Under Construction

We are currently in the process of installing bamboo flooring. Here are some pictures of our construction zone. This is the foyer midway through. Here is the dining room before.
Here is the dining room with the carpet pulled out, pretty, huh? The wall on the right was the same rose color as the rest of the dining room but we decided to add an accent wall where the hutch goes that matches the foyer, hall, and living room.
And here is the front living room, temporarily the dining room, with the majority of the floors down. It is really starting to look nice. I can't wait til it is all done.
Of course, we have to have the token picture of Bear. He just loves his jumper. We were able to move him to this larger doorway so he is very happy to have more room to jump around.
We are heading off to Alaska in a few days so don't expect any new posts for awhile. We will be updating the blog with tons of pictures from our trip when we get back.

Barrett's Esophagus?!?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
So, I signed up for these Google Ads so I could make an extra $.50 a month... : ) these ads keep coming up for something called Barrett's esophagus and I am thinking "what in the heck is that" so I finally looked it up and I guess it is a rare symptom associated with acid reflux in which your esophagus becomes irritated and could potentially lead to esophageal cancer. Nice. So, my son's name is now associated forever in my mind with esophageal cancer.

Sitting Pretty

Bear's cousin Bella has inspired him to sit up... of course she has has a little more practice as she is his older cousin by 7 weeks. Can you tell they are related?

This one is on the 4th of July...

we went out on the boat so he had to wear his swim trunks, a gift from Auntie Linda. It was soooo hot. We ended up sending Barrett home with my parents halfway through the day so he could cool down. I even had to swim a few times to cool down, it was at least a 100 degrees and today it is supposed to be 105! Aargh!

A-OK

Just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know that my gallbladder surgery went well. I am still in a bit of pain but the vicodin helps with that. I guess my gallbadder had more stones than they originally thought and it was definitely not working. It's funny cause the worst part of the pain is my neck and shoulders which is from the gas they used to blow up my stomach so they could see everything. Barrett was a superstar while I was incapacitated which was a huge relief for me. Will post some pictures soon. By the way, Barrett turned 5 months on Friday too! I can't believe how quickly he is growing up.

Good morning

Here is the little Bear waking up in the morning. Kimball gets him up (read wakes him up) before he leaves for work and brings him to bed with me. He nurses and goes back to sleep, I woke him up at 9 this morning. I just love how he wakes up with a smile on his face.

Look what Kimball did...

We got a smoking good deal on some bamboo flooring, so Kimball broke down and purchased it now.

It is solid hardwood, really nice...

this is the up close and personal view.

Kimball (with the help of my Dad) also installed this beautiful new ceiling fan in our kitchen/dining nook. It really helps to keep that room cool. So nice in this hot weather.

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Bounce, bounce, bounce

Here is Barrett bouncing away in his little jumper, he loves this thing... ignore the background commentary : )

On a side note, I am having my gallbladder removed on Friday next week. I thought I was having bad acid reflux, but apparently I have non functioning, inflamed gallbladder with gallstones. Great! At least I will start feeling better after its all taken care of.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day...
to my dad,

to my hubby and Bear's dad,

and to Kimball's dad.

My cousin Jill and her family came out to visit from NW Washington state. We had a good time with them. Took them out on the boat and had a blast. Wish they could have stayed longer... I miss my cuz!

Letting go

I have decided to follow the trend and update my blog... this was a little more difficult than I had anticipated... next time I think I will try this when Barrett is napping. Let me know what you think of the new look...

This baby no longer needs me to put him to sleep... I know I should be grateful that he can fall asleep on his own, but it makes me sad that he doesn't need me anymore. Actually, he doesn't even want to be held at night when he is tired. Just put him in his crib, turn on the mobile and he falls asleep all by himself.

We have been a little busy around our house lately. Kimball finally broke down and bought some paint and I painted the entry, hallway, and living room. It is a nice neutral color, but it really warms up the room. You may also notice that we have let go of the hand me down couches. We purchased this new couch, which ultimately led to the paint purchase. I love this couch, it is sooo comfortable, and I think it lends a nice classic look.

We also let go of the very nice, but outdated oak entertainment center. We are no longer two televisions in a living room people! Funny, how getting rid of little furniture really opens up the room. Of course, sharing one couch is not so enjoyable...

Our next purchase will be a couple chairs for the living room. Kimball also swears that we will eventually have new flooring... we are talking about doing some kind of wood, probably bamboo, in all the rooms but the sunken living room and bedrooms. I guess this will be quite a project so I am not counting on anything getting done right away. Kimball also has some landscaping projects in the works so that will probably take priority this summer, along with boating and dirt biking ; p

So tired...

Sunday night Barrett was playin in his jumper while I did some painting. I went into the kitchen for some water and his eyes were getting very heavy. He would start to fall asleep the wake right back up, smile and start bouncing again, it was hilarious. Here is is moments before he finally succumed to his tiredness.

He finally passed out and I snuck around to the dining room to get a picture or two...

Completely knocked out here...

But as soon as that flash went off, this is what he looked like...

Had to share, thought it was hilarious...