A Few Updated Pictures of the House

These were taken a few days after we moved in, so we're a little more unpacked than this now...I just haven't taken any new pictures yet...it's on the "to-do" list, but hopefully this will give an idea of what the house looks like. It's been fun to settle into our own home, but it's also taking us a lot of time between Jason's work schedule and now my gallbladder surgery, but we'll get there eventually. We finally started to hang up some pictures on the wall just yesterday and today.
The dining area.

The upstairs hallway.

Master bedroom.

Master Bathroom.

Stairs.

Front of the House.

Gavin's First Piano Recital

It's been a busy week for us. Wednesday night Gavin and Connor had a baseball game which we had to leave a little early in order to get to Gavin's piano recital on time. Then we had our walk-through on our house on Thursday and moved in on Friday and Saturday. It's been good to be busy though so we haven't had to just sit and go stir crazy waiting for our house to be finished. Gavin did a really great job. He was a little (okay maybe a LOT) nervous so he accidently played his song an octave too low. He was also supposed to bow after his song, but said he was too nervous to do that too. We told him that's okay that we're so proud of him for memorizing his song and getting up there to play in front of everyone. The picture is of Gavin and his good neighbor buddy, Jarom. Jarom's mom teaches Gavin piano and I teach Jarom violin so it's free for both of us...I love it when things work out that way. Free is always good!

Baseball Games

We've been spending a lot of time at baseball games lately. We had such crazy weather this spring that two of the kids' games were canceled and had to be rescheduled because of the snow...snow into May! We love watching the kids play. They're gaining more confidence, getting better at hitting the ball, starting to understand the rules of the game and where to throw the ball when, and just having a lot of fun out there.
(On a side-note: While I was busy taking pictures of Connor up to bat, I totally didn't notice until later when I looked at these pictures that Aidan is in the background just sitting on some little girl's lap! Guess he was busy socializing while his brothers played ball! Ha!)


Here's Aidan smiling so hard his eyes got squished shut. Aidan really loves to be outside.

Swimming

We love when the weather is warm enough to play outside and swim.

Aidan didn't want his picture taken, so here he is shouting "Nooooo!" at me.

House Update

Aidan Singing

I forgot about this little jewel of a video that we took on our road-trip to Idaho for Connor's birthday. Aidan likes to sing and to be sung to...but only when the moment is right! If he doesn't want to be sung to...he let's you know! But, it's so cute how he tries to shush everyone that, of course, we have to keep singing just to bug him!

House Update

Good news...despite a few setbacks and mistakes on the house, we're still set to have the house done on the 22nd and ready for a walk-through on the 23rd. Yea! I was getting worried because they put a wall where there should be railing on the stairs, forgot about a window seat and put the wrong texture on the walls and also square corners instead of the round ones all of which had to be fixed and set the house back on its date to be finished. It's really nerve-racking to deal with given that we have to close on the house by the end of the month or we won't qualify for the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. It's been an exciting, but stressful journey so far. I'm so excited to move in and get those keys to our very first house! At the same time, there have been so many details to deal with and phone calls and paperwork that it's been a little bit difficult to just sit back and enjoy the journey. I know it'll all be okay in the end, it's just hanging in there until we get there!

Toddlers!

Connor was taking videos on his camera the other day, and I thought it demonstrated very well what it's like having a toddler in the house!
In the first video Aidan's happy and content...
When he's done being videotaped...he's not shy about letting you know his feelings on the matter! That's toddlers for you...cute as a button and snuggly one minute, then in the blink of an eye they'll turn on you and scream and yell and make a fuss only to snuggle up to you a minute later! Gotta love it!


He's saying "stop iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!"

We're Building a House!

A couple of months ago, Jason and I looked at a model home and fell in love with it. Since interest rates and prices are so low right now, we decided to buy our first house! We're so excited. It should be done sometime in mid-June. We'll still be in Eagle Mountain...it's just so much cheaper to buy a house out here, and we really do love it here...it's nice and quiet and still only about 10-15 minutes away from Wal-mart...can't beat that! All the quietness and calmness of country living, but just a short drive to civilization if we need to grocery shop or take the kids to the doctors.
Here are some of the pictures of the progress of the house so far...

Gavin & Connor's First Baseball Game

We finally had a nice sunny Saturday...a perfect day for Gavin and Connor's first baseball game. I love this little video of them. Connor is first up to bat followed by Gavin. I love how Connor gets half-way to second and then stops not sure what to do. It's so cute! I love watching little kids play baseball!

Mommy & Connor.

Gavin & Mommy.

Connor, Jason, Aidan & Gavin. Aidan has a cold so that's why he doesn't look very happy.

Gavin waiting for his turn to play.

Connor up to bat...our cute little lefty.

Connor & Gavin waiting for their turn to bat. Aidan insisted on sitting on "Dabin's" lap. I love my kids!

Fun at the Park

We have had a few nice weather days in between a lot of not-so-nice weather days, so when we get some decent weather we have to go to the park or play outside while we can! Gavin was with us at the park, but somehow I missed getting a picture of him...probably because he doesn't like to stand still long enough for me to snap a shot of him!

My cute little niece, Taylyn, is the one pushing Aidan on the swing. The two of them are like two peas in a pod...they really love each other and are good buddies.

No More Snow...Please!

On April 30th, this is what it looked like outside. Gavin and Connor's first baseball practice was done in the snow...and it was windy! Their first baseball game was canceled...because of snow! We've been having snow/sleet/windy weather off and on for the past couple of weeks now. At least yesterday it switched to a good ol' thunderstorm...but there was hail! It's May! All I can say is no more snow...please!

Movie Night

Last night we took our big boys to see "How to Train your Dragon" in 3D. My sister-in-law, Trudy, was kind enough to watch our rascally two-year-old for us. We didn't think he'd last through the movie. When we got there, Gavin and Connor were so excited about the 3D glasses. When the first preview came one I helped Connor put his 3D glasses on and right away there's this crazy alien cartoon commercial where this alien pops up on the screen and points right at you...in 3D it kind of surprises you, and since this was the first thing Connor had ever seen in 3D it really surprised him. He started to cry. And, refused to put his glasses back on. I tried to talk to him about it because I didn't want him to watch the whole movie with double vision without the 3D glasses. It was about 10 minutes into the movie before I was able to convince him to put the glasses back on...even then he looked down and refused to watch the movie! Finally, he got caught up in it and said, "you were right Mom, I am having fun." I was glad. And, now it's all the boys can talk about. It was a really cute movie and especially fun to watch in 3D...once I got Connor calmed down that is!