House tour II

The sheetrockers have arrived, so now we can really see things taking shape on the inside. Pardon the dust in the pics!
This first photo is the view from a corner of our kitchen, off of which there is a small sitting area with a fireplace.

A quick shot of the boys' bathroom




Brody's bedroom

Family/sitting room

Another view of the sitting room

Snow daze

Finally the temps rose above 30 today, so it seemed safe to play in the snow for a bit. Our new puppy is not very fond of the cold...her coat is still a little thin, so she kept trying to cuddle with Logan in the sled - very sweet.

Brody turns 3

We celebrated Brody's birthday last Saturday with a "Wight Keen" (lightning mcqueen in toddler-ese) birthday cake and ice cream with friends and family. Brody was so thrilled to see his friend Sarah, who he hadn't visited with since fall...he continues to ask about her each day since the party...guess mom and bubba are getting to be pretty boring.

Yee-Haw

Kickin' it with Dad

One of Brody's birthday gifts was a cowboy outfit...he loves to wear the hat and say, "Yee-haw Cowboy!" ...not sure where he heard it, but it is darn cute.

New puppy

We brought"baby puppy" home Monday night, and she is so very sweet - loves to cuddle, jump around with the boys, sneak off their toys into her crate. No name yet, but we're working on it. She's a little collie pup, so hopefully she will grow a little larger than our sheltie.

Brody's new clothes

Here is Brody in a new outfit (an early birthday gift from Grandma)...he was so proud of his "fancy clothes" .... guess his wardrobe needs an update from sweats.

ABCDHYO

The new version of the alphabet song

New arrival

We are thrilled to welcome our new pup next week into our home. We terrorized all the puppies while visiting the breeder last week (hopefully she wasn't too horrified), and exhausted the whole litter. Ours is the little collie on the far left.

Logan's Big Birthday

We were nearly snowed out for Logan's first birthday party, but friends and family braved the storm to celebrate.

And of course there was cake

and gifts (the ball was a real hit....cheapest gift, most eneterainment).

Logan on the move

Logan has been walking pretty steadily for about a month, but those early steps are on our camcorder - which is still techno-challenging for me to download.

Here is our little chunker with a mission.

Brody smiles

My little man is growing up too fast, it's so hard to believe his will be 3 years old soon.

Logan is One Year Old!

We had a small cake on Logan's birthday Thursday (a big party is planned when my family is visiting)....it was his first piece of cake...check out his methodical destruction...

Sharing

a mother's dream - her boys sharing a toy

Morning antics

The dog crate was apparently the best Christmas gift ever...I couldn't keep the boys out!

Santa's loot

Here are some pics from Christmas eve/day. We spent Christmas day at home, and were opening gifts until 4pm - Brody wanted to play with each treasure as he opened it...and Logan was grateful for 2 parents at home to climb on.

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

We all hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas, and Brody wanted to share his sentiments as well (pardon the vacant look in Logan's eyes...we are the household of the winter cold ick)

Brotherly love

more snow!

our jabba

Logan trying for the great escape

Over a foot of snow fell last Sunday, and Brody was eager to help dig us out.

Gingerbread house

Brody was quite proud of our "Candy House"

Snow Day

Several inches of snow fell today - seemed like a good excuse to bake and play...notice the crumbs around the mouth in this picture
Aspiring Baker Brody

My little snowbunny

Brody asked for his bulldozer and dump truck, which I had put away for the winter. Silly mom didn't realize snow was much better to play in than sand.

Fall photo

This is from a session with our very talented local photographer, Kim Fenn. She needed a subject to practice on her new backdrop - lucky us!