Air show and lots of stuff

Friday we were able to eat lunch with Ryan, Anissa, and Ginny. It was fun seeing them. They were in Burlington for Nathaniel and Tiffaney's wedding (that was Saturday). Congrats to Nut and Tiffaney.



Saturday was the air show at the airport in Burlington. We went to walk around and see the airplanes. We got the kids' pictures taken in a medical helicopter. I wanted that picture of G3 since she had been in one when they were born. G1 informed me while we were there that he wants an airplane for Christmas.

G3, day she was born getting ready to board the helicopter:



G3 on the helicopter on Saturday. She is such a big girl now and I am so happy she is so healthy. As hard as it was to say goodbye to her the day she was born I know it was the best thing for her.



After we left the airport we went to Great-Grandma Fairlie's (and Aunt Becky's) to watch the air show and for a cook-out and to sing "Happy Birthday" to Great-G'ma. The Gs had fun running around. It was good to see everyone that was there.

While we were there the Gs found some caterpillars and played with them. G2 even held one (BIG SURPRISE!) but I wasn't able to get a picture of her with it because the camera batteries died. :-( But first G1 and G3 saw a grasshopper.











This is a picture of the moon when we got to the airport. The picture was taken at 9:51 AM.



Aunt Rhonda made the 3 older Gs some blankets and gave them to Mom for them. G1 was excited that his says his name on it. They all love blankets so much so this was great. I was hoping I would be able to hang them on their walls but I don't see them allowing me to do so.
(BTW--Jessie, I get TONS of compliments on G4's car-seat blanket. I thought you would like to know that.)









Yesterday Dean and Matt started work on the down stairs bathroom. I am so happy they did. I am so excited for it to get finished (but I am realistic it may take some time with Dean being on 1st shift now). They got the tub, toilet and sink out. Here is their progress:





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That is the link to see what the before pictures are.

This morning G2 sat still long enough to make her hair really cute. Her hair seems to get longer and longer every day. Hopefully G3 will decide to allow me to really play with her hair soon; although it isn't quite as long so I can't do as much with it.

Painting

The Gs' bedrooms

I still haven't videoed the rest of the upstairs, so you will have to wait for that. But I thought I would be kind and share what the kids' rooms look like. Marcia came up with the design for the girls' walls. G1 decided where everything belonged in his room--bed, bookcase, all the furniture...

A few pictures

I just thought this was a funny picture--G3 has the drill

Matt putting the last piece of tile down in the laundry room

G1 in his big boy underwear

Showing the soccer ball on the back of his big boy underwear

G2 sitting in G1's potty chair

G1 took this picture--G3 is on the left and G2 is on the right

G1 also took this picture--G2

Here are some pictures of the laundry room as it is right now. We aren't finished putting everything in there right now. But you can get the idea of how it is. The changing table will be going into my bedroom once it's finished. My plan is to take you all on a "virtual tour" of the upstairs once the bedrooms are completed. So, you will get a better look at everything then.

The washer and dryer just got moved upstairs and hooked up today (yes they were hooked up downstairs).

We will be adding another clothes rod underneath the high one, just lower than the lower one. That is where the baby's clothes will go (and probably some of the other kids' clothes too).

Where the changing table is I plan on having our long dresser there and then somewhere along the wall with the windows I will be putting a table to fold clothes at (provided it will fit right).

Here is the post with the pictures of the room before we did anything to it.

Now on to other things. G2 is walking more and more. She has now started standing up in the middle of the room (without using anything to help her) to take off. She tries to run and it's soo cute. G3 still doesn't show much interest. Oh well. :-) G1 is still as goofy as ever. Another 10-12 weeks and the baby will be here! Both girls have gotten a molar and G2 is working on her second molar. Other than that there is nothing new to share.

Daddy's big helper

Here is G1 helping hammer in some nails for the flooring for our new laundry room (hopefully should have the room "completely" finished by Wednesday night). Matt said that G1 got pretty good at it. Matt would start the nail (down most of the way) and then let G1 at it. Towards the end Matt would only have to do a quick tap just to make sure it was flat against the floor. My baby boy is growing up!! *On another note--G1 says Marcia correctly now--no more "Dar-da" from him...now it's from G3.

**By the way..G1 dressed himself today. lol

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A "sneak peak" into the girls' room

Here is a little "sneak peak" at what we are doing with the girls' room. :-)

Pregnancy update

I am 26 weeks along today. I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Everything seems good. I am measuring 28 weeks. Matt says this will be our 10 pound baby--I would be happy to just be able to deliver a 6-7 pound baby. Baby was real active and heart was beating away. It's actually the first time we have heard the heartbeat on the Doppler--we've had ultrasounds at all the other appointments. I will start going in every 2 weeks now until I am 36 weeks and then we will start weekly visits. I can't believe how soon we will have a newborn in the house again.
The doctor gave me some tips on how to ease the discomfort of the varicose veins--most of them I do already so I guess I just have to tough it out for now. He also gave me some medicine to help with the heartburn.

Marcia came up to watch the kids while I was at the appointment (Matt went with me and then left so he could get to work--working 11-11 today.) Then we went to see the fishy at the pet store. The kids all liked that. G1 picked out what ones he wants. We got lunch and ran another errand then came home. The kids laid down for a (late) nap and Marcia and I (mostly Marcia because she's better at this stuff than I am) worked on the stencils for the flowers for the girls' room. After dinner Marcia, Mom and I figured out where we will place the flowers on the walls and started painting. I am so excited for the girls' room to be done. I think it will be absolutely adorable. Once you see it and everyone oohs and aahs over it you will have to tell Marcia how wonderful she is for coming up with the design (and for just being her!). :-)

Corralling the kids to bed for naptime....

...and the upstairs bathroom as it is right now.

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Outside the back door

I don't have any pictures of the garage but will post some ASAP. That is what Matt fell in love with the most with this house. I will also get pictures of the basement sometime too. As we get things done I will try to keep updated pictures on here. *I should have a completed upstairs bathroom and G1's room to post very very soon!!

The back porch/mudroom

The front porch and steps