Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Next Step







Since Papa and I finished the insulation yesterday, today we were able to take a break. The guys went last night and got the sheet rock. They should maybe start tonight or tom. It is so exciting to know that it's going to be done soon. I was a ble to get a picture of myself. I now have proof that I was doing the insulation!! Now that we have more room in our home we will be expecting your to visit!! :) Also I have to add that those geese seem to affect the guys, they think that they have to hunting when they land in the fields near the house. I took these pictures up the road from our house on one of our corn feilds. The kids enjoyed watching them. Cadee calls them Papa's geese, she goes crazy watching them.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Progress


It's been a week since we started the whole process of making the house bigger. I will finish putting in the isulation today. Would have had it done yest, but had to wait for Mark and Rod to finish with some electrical. Boy is it cold out there, thankfully the insulation is now helping that fact. Today the guys are getting the sheet rock and all that goes with that. I can't believe that it's moving along so fast. I know that Ciara is so excited to have a room all by herself. I will try to keep you posted!




Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Spring Make Over!!

A lot has happened in the last couple of months... Mark and I decided that it was time to make the house a little bigger. The four kids in one bedroom was getting to be to much. So the garage is now going to be three rooms and an entry (where the dog and cats can still stay). Mark and a friend are doing all of the work-I get stuck doing the insulation, at least I can do it while Mark is at work. We have only been at it a week and already it's showing real progress. The kids are so excited. Ciara has decided on a lite purple with tinkerbell and pink accents. Cayla and Cadee will share a room, they will have a lite blue room with butterflies and red accents. Chris decided on yellow with accents of orange and navy blue with a race car on the wall. I decided that it was better to buy the stickers if they out grow or later want something different it will come off a lot easier.
The kids are doing really well. Have had a little sickness, but nothing major. Ciara is learning so much..she can count and write to 100, read simple word books. She even wrote a little story about animals and being a vet ( what she has always said she wants to be someday). Chris is now 5, how time flys. He is helping alot with the garage. He's not so fond of school, but what boy does. He is just a typical boy who loves to hunt things, work on little things, and pester his sisters. Cayla is still a little trouble maker, getting better though. She is getting to be quite a big sister to Cadee. Cadee is growing so much..she is talking more with bigger words. The last couple of days she has been using the potty!!!! She is doing really well. I can't believe that she will be 2 in April!!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

The start of a New Year!!!!

The Lord has blessed us greatly this holiday season. The kids enjoyed all their gifts. Cayla couldn't quit understand why mom and dad didn't get any gifts from Santa on Christmas morning. Mark explained to her that he just brings kids presents, then she replied " Dad the reason you didn't get any presents is because you were naughty." We had a great laugh over that. Maybe he was a little naughty. :) We were able to go to Mitchell to stay at a Hotel with my parents and brothers family the first weekend of Jan. The kids had so much fun in the swimming pool. The kiddy pool had a large pirate ship for the kids to play on. In the large pool they had a water slide that went on the outside of the building. It was fast and fun, even Cadee loved it. The water was a little cold but what fun we had. (some photos on here) We start the new year with great hopes, health for the most part. We unfortunately have already had some sickness ( the stomach flu) hit the house. The only ones to not catch it were Mark and Ciara. One of the down falls of this year are that two of my good friends have moved away. One to Iowa and the other to Singapore, it is hard to say goodbye. I really feel the void of them not being here. Thank God for Skype!!!! I will start work this week and hope that after being off for 2 months it will all come back to me, also going to start helping out an other Good Sam nursing home. I'm wondering if 4 different facilities is challenge enough for me???? I'm up for the challenge. Ciara and Chris started back to school, Ciara couldn't wait. So now my days are back to Cayla and Cadee at least in the mornings. The days go by so fast. As I'm writting this I'm listening to a song. The statement for me for the start of the year. "Where does my help come from, it comes from the Lord. I praise you in this storm." I'm sure that there will be storms!! Well not much else to say for now, till next time.

Ciara and Cayla

Ciara and Cayla
Ciara loves her barbies

Christophers 5th Birthday

Christophers 5th Birthday

Cadee Enjoying the Snow

Cadee Enjoying the Snow

Silly Cayla

Silly Cayla

The BIG slide!!

The BIG slide!!
Chris is the second one coming out!!

The ship!!

The ship!!
Cayla (red jacket) and Ciara with cousins.

Sisters

Sisters
Cayla,Cadee going into the ship!!