Typical Personalities in our family: Erin is scowling, Talin is jealous because Dad is holding Kelcie, Kelcie is trying to get down, I'm talking, Lafe is asleep :), Laura is there, Jamie is posing, and Ethan is distracted.
This is probably the best one and it's not very good. Notice Erin is still scowling!
If you look really close, there's a big cavity on the molar on the right - phew!
Yesterday, I promised you a non-house post, but I wasn't expecting this one. Kelcie fell during the kids' concert last night and cut her eye. Luckily, Dad's office is 5 minutes from the school and we stopped by on the way home for 2 stitches. You can see the bruise line from where she hit the bench. We were laughing, though, because 2 years ago October she got her first stitches on her forehead from tripping and hitting a rock at the cabin ( you can see the scar - right in the middle), and 1 year ago at Thanksgiving she had to get stitches in the back of her head because she got hit by a swing. I asked her what she had against this time of the year! She's really not a clutz, just freak accidents - our dainty little girl. Poor Jamie was trying to help her dad by holding Kelcie's hand and she passed out hitting her head on the wheelchair nearby. Poor kid - she has a lower threshold for fainting anyways, but we didn't realize she would faint in this situation. We weren't thinking very good. So, Lafe put about 10 knots in the first stitch because he was trying to do Kelcie, watch Jamie and help me with her, and tell Ethan where to get the smelling salts. Ethan said it right - "quite an eventful evening!" They both came home with ice and advil. And, Erin and Ethan still had homework to do! One day we'll live closer to the school, right?
Back Stairs
Laura showing them off!
Upstairs view like before - changed quite a bit, huh!
If you're getting bored with house posts, I promise I'll have something different tomorrow. Oh, and I'm thinking I better go Private. I love that people I haven't seen for years stop by, but I'm a little worried because I know how naive I am. So, if you still want to come by (please!!!), leave your email - I'll moderate comments so that I don't post your emails. Thanks!!!
Trying out the "stairs"
Front Porch
Back Porch
Ethan was chosen as Student of the Month for his classroom for the month of October, which topic was Self-Control! Awesome job, Ethan!!!
Wow, this is the exciting part - we're actually watching our house take shape! And, you can see it change every day - so fun! The kids thought it was so fun to walk through the walls -"we're ghosts, look!".
Trick or Treat!!! Ready to go! We had a lot of fun trick-or-treating this year. Talin was so funny - I think he was liking this holiday - at first he just wanted to eat the candy (typical), but then he would walk up to the door and put his pumpkin down so they would put candy in it and say "chant-chu" "bye". Then, he was in the stroller holding his pumpkin in one hand and a piece of candy in the other. Then, when we got home we couldn't keep him out of the candy!!!
Erin was a cowgirl, Ethan was Indiana Jones, Jamie was Hermione (Harry Potter), Laura was a cheerleader, Kelcie was a Barbie Princess (last minute choice - was going to be Hannah Montana), and Talin was a Fireman. Oh, and Lafe was a cool Jamaican dude guy.
This is the big Candy Trade Session - too funny! I think they did this for a couple hours this morning! Oh brother.
We have concrete now!!! It was so fun to watch! We dropped Jamie off at orchestra and the other kids and I drove over to the property and watched them pour. They all thought it was so cool, including the mommy. Monday they do the porches and garage and then we can frame - yeah!
