Phase II pics

The kids are more receptive than I am to the construction. Day one is done, the kids are chilling watching Winnie the Pooh and I have a LARGE whole in the middle if the living room ceiling. I  trying to look past to positive results, but I can't see past all of the dust I'm going to have to clean up to get there just yet. No pain no gain...right?

Updates on our crew/ Phase one of home repair

Since I am absolutely horrible about updating this, I have to pack a lot of information in this post in the anticipation that I may not update for a while to follow.  I have a break in between semesters, so I am hoping to do better.  I have my doubts until I finish in December.  Ayden just turned 6.  He wanted a Lego party at the new house.  He got it!  We were in one whole week prior to his birthday.  Keyton turned 2 the end of June.  She is very petite and a little stick of dynamite.  Very independent!  Where she gets it, I'm not real sure.  Hehehehe.

So we bought a new house and moved the first weekend of July.  I say a new house, because it is new to us.  We actually bought an antique project that we will probably be working on until the day God calls us home.  It's big, beautiful and old as dirt and we love it!  It was built in 1851, best we can find.  It still has many of the original parts and fixtures.  With moving into the "new" house, we have had to learn to share better and learn lots of patients. We have been, and still are, functioning out of one bathroom.  Yes, and just one toilet.  Challenging!!!

Construction starts tomorrow on some of the repair work.  A load bearing wall was removed some 40-50 years ago, so over the period of years, the floor has started to sag.  It sags as much as 4 inches in the very center. Tomorrow they start phase one of the repair.  I hope to continue to take pictures along and post them.  I eventually want to do another blog on just the before and afters of the home repairs that we do.

It is yet another adventure in this thing called life.  With my awesome husband and children with me, life can lead me wherever it wants.  This house will be one place that lots of memories will be made.

We shall call this:  Phase I

We survived our first beach trip with two kids! Tony had to attend a GBA conference in St. Simons, so we tagged along.  We stayed at the King and Prince, and thankfully, our villa was 10 feet from the pool.  My brother and sister in law came down on the weekend to spend time with us.  We really enjoyed them being there.  They live in Blackshear, so it's only about a 45 minute drive for them.  We left St. Simons on wednesday and drove inland to Brunswick.  We rented a place in Waverly, where we stayed until friday.  It was about a 1/2 mile from my Aunt Brenda's house and a small marina.  Ayden got to go out fishing wednesday evening.  He was SO excited. He caught 3 sting rays, a blue crab, and a shark that was about 3 feet long.  Richard said it was a bonnet head shark.  He had a blast, and so did the rest of us watching him reel it all in.  Keyton LOVED the water too.  She was happiest when she was not in her float and could actually splash in the water.  So glad both of my children love the water.

Our new baby girl

Our baby girl, Keyton Marie, was born June 23, 2011 at 8:21 a.m.  She was 6lbs. 7oz. and 19in. long.  Big brother Ayden is super excited about her.  God has blessed us tremendously with two beautiful and healthy children.

The Nursery is Done!

My mema has come the past two weekends to paint in the nursery for us.  I am very fortunate to have such a talented grandmother.  As I knew it would, it turned out beautiful.  The pictures do not do it justice.

Our trip to Dauset Trails

One of my best childhood friends and I made a spur of the moment decision to take our boys up to Dauset trails.  I had never been, but anything free and outside I'm pretty much game for.  There was plenty of room for the boys to run and lots of animals for the kids to see as well.  It was a beautiful day to be outside and not be couped up inside.  Not to mention, outside at our house smells like a chicken farm right now.  The cow pasture behind us got its annual spring fertilizing a few days ago and the smell is.....well, quite awful.
We had a great time, but best of all the boys got worn out so that means good naps. Gotta love it.

Too big for his britches...

Tonight for supper I cooked a chicken recipe that I found.  You dredge the chicken in ritz cracker crumbs and dry italian dressing mix and then bake it in the oven.  My husband and I loved it.  Ayden on the other hand had other thoughts.  He tried it, (that's a rule we have)but shortly spit it in the trash can.  I said, "It's got ritz crackers on it and you love ritz crackers."  He, in turn, replied, "I like ritz crackers, just not on my chicken."  I couldn't help but laugh.  He's very quick witted.