THE PROJECT!

So here is the latest on the house. The siding has gone up, garage doors are finally on...not very useful now that most of the crappy weather is done, the drywall is hung and the walls are textured. The trim work and inside doors came today and our builder is going to work on that this week. Next is paint...whether we do that or not, we'll see. I think that kind of stuff is left up to the professionals! :) Anyway, here are a few pictures. We are sure getting excited. It will be so nice to have more room.

Baby Face...You got the cutest little baby face!

Wow does time fly! I can't believe that Presley is already 4 1/2 months old! She is really growing too fast. Infact, I just went through her dresser yesterday and had to move onto the next stage of clothes. It made me sad because it is probably the last I will ever see them. We have definately accumulated quite the little girl wardrobe!

We have had so much fun with Presley. The girls just love her to death and love to take care of her. Katie has been such a big helper and Alyssa loves to entertain her baby sister. She is already starting to roll over, and drink from a water bottle. And just the other day she said "MaMa". Ya, I know, it was in her babbling but still, I can count it right? I just have to teach her to say "DaDa" in the middle of the night. That way there is no argument as to who has to get up with her. : ) I couldn't believe that I haven't put pictures on the blog of her besides when she was born. I realized that most of them are of her lying down, but she is such a good baby that I can (most of the time) put her down and she will entertain herself. Life has definately been pretty crazy for us but I wouldn't change it for the world. Here are some cute pictures of Presley. While I was putting this together, the song..."Baby Face" came to mind. She definately has the cutest little baby face. (I'm not partial am I?)

Meet Barbara, "Barbara the Builder"

As you know, we have been really busy with our new house. When we first started building, Alyssa loved to go around and measure everything. The poor thing has only known building this house from the day she was born so for it to actually be happening, it's no wonder she has really shown and interest in it! For Christmas, Alyssa got a new tool belt with all the "fixins". She has a real tape measure, levels, hammer (that is so real she thought she might distress some stuff for me), chalk line, safety glasses, gloves, and a flashlight. And to make the whole onsomble complete, she had to add her princess cell phone. One day, Katie and I were joking around and we said she should be called, "Barbara the Builder" because ever since she got her tool belt, she has wanted to go and help Grandpa. We have joked saying that Dad is "Bob the Builder" because he is always out to the house checking things out to make sure everything is going according to plan and to try to get in on some of the action. If he can help the sub contractors with something, he is all for it. THANKS DAD!!! YOU'RE THE BEST! Well, I had to finally take her out to the house one day so she could help Grandpa. She loved it!! I couldn't stop laughing at how cute she was. Here are a few pictures of our daughter, "Barbara".

This actually sparked something funny that happened in Primary the other day. She is a new Sunbeam and seems to love being a big girl. Well, our theme this year is "My Eternal Family" and the theme song talks about being a builder, working each day, to build your family. Alyssa's eyes got really big when they started to sing it that she stands up and says, "I'm a builder!" The chorister said, "Yes, Alyssa. Your family is building a new house huh?" Alyssa answers, "Yep and my Grandpa is "Bob the Builder" and I'm "Bawbwa" the builder (and no its not misspelled, that's how she pronounces Barbara". Everyone in the Primary room just busts out laughing. I guess no family jokes will ever be a secret with her around! Just be careful or we may have it brought up in our next singing and sharing time! : )