Lemons

Wednesday morning a week ago we got a great big welcome to homeownership in a word; WATER. There was lots of it too. The hose on the back of our fridge burst and leaked enough to saturate the sub-floor which means that, "everything has to come out." What new homeowner wants to hear those words? You can see the water stains in some of the pictures as well as the piles of debris from tearing out the floor. They did try and save the tile, but it had to come out too.
It is kind of hard to tell, but plywood shouldn't be that dark. So we got to move everything back out one month after we just moved it in.

A little Bit of Sugar
On the other hand we do get to pick the flooring that goes back in so there is some truth to the afore mentioned statement by an enviously optimistic person.

Then there is the kids who make life the sweetest. I noticed in the other pictures that Eleanore looks a little angry so I wanted to post some where she was at least not scowling. You all know how cooperative infants are for picture taking so I did my best.


One More 'Sweet' thing
Since there is a gecko living on our kitchen table who leaves no room for plates we decided to have dinner outside on our deck. We moved an end table out there and threw together a surprisingly nice Sunday dinner. Steak on the grill, potatoes, and sparkling cider. All in all I thought it was rather picturesque. I didn't even have to worry about dirty little hands afterwards.

Welcome Home

Hello again everyone. It has been a crazy month between a new baby, moving and unpacking, and a baby blessing. It is surprising what good motivation having company is to unpacking. Still I wasn't able to get everything done, but at least it was livable. This is our new home.
I don't have a picture of the front view, but the porch goes all along the front of the house. It is a 3 bed 2.5 bath. We have a small back yard with a fence to keep Wyatt in. The front yard has tiny little blades of grass finally, which we are excited about. It is so nice to be out of an apartment, and most importantly off the third floor.

It was great to have everyone here for Eleanore's blessing. Grandma and Grandpa Hill came and my mom and dad. Also Uncle Craig and Aunt Jana. Our little house absorbed all those people pretty well. Josh's sister and her husband, as well as some family friends were able to come to dinner afterwards so our house was officially the fullest it has every been. It is so nice to have family and friends around for special occasions.

Eleanore is getting bigger by the day. I don't know if they measured her correctly in the hospital because at the 2 week visit she was 20 and a half inches long. I've never seen a baby grow 3 inches in 2 weeks, but hey who am I to say? Here is a picture of her in her blessing dress and a picture of Wyatt standing on the big rock in the front yard.
An updated family picture in front of the star on our porch. (I really like the star)
Playing with family. Wyatt had a lot of fun playing with "nonnen" as he calls Jocelyn.