She's still adorable!
And then we got this one in black & white. I plan to hang this in the new house either in our bedroom or in the foyer. I had a similar one taken of Nicholas. They will look great hanging on the wall.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Hannah's 7-year old pictures
Here are Hannah's 7 year old pictures. They'll probably be the last ones we have taken of her with baby teeth as she's got 4 wiggly ones now, including the two in front.
She's still adorable!
And then we got this one in black & white. I plan to hang this in the new house either in our bedroom or in the foyer. I had a similar one taken of Nicholas. They will look great hanging on the wall.
She's still adorable!
And then we got this one in black & white. I plan to hang this in the new house either in our bedroom or in the foyer. I had a similar one taken of Nicholas. They will look great hanging on the wall.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Bye-Bye Binky
Yes, Nicholas still has a binky. At this point, he is only allowed to have it in his room, which means he has it at nap (at home) and at night and when he needs some chill out time to himself.
He has lost one at a time over the last year or so by either biting holes in them or throwing them away because he's bad. We were down to two, but Grandma sent one home from her house, so we had three.
Last Friday morning was the tantrum of all trantrums (so far). I opened Nick's door up to wake him around 6:50. He immediately screamed at me to get out out of his room. I left him alone for a few minutes, and he shut his door. I opened it back up and he continued to scream at me to get out and shut off the hall light. I told him it was time to get up and nicely asked him to stop screaming. I'm not joking when I say this kid can be REALLY mean.....he was screaming at the top of his lungs like a nut-case. I just kept getting ready in the bathroom and reminded him that he needed to get up for breakfast. He kept screaming. Finally, I went in and ripped his binky string off his PJ's and demanded he stop screaming and get up. That only made him more mad. He continued screaming the entire morning. I just finished getting ready and got him dressed (while still screaming), got his coat and boots on and strapped him into his car seat. He finally stopped screaming so that he could eat a granola bar since he missed breakfast at home. He complained about being hot and I reminded him that maybe he shouldn't have screamed for 45 minutes.
We talked on the way to daycare about what was wrong. He told me that he wanted his binky and I reminded him that he was being "Nasty Nick" (vs. the Nice Nick that we prefer) and because of that, I threw his binky's away. I actually really hadn't but I had to tell him I did because that's about the only thing that gets to him for him to get it.
So anyway, Friday night, we had friends over and he stayed up late. When he hit the wall, I went up to put him to bed and he asked for his binky. I had to remind him that we threw them away so he didn't have them anymore, That put him into a fit, which I let him cry out for a while. Then I went back into his room to rock him for a bit and he calmed down and then went to bed pretty much with no problem. He woke through the night twice, but soothed himself back to sleep pretty easily.
He never mentioned it all day Saturday. When I rocked him to sleep last night, he said, "mommy, I'm not going to cry because I don't have a binky". I was so proud of him. He really hasn't asked about it much this weekend and I think now he knows they're gone forever and I think he's OK with it.
So with that, farewell binky's...........we're ready for a big boy three year old!
He has lost one at a time over the last year or so by either biting holes in them or throwing them away because he's bad. We were down to two, but Grandma sent one home from her house, so we had three.
Last Friday morning was the tantrum of all trantrums (so far). I opened Nick's door up to wake him around 6:50. He immediately screamed at me to get out out of his room. I left him alone for a few minutes, and he shut his door. I opened it back up and he continued to scream at me to get out and shut off the hall light. I told him it was time to get up and nicely asked him to stop screaming. I'm not joking when I say this kid can be REALLY mean.....he was screaming at the top of his lungs like a nut-case. I just kept getting ready in the bathroom and reminded him that he needed to get up for breakfast. He kept screaming. Finally, I went in and ripped his binky string off his PJ's and demanded he stop screaming and get up. That only made him more mad. He continued screaming the entire morning. I just finished getting ready and got him dressed (while still screaming), got his coat and boots on and strapped him into his car seat. He finally stopped screaming so that he could eat a granola bar since he missed breakfast at home. He complained about being hot and I reminded him that maybe he shouldn't have screamed for 45 minutes.
We talked on the way to daycare about what was wrong. He told me that he wanted his binky and I reminded him that he was being "Nasty Nick" (vs. the Nice Nick that we prefer) and because of that, I threw his binky's away. I actually really hadn't but I had to tell him I did because that's about the only thing that gets to him for him to get it.
So anyway, Friday night, we had friends over and he stayed up late. When he hit the wall, I went up to put him to bed and he asked for his binky. I had to remind him that we threw them away so he didn't have them anymore, That put him into a fit, which I let him cry out for a while. Then I went back into his room to rock him for a bit and he calmed down and then went to bed pretty much with no problem. He woke through the night twice, but soothed himself back to sleep pretty easily.
He never mentioned it all day Saturday. When I rocked him to sleep last night, he said, "mommy, I'm not going to cry because I don't have a binky". I was so proud of him. He really hasn't asked about it much this weekend and I think now he knows they're gone forever and I think he's OK with it.
So with that, farewell binky's...........we're ready for a big boy three year old!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
House progress
Well, despite the weather this week, there was some more good progress on the house. Since the last post when the roof was finished, they were able to get the house warmed enough to pour the garage and basement floors and the porch.
There isn't much new to show other than the plastic cover over the porch.
Nate's call on Friday was just to fill me in on the concrete pours. Next week the trades will start coming in to do the HVAC and plumbing and probably the electrician too. I asked about brick and siding and he said the brick is due to be delivered next week, but they probably won't start putting it up for a couple weeks. Unfortunately, the pictures of progress may be a bit lacking in the excitement category for a while, but things are ticking along!
