't do too much damage, but I have previous car accident injuries and am feeling the injuries...Jim got me in with a good holostic chiro....The lady that hit us didn't want to go to insurance...she had a band new car....and didnt' want to claim it...first she said it was my fault, but I took her back and showed her the sign that said "go striaght" and she admitted fault. But, the next morning I get a call from my insurance that she says it was my fault...she wasn't even going to take my phone number or insurance, but then now claims my fault...I was the one that took all her info, took pics at the scene and afterward.....anyway, they now have to investigate the accident. What an ordeal and not fun for me. I now have to go get treatment, have someone watch Justin, etc, etc, etc. And, I called my OB on Friday (didn't think was a big deal) and they were adimant that I come in and get checked...had I been there in the morning, they would have plugged me in for 4 hours to a monitor! So, let's just say I have been a bit stressed out about that whole ordeal!

No pics of Justin today as he is napping right now....

Good Morning

Good Morning to you all. We are getting settled and getting into a routine. Here is Mr. Justin this morning happy today....Going to see a bunch of Cousins today...we are excited!

Some of you might be wondering what it looks like at our new home...I took some pics this morning to share. This is out the kitchen window...

a view from out kitchen table...big window.

This is the view from the living room area...this is one huge room and you can see out all the windows at the same time.

Hopefully we will have some good weather today..Justin wanted to go out last night and play in the sandbox at 8pm...we told him maybe today (not that he remembers, but hopefully the weather will cooperate with us).

Moving truck

Here is Justin and Todd in the background as we were packing or unpacking the moving truck.....didn't take too many pics...

Definately the country out here

Well, as I was just putting Justin to bed, I hear Grace (my niece who is here for a visit) screaming from the other side of the house....I wonder what could be such a big deal that she is screaming...luckily Justin is sleeping now...well, I wonder over to find out and she saw a bat...yes, that is right...a bat in the house. Sure enough we see it again and Joren and Dad concur it and somehow rid it of the house....

We have also had our first bout of Ants in the house...in the kitchen of coarse...there is nothing out, so they must be searchers....I cleaned the counters and vinegared all surfaces...so far so good. I will spray the foundation with vinegar tomorrow too. I will vinegar the floors after I sweep....The house gets so dirty . . . let me tell you, wearing shoes in the house while moving in has surely brought in the dirt...it really amazed me all the dirt from my own shoes that I see on the linoleum....no more shoes in the house. I don't want to clean that much. Yes, I am a bit anal!

I have a huge list of "to dos" tomorrow...Grace is going to stay here with me and help out...helping with Justin will be great. We have a huge pile for the goodwill, might run that into town. The list is never ending.

As far as getting moved in...our kitchen table is a disaster...just stuff with no home...and we have totes in our room since we don't hae storeage and are awaiting baby 2, so are keeping it close...so much kids stuff to save! I have one more box of clothing to unpack and hang up, Justin has some hand me downs that haven't made it to the dresser yes....but, mostly just clean up and organize a bit. . . Todd has been such a hard worker this past week....cleaning our old house, cleaning this house...and tomorrow morning starting a new job.

Moving in update

Here it is Sunday afternoon and Todd, Justin, and I are off to grocery shop...We have had some very busy days....we got our boxes unpacked on Thursday night with a family dinner, unpacked friday and took our truck and trailer back late that afternoon....then another family dinner at a pizza place, and yesterday I (Alicia) took Grace to Build a Bear for her Birthday (Dad's treat)...Justin got a bear too...will post pics soon....Todd took a few hours to go to his new job and meet with Jim and Dad to check out the shop and get aquinted with the building, etc before he starts work tomorrow morning. we came home for more unpacking/organizing and had another family dinner with Jim and Dana...the kids love playing outside....hard to keep them in when the weather is so nice here...dirt to play with gallor.

Todd has already been helping out around here, digging ditches and fixing stuff around the house. There is a big list of things to do around here...one day at a time.

We made it fine

For all of you wondering, we made it to Dad's fine. We had a ton of help yesterday..Dana was here when we arrived and was cleaning....We had many many helpers and we are very thankful...still have a ton of unpacking to do....more to come later...but we made it safely.

a late night

Well, here we are at 10pm at night...Todd and Derek just finished working on packing up the big 26foot truck...and we still have more to load....off to U-haul in the morning to get a trailer for me to tow with the Tahoe...we won't be getting out of here early like expected...hoping to leave here by noon...still a bit of cleaning to do, vaccuum, sweep, and mop...and those last few items that won't budge to fit in the big truck.

Daddy's Big Helper

Todd's last day at work was yesterday and we are busy packing up the house...he is dismanteling the chairs for transport...Justin loved helping him....

Packing with a 2 year old

Well, packing up boxes with a 2 year old can be a challenge...he loves the boxes and would rather I just leave him a fort to hang out in instead of putting all his stuff away. We already sent a car load of toys with Oma and Opa to Dad's house....that was a bit devastating to him after they left.

I can't say I am in a all out packing mode...I get tired...22 weeks pregnant today and after a few boxes, I have to rest. and, we still have a week and 2 days before we get the truck and who knows what you might need between now and then...Justin's room is done. Todd is working outside today...washing cars, organizing the garage so that we can put packed boxes out there as we go and see what still needs to be done...

Same Email

Well, we can keep our email address...thankfully....I have a lot of history saved there..I only have 2 boxes packed so far. With preparing for all sorts of stuff, I haven't had time to pack anything...Justin is sleeping now, and the tape thing is very noisy...not sure I should even venture to do that ? Most of our stuff we use daily, so I can't possibly pack everything.