Progress on the Home Front

I know you've been itchin' to see the progress on our carport addition, so without further adieu...

Exterior

Next up on the outside is painting the new siding to match the house, without making it look like an obvious addition. We're still brainstorming the best way to accomplish that.

Interior

See my new washer/dryer hookup?  Woot woot!

As for the inside, Justin is working on the demo - pulling off the exterior siding, popping out the kitchen window, and stripping down the wall along the basement stairs, which will eventually be just a half wall so as to open up the whole space. The electrician will be coming shortly to do all the wiring before Justin proceeds with insulation and drywall.

Kendry is taking his job on the work crew very seriously.

Ten on Tuesday

{1}
Happy Passion Week!

I'm loving parenthood even more lately as we've been teaching Kendry what Easter is truly about.



{2}

Progress on the carport at the end of Day 1:

I was astounded when I returned home to see this.

Jody likey.


 

{3}

A little Where's Waldo activity for you:

Did you spot the stealthy three year old in the above photo?


 

{4}

Forget my pie cravings; I spotted my first Girl Scout Cookie sale booth last weekend.

Bring on the Samoas!


 

{5}

Here's an updated belly pic for my my peeps:

Pardon the puffy eyes, if you please. You'll be seeing a lot of those over the next year.

Or two.



{6}

Its official:
my wedding ring no longer fits.


 

{7}

Despite his adamant protests about wearing it on his 3rd birthday last year (and subsequent emotional meltdown on my part), Kendry now likes the "3" shirt I made him and wears it fairly often.



{3rd Birthday}


Just this morning Kendry asked me if I was making him a "4" shirt for his upcoming birthday. Truth be told, I hadn't actually planned to make one this year for fear of my labor of love being rejected again; but how can I deny a specific request for my handiwork?

Just another ride through the joys and heartaches of parenting.


 

{8}

The hubs may be opposed to matchy-matchy twin clothing, but I still went ahead and ordered two of these cuties:



Conversation when the hats arrived:

HUBS: "Did you really buy two of the same hat for them?"

ME: "Okay, so they match. But they are sooo cute. And really, its just a hat; its not like its an entire matching ensemble."

HUBS: "Thats how it all starts...with just a hat."


Dang.
That man may be on to my methods.

{9}

It must really be spring - the hubs mowed the front yard this weekend.

Ahhhh, the sweet smell of cut grass.


 

{10}

This Week's Blessing:

Attentive neighbors.

While we were out on Saturday evening our sprinkler line detached from the main water line and water was apparently spewing out at the end of our driveway. Fortunately we have wonderful neighbors who spotted the geyser and took immediate action. They attempted to stop it themselves but ended up having to call the PUD to get the water turned off. When we got home around 8pm we contacted the PUD and were able to get the water back on within the hour (whew!). The sprinkler fellas came by today and fixed the damage.

Busting at the Seams

If you opened this post expecting to see a picture of me and my belly busting out of yet another pair of maternity jeans, the joke is on you. This post has nothing to do with the pregnancy.

Okay, thats not entirely true; it does pertain to the pregnancy in a roundabout way.

Ha ha!  

Round?  Pregnancy?

I crack myself up.

This week marks the start of a project years in the making.

Fifty points to you if you can guess what these babies are for?

I am seriously swooning over those big windows (of which there are 3). Hello, daylight!

Have you figured it out yet?

No?

I'll give you another hint:

What would YOU do with all this wasted space?

And by wasted space I mean a carport that isn't big enough to hold either of our cars,

...an odd-placed door with no steps (see left side of the picture),

...and a spacious basement only accessed by first going outside.

That's right, we're finally enclosing our carport.

Cue the awkward pregnant woman dance!

I may be carrying an extra 30 lbs on my frame, but I can still do a mean running man.

I'll be the first to admit that tackling an addition to our house (professionals will be doing a good portion of the work) less than three months before my due date is a bit overwhelming, and I am a little sad to say goodbye to my orange door, but we've come to the conclusion that it simply needed to be done. In anticipation for the twins' arrival we are transitioning Kendry from his current bedroom (a/k/a the nursery) into the back bedroom (a/k/a bedroom with a door into the carport); but Kendry needs to be able to leave his room without having to walk though the nursery.

We're excited that our basement will finally be connected to the main areas of the house. In addition, we'll be moving the washer and dryer out to this new space so they are no longer crowding the back door.

(2011 photo, but you get the idea of what I mean by crowded)

So there you have it - our next adventure as fixer-upper owners!

Adios, carport.

Hello, expanding living space!

Ten on Tuesday

{1}

Momma got a new 'do!

I am terrible at self-portraits, but you get the idea.

 

{2}

Saying goodbye to the 2nd trimester this week,
and hello to wearing the hubs' shirts (as evidenced above).

{3}

GO DADDY GO!

Justin competed in his second duathlon on March 9th, besting last year's time by 4 minutes.

 

Then he ran the St. Patty's Day 5k on March 16th:

 

Its a good thing I'm too proud of him to be jealous over the fact that he is happily competing while I remain a bystander. Besides, I've got this cutie to keep me company.

{4}

Kendry asked to watch a cartoon while we were hanging out at G-pa's house this weekend. It was pretty slim pickins at that time of day so I settled on Cinderella on the Disney Channel. It was still early in the movie; Kendry has never seen Cinderella before and I thought he would enjoy the funny little mice.

The movie wasn't on for 10 seconds before Kendry grumbled:

"This is a princess movie. I don't want to watch princesses."

All boy, that one is.

{5}

Speaking of which, warmer weather and the extra daylight in the evening has triggered a lot more dirty laundry as the kiddo has enjoyed being outside more and more.

I never expected to deal with sandy clothes in early March, but Kendry had a ball at the beach while waiting for Daddy to finish his duathlon.

I lost track of how many times he playfully collapsed into the sand and basked like a puppy in the sunshine.

{6}

Seriously cannot believe I ever painted without this incredible tool:


BING

 

{7}
Kendry's 'new' bedroom is halfway painted.
Whoop whoop!

I can't wait to show you the progress.



{8}

The devouring of the pies continues!

This week it was peanut butter pie.

Here's hoping my glucose test this week comes back with a good result or there may be a pie boycott in my immediate future. 

 The agony!

{9}

We're introducing Kendry to organized sports via a 6 week sports camp with the Lewiston Parks and Rec Department, with two classes for baseball, two for basketball and two for soccer.

Our little dribbler in action:

He has really had fun with it.

 

{10}

This Week's Blessing:

Where to begin?!

Seriously, this was one of those weeks where it felt like God was showing us just how much He and others love us. I was especially touched when my boss' wife stopped by the office to ask me what foods our family likes/dislikes. She is making us several freezer meals in anticipation of the twins' arrival.

Who Am I?

Pregnancy brain does crazy things to you.

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Now let me tell you about our little incident this week - an incident Justin is sure to never let me forget.

The Defense:

I have to sit down and elevate my feet fairly regularly these days. Multi-tasker that I am, I try to find something productive to do during my sitting time. Last Sunday it was clipping my coupons while sitting on the couch.

Before you pat me on the back for my effective time management skills, read on...

The Incident:

Two days later Kendry was making a fort with blankets and cushions in the living room when he exclaimed: "Daddy, look what I found in the couch!" My first thought is that it was something harmless like a three month old hot tamale candy I dropped between the cushions. (And you thought I was never messy.)

Nope.

It was our large kitchen shears. In between the couch cushions.

I may not be fit to be a mother.

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