A whole lot of changes going on.

At our house there have been a whole lot of changing go on. On the outside of the house, thanks to hail damage we got a new roof! Although you cannot tell in this picture it is green and I love it! It was such a blessing we were needing a new roof, but just didn't have the extra money laying around to put one on. I love how Jesus blesses you with a storm.

On the inside of the house we are getting ready for Baby Sophia's big arrival. We have rearranged Millie's room to add a changing table and a crib so that the girls can share a room. There was no where else to put our Sophia.

Millie loves her new room. I was a little worried about how she would react, but a new princess bedspread and a freshly painted bed was all it took to keep her happy.

Millie thinks that all of the baby supplies are her personal play toys. Daily she drags it all out and plays with it.

This is my attempt at being crafty. I painted the dresser white, and didn't like the old hardware, so I bought some ribbon and made my on pulls. I think that it is cute!

I wanted to paint the crib, but that would be a big job to do it right with a paintbrush. Also Sara Jane thought it was a mistake to paint, because it might chip and then the baby would be eating paint chips. Lead free of course, but paint non the less.

There are baby items everywhere. They are taking over our house.

Now that we are all ready for a baby girl to join our family, let us hope that is what we get. We had the ultrasound, but mistakes have been made before.

More changes are in the kitchen. New curtains thanks to mom!

Thanks to the same storm that got us a new roof, we also got a new countertop, stove, and dishwasher.

Yep I am loving my new kitchen!!!

A Day at the Apple Orchard

On a beautiful fall day what else is there to do, but go to the apple orchard? The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. What a perfect family day to be outside. Now at this particular orchard they didn't allow you to pick your own apples for some reason, but we climbed the fence to get a few pictures. Both the kiddos accidently picked one, but we put it back and didn't steal them. Shh don't tell anyone. We did buy a bag of apples in the store at the end of the day.

Millie loved this pumpkin! She laughed and laughed because of its warts. Of course Millie found the donuts right away. In case you didn't know she loves donuts of any kimd. Hmm I wonder where she gets her sweet tooth. They also were serving apple cider slushies, and the most delicious caramel apples. The caramel was still warm, because we watched them dip it. Mmmmm, it was soooo good!!!

My Scotty the red apple.

One of the highlights of the day was the petting zoo. Where we saw rams, goats, chickens, turkeys, ponies, and other animals.

Millie stood at the chicken pen for the longest time bocking at the chickens. It was hilarious!

Mr. Turkey strutting his stuff. Another highlight was feeding the goats. Levi and Millie were a little apprehensive, but Scott loved it.

Of course you can't pass up the pony ride. Even if it is at an absolutely ridiculous price.

Levi jumping off the haystack.

I'm queen of the orchard!!

The last item on the agenda was to pick pumpkins. Now this took a little while because there was a lot to choose from. The pumpkin patch was huge!

But both kiddos finally found a perfect one for them....only after about 30 minutes of searching.

What a great day!!!

We are trying to spend fun quality time with the kiddos right now, because we know that after little Miss Sophia arrive it is going to be a big adjustment period for us all.

Barbie, Barbie, Everywhere!!!

A few months ago mom and dad dug out mine and Sara Jane's old Barbie toys. Well due to bed rest they have sat on our patio. Last night I got to feeling energetic and opened up two boxes and washed and cleaned them up for Millie. There is still a huge third box to go, but I didn't want to overwhelm Millie. Trust me two boxes is enough. Although while Millie was playing she wanted the Barbie to go to Wal-Mart, but didn't have a car. I know we had a pink convertible, so I just might have to get into the third box sooner rather than later.

This was one of my favortie barbie accessories. It is a bedroom on one side and an office on the other.

The bathroom, complete with the swan bathtub that squirts water.

A day at the pool anyone??

Millie showing off her Barbies. In the items that I cleaned for her there was two babies, a grandma, a grandpa, and a dad. We were missing the mom. So I told her to go get a mom out of her Barbie stash. She came back with the barbie in teal spandex from Toy Story 3, and said she is the perfect mother! So there you have it Dad in sleeveless suit and mom in her spandex. A perfectly normal American family. She especially loves the twins and nursery set.

Aunt Sara, do you remember all of these toys? I had a blast playing for about two hours today with Millie. It brought back many memories!

School Days!

Again, I know I am behind on this whole blog thing, but here it is anyway.

School has started!!! Yay, we are back in a routine....kind of. With bed rest and blood clots and a church remodel we are at some sense of normalcy around our household. The first day of school is always exciting for us! We love school, even Levi!

Millie is a big girl this year and is in her last year at CMO. She has made it to the Red Room with Miss Holli! Four years ago we started in the nursery and have worked our way up the hallway to the red room.

Here she is in front of her cubby.

CMO would not be CMO without her best friend Luka....yes they are the same age, he is just a little feller.

Here are Millie and Luka two years ago in the Orange Room on Pajama Day. They have always loved each other.

Levi started 4th grade yes that is FOURTH grade this year. He is super excited that his classroom is on the second floor of the school and he is one of the bigger kids.

Even though Levi started a day before Millie, my boss at CMO allowed Millie to come to CMO for Teacher work day because I was on bed rest. This is why I love my job and co-workers. They are seriously like family to us. We love CMO!!

She was super excited when the school bus came down the road!

I know, I have cute kids.

Have you ever seen a more handsome boy? He is growing up in many ways, he is now a pre-teen. He is leaving the toy era behind and is getting into sports, video games, and music. Where did my baby go?