He's a....

CRAWLER! I took this video last night and he has improved a lot in less than 24 hours. I can't believe he is old enough to crawl. He is growing up before our eyes!!!

Which one?

Soooo, the couch is our next big purchase, hopefully within the next few weeks. But I am having a dilemma. I think I know kind of the style I want, but what color (so that it looks good with the walls, but doesn't blend in and won't be too light for kids dirty hands) and what style do you think? Luke wants a sectional cause it is longer and cooler. Do you think it would look good in this right corner? (that is another problem, I think some of the couches I want don't come in the right side, only left... ugh!) Or would there be too much room left over in the rest of the living room? Please tell me your input...

My favorite, do you think the sage would look good with the brown walls? Don't know if this one comes in the right side though...

Like the sage only a lighter color, but I am hoping not too light...

I really like this style if we don't do a sectional, but do you think the chocolate would be too dark for our already brown rooms? This also comes in an off white but I think that would be too light.

I like this one plus it is sage, but it is a little more boring than the first and no foot rest

Puffy = comfy (I hope)... also comes in chocolate color

Sage but kind of a plain couch

So speak your mind, let me know what you think? And don't forget to look at the pictures of the rest of the house... below!

Our home

*** Added later.... By the way, some people asked, our home is a townhome which is very nice, plus we hope to rent it out when we grow out of it in 5-7 years (probably) and we will then buy a house. These townhomes have playgrounds, and soon basketball courts or something of the sort, and a clubhouse (which has exercise equipment, kids playroom, kitchen, living room/projector to have parties). Plus we don't have to remove snow, take care of the lawn or anything like that... so we are thrilled!!! ***

Welcome to our home!!! Please remember that we are still unpacking and finding where we want our things to go. We also still have touch ups to make (i.e. the doors need to be painted white like the trim) and touch ups on the walls, as well as correctly hang the blinds (long story) and still hand pictures and stuff, but we have only been here for a few weeks, so I think we are doing pretty good. As time goes on and as we save up more money we will also be buying other things to beautify the place (i.e. barstools, new table/chairs, curtains... the list goes on) but really that could be a few years. Enjoy the pics. Hopefully you can see things, it is hard to get everything in the picture but I tried.

Downstairs

Walking in the front door


View of the living room

Another view of the living room with our awesome new tv

Closet under the stairs (there is also a crawl space under the home that enters in this closet)


Bathroom off living room/kitchen


Dining room (attached to kitchen)


Kitchen (attached to dining room) - the door on the left is the water heater and we are going to buy a freezer to fit in there... so excited!


Pantry - love it! I have to buy more food to fill it up :)



Upstairs

The stairway


Bathroom right off the stairs


Toilet/Shower with their own door to shut out sinks


Master bedroom (all our furniture fits in one room - YEAH!!!)


Master closet (this picture doesn't do it justice, you can't see around the corner)


Laundry room/filing cabinet


Closet in hallway


Guest/computer/work out/ everything room - what are we going to do when we have more kids


Lincoln's room


Lincoln's closet (same one in everything room)




Videos for those who want - gives you a somewhat better idea.

Video of the downstairs


Video of the upstairs

More giveaways

So, this lady, Annette Lyon, who writes books is having a give away, I have missed some of the week but still want to enter for the rest of the week. Her books seem really good and they are on my list to read. Here is a link to her blog and a trailer to her book...

New faces

Here is the latest face from Lincoln. He has liked all the food he has tried except pears, he just doesn't care for them. So I mixed them with barley today (which is also not a favorite) and after every bite he did this face and a mmmm sound (not like a good mmm but I have to eat this mmm). This is mostly going up for Luke so he can watch it, as he is away at a conference this week. I also put captions to the pictures on the previous post.

In the past.... few weeks

So, we have finally moved in to our townhome and it is starting to feel like home. We still ahve to finish painting the doors and touch ups, but that will come someday. Life has been even crazier than before. Of course you heard we were sick the weekend we were painting and then moving, the nephew who broke his leg at our house while his parents helped us move (go here to read story), Rachel has passed her tests (numerous ones), has had projects to do and lot of homework and doing taxes. What else, oh yeah, Linc has been sick again and threw up A LOT all over mom one night when she got home from class but was filling better the next day. We have been to Boise and back. Then now Lincoln has an ear infection this week and I have been treating it with an oil and cotton balls (hence that big white thing poking out of his ear). We haven't been to the doctor yet and it seems to be getting better so don't think we will go. Also, look at the hair on the back of his head stand up. But man, what a time, so you see why I haven't posted much recently.
When we were painting our townhome, Lincoln was fussing so I went to check on him and I found this... of course I had to take a picture and then save him.
This is Lincoln in his room before we painted the trim, I will be posting the after pictures soon. Whenever we finish unpacking and getting everything together.
Just look at those eyes, I don't have a lot of recent pictures except for Linc, mostly because of the move and the camera was hiding.
This is the hat they put newborns in and this was Lincoln's when he was born. I was packing away old clothes the other day and put it on him. It was a bit snug but still cute... he pulled it off his head pretty quick.

Same hat, but Linc is thuggin' it.

This is the only pic I have of our townhome from the outside, more to come....

So, on Mondays and Thursdays I have class so Luke has to give Lincoln bottles. This is what I came home to, it was so cute. Lincoln just loungin' in daddy's arms. He loves to play with my face when I am feeding him and Luke's too. He is always pulling on my lips and hair... it hurts.

Can't say much more than... how adorable is he?!?!?! Some of his many faces.

Chilling on mom and dad's bed. This is the life.

Lounging in the exersaucer while sucking the thumb.

So ever since this kid can roll, changing diapers is impossible, hence the bare bum in the next pic.

For Luke's birthday I had some friends over and threw a surprise party for him. It was fun and we played games. Luke is the big 30 now... can you believe it?
And this video is just funny.