Up, up, up!

We headed out of town Friday night for a family reunion in WV, which was great. There was 80+ there from my dad's side of the family. It was him and all his first cousins.

Emily and the kids picked me up from work and we headed straight to my mom and dad's place so I didn't get a chance to check out the progress that was made all day Friday. Emily and I took a cellphone flash light tour of the work last night after we got back. We aren't sure if the guys worked Saturday or not, but the results are exciting! The plywood has been laid on top of the main floor joists and the back walls have been erected on the main floor.

It was a little nerve racking to have the kids up there with no railings, but the boy wan't too happy about it either. He stayed just long enough for me to get the picture above and then high-tailed it for the ladder.

That opening on the left is where the stairs will go from the kitchen to the basement.

Framing is awesome. It goes up so fast and you start to be able to really feel the space.

Mr. Bubbles

Our daycare has a mascot-- Mr. Bubbles. He's an elephant who blows bubbles from his trunk (you can see him in Thursday's picture). The baby HATES people in giant animal costumes. She's terrified of both the Chick-Fil-A cow and Wool E. Bull. Here was her face when Mr. Bubbles showed up at graduation.

The worst part is that she won't take her eyes off of them-- and she grips my neck tighter the closer they come to her. Hopefully she'll get over this one day.

Germs Make Me Sick!

The little guy spiked a really high fever last night (103 under his arm!!!) and we thought we were going to have to head into the ER because his breathing was so labored. It was awful, but he's doing better now-- thank goodness. The baby is sick again, after recovering from her recent cold. Tonight we will try to sleep, and tomorrow we will hose everything down with Lysol.

This block, for example, will be disinfected.

I Finished!

I finally finished the little guy's baby quilt last week... and promptly gave it to the baby girl. She's been enjoying tummy time on it this week, and I've enjoyed curling up under it in the evenings while she's asleep. Yay!

Meanwhile, the little guy and his dad are working on some awesome cheerleading moves:

Safe?

We experienced a huge thunderstorm last night. Right when the little booger started nodding off, a loud crack of lightening/thunder scared everybody! It took a while to calm him down-- totally understandable. He settled down and said "It's loud. It's okay. I probably safe."

He has such faith in us.