Good news on our house, kinda....we had a second showing this week. We haven't heard back yet from our agent if it's really good news, but it was encouraging to get the second showing. We had one showing today and we have one scheduled for tomorrow. 11 total showings in the 3 weeks we've been listed with this agent, so I can't complain. Only thing better would be an offer! Keep positive thoughts coming our way!
There isn't much new to show other than the plastic cover over the porch.
Nate's call on Friday was just to fill me in on the concrete pours. Next week the trades will start coming in to do the HVAC and plumbing and probably the electrician too. I asked about brick and siding and he said the brick is due to be delivered next week, but they probably won't start putting it up for a couple weeks. Unfortunately, the pictures of progress may be a bit lacking in the excitement category for a while, but things are ticking along!
Good news on our house, kinda....we had a second showing this week. We haven't heard back yet from our agent if it's really good news, but it was encouraging to get the second showing. We had one showing today and we have one scheduled for tomorrow. 11 total showings in the 3 weeks we've been listed with this agent, so I can't complain. Only thing better would be an offer! Keep positive thoughts coming our way!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Happy 7th Birthday Hannah!
Hannah is now officially a 7-year-old!
We had her birthday celebration early this year with her friends. Tony and I took her and four of her school friends to Disney on Ice last Monday when they were off school. It was a fun, long day!
The girls all came over around 11 that morning. We headed downtown to the Q and had lunch and watched the show.
We came back to the house and had a few other friends over for pizza and cake.
Hannah loves being a princess still! She's such a sweet girl with a heart of gold!
Her actual birthday was Wednesday, January 30th. She woke up and said "she didn't feel 7 yet"! It was a good birthday for her because this week is spirit week at school and Wednesday was dress up day, so she got to wear a pretty dress to school on her birthday! What a perfect treat for her! We had choir that night after work, so we didn't get home until kinda late, so there was no additional celebration at home.
We're so proud of her! Very happy parents of a now, seven year old! We love you!
We had her birthday celebration early this year with her friends. Tony and I took her and four of her school friends to Disney on Ice last Monday when they were off school. It was a fun, long day!
The girls all came over around 11 that morning. We headed downtown to the Q and had lunch and watched the show.
We came back to the house and had a few other friends over for pizza and cake.
Hannah loves being a princess still! She's such a sweet girl with a heart of gold!
Her actual birthday was Wednesday, January 30th. She woke up and said "she didn't feel 7 yet"! It was a good birthday for her because this week is spirit week at school and Wednesday was dress up day, so she got to wear a pretty dress to school on her birthday! What a perfect treat for her! We had choir that night after work, so we didn't get home until kinda late, so there was no additional celebration at home.
We're so proud of her! Very happy parents of a now, seven year old! We love you!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Framing done!
So the framing was finished up last week! It was amazing to see it go up so fast! This was probably the most fun part of the build because there was noticable changes every day for about 2 weeks.
Monday, Jan 21 they had gotten most of second floor done. The windows and front door were delivered and stored in the garage. I think the guys were off one of the single digit days, but only one.....those guys must be die hards because it had to be NO FUN working in such cold temps, but they did!
By Wednesday last week the roof was on and the second floor was all framed out.
And last Friday, it looked darn near done. The front door and windows were in.
The stairs to the upstairs were done and I could actually walk through the upstairs. That was cool! Walking around all the bedrooms and envisioning our spaces was so cool!
Nate called last Friday and said framing was done. This week is all dependent upon weather, which so far, we're making out. They got the roof shingled yesterday and finished up today.
Next thing will be to pour the basement and garage floors. I think that should be done by the end of this week. After that, the trades start going in to do their thing - wiring, HVAC and plumbing! It's very exciting!
So we've also got some good things happening on our existing home....not the "great news" of an offer yet, but we had SIX showings last weekend - six! That was really exciting to get that much traffic, and generally speaking, we're getting good feedback, so hopefully something happens soon! Luckily too, we were really busy last weekend. The tough part will be finding places to go every weekend if this keeps up! But to get an offer, we'll figure that out!
So, good stuff and hopeful thoughts are the key ingredients to the next few weeks for us.
Monday, Jan 21 they had gotten most of second floor done. The windows and front door were delivered and stored in the garage. I think the guys were off one of the single digit days, but only one.....those guys must be die hards because it had to be NO FUN working in such cold temps, but they did!
By Wednesday last week the roof was on and the second floor was all framed out.
And last Friday, it looked darn near done. The front door and windows were in.
The stairs to the upstairs were done and I could actually walk through the upstairs. That was cool! Walking around all the bedrooms and envisioning our spaces was so cool!
Nate called last Friday and said framing was done. This week is all dependent upon weather, which so far, we're making out. They got the roof shingled yesterday and finished up today.
Next thing will be to pour the basement and garage floors. I think that should be done by the end of this week. After that, the trades start going in to do their thing - wiring, HVAC and plumbing! It's very exciting!
So we've also got some good things happening on our existing home....not the "great news" of an offer yet, but we had SIX showings last weekend - six! That was really exciting to get that much traffic, and generally speaking, we're getting good feedback, so hopefully something happens soon! Luckily too, we were really busy last weekend. The tough part will be finding places to go every weekend if this keeps up! But to get an offer, we'll figure that out!
So, good stuff and hopeful thoughts are the key ingredients to the next few weeks for us.
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