Random Pictures from April

This cute girl lost her 2nd tooth this month.  She is thrilled to be catching up to her brother.

Our Mazda, which we bought and drove off the lot with 36 miles on it, hit 100,000 miles.  Quite the milestone.

The New House: April

Quite a bit of progress was made on cabinets this month. [Kitchen sink area]

Kitchen pantry cupboards.

Another view.

We had some cute visitors. Cousins came to check out the house and hung out on the mudroom bench for a minute.

Outside progress was made as well!  The rock is going up!

After I told my cabinet guy that I was putting in a farmhouse sink, he had to completely redo that cabinet.  I felt pretty bad, but I already had the sink, so there was no backing out of it.

Kitchen side of the island.

Dining room side of the island.

Laundry room cabinets - above the washer and dryer.

Laundry room cabinets across from the washer and dryer.

Master Bathroom cabinets

Tile is all done around the tub...

And the shower is done too (the bench is kind of hard to make out in the back, but it is there.

Bench and shampoo cubby at the back of the shower.

Kids bathroom cabinets

Basement all painted and done.

Downstairs bedroom

Another bedroom downstairs.

Last bedroom downstairs

Downstairs bathroom. Pre-doors being hung.

Instagram: April 2016

Baby #5 on the way!
And for those who wonder:
Yes, this was on purpose.
Yes, we know how this happens.
Yes, we are excited!

Brynlee was apparently not going to make it past lunch time today. I love that she used a balloon instead of her favorite blanket.

Sometimes you catch your baby "reading" (complete with babbling) to herself and have to document it.

A Kendree story that has to be told:

Scene: Kendree, Brynlee and I are snuggling on the couch and Kendree is stroking Brynlee's arm.

Kendree: I wish my arm was as soft as Brynlee's is.

Mom: Babies have really soft skin, your skin was that soft when you were a baby.

Kendree: But it isn't anymore.

Mom: Well, you are getting bigger and when you get older you get more hair and your skin has to be a little tougher because you are outside running around, etc.

Kendree (with a look of absolute disbelief on her face): YOU MEAN I AM TURNING INTO A WEREWOLF?!?!?!?

And this is where I had to turn away for a few minutes and compse myself and then continued to reassure her that she was not turning into a werewolf. Phew.

House is getting closer to being done! Rock is almost done on the outside, we're waiting on countertops on the inside and then it's cleaning and carpet (roughly). About a month out from moving!

I got this lovely souvenir last night at the hospital. I issued my formal apology to Ronnie for ever doubting that his kidney stone was as painful as he professed 6 years ago. #somuchworsethanlabor #feelingalotbettertoday #ihavethebestneighborsever

It's hard to tell, but Brynlee scrubbed down this whole scale with great concentration this morning. Such a hard little {naked} worker!

A little church snow-shoveling with dad. #bighelper #sometimes

Crab Night

One of Ronnie's clients sends us a giant box of King Crab from Alaska every year.  He might be my favorite client.

Last night, we dug into some crab and the kids LOVED it! The questions, the playing with the claws, etc. were pretty much the best, so we had to document it.

An Announcement

We are very excited to announce Baby #5 is on his or her way! I'm due September 30th and feeling great.

Ronnie put this entire announcement all together on his own.  I sure do love him.