More house updates...

We just got word that dry wall was started today.  Finally!  :)  It's starting to come together quickly now... although I admit I'm in no hurry to leave Grandma's basement; we love it down here!  :)  Here are a few pics...

the outdoor fireplace (minus one hearth stone)

Looking into the great room at the delivered dry wall

Covered patio and part of the back (can't wait till that hardi plank is painted!)

Another partial view of the back

Our new garage doors... unpainted

Christmas Parade.... BRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Don't worry about us... we just spent an hour outside while it was 28 degrees, waving to the parade participants and waiting for Santa.  I don't remember it ever being this cold this early in the season... it's bitter!!!!

Max didn't mind, mostly because he conned me into buying him a $5 bag of kettle corn.  Before you "tsk", keep in mind it is VERY yummy, and the bag was pretty huge, so that makes it better.  We were actually on a hunt for cotton candy but couldn't find any.  Oh, they had an ice cream stand though, as if anyone would want ice cream!  

It was very cheery though, and put us in the Christmas spirit.  We came home and got the Christmas tree out and lit it up already.  Next... stockings!

Ok, I cannot look at this picture without busting out in laughter.  Look at it!!  This is Max's preschool class!  Can you imagine getting a group of 3 and 4 year olds to smile and look at the camera all at the same time?  And look how mischievous they all seem... I bet Miss Heather and Miss Missy go home and cry tears at night from laughing so hard about these kids.  What a bunch of rag-a-muffins!

Max is INSISTING that I name everyone for you... so here goes...  :)

Back Row, L-R:  Miss Heather, Drew, Taylor M., Xander, Taylor E., Max, Rachel (of course, right next to Max), Amanda, Chase L. (the one who screamed bloody murder last year and made Max cry from the noise he created), Miss Missy

Front Row, L-R:  Joelle, Brayden, Chase G., Reese, Garrett, Cade, Becca

Hope you all get as big of a laugh out of it as I did!  Click on the picture to see it HUGE on your screen, then you can see their faces better... 

Look who's in town!

Santa!!  Max actually sat on his lap without being afraid this year and even told him what he wants:  Handy Manny Tool Truck, a Prince Eric doll, Spongebob Operation game, and a new bedroom set.  (thankfully Santa is getting him those things... shew!)  Here is a pic of them together... Santa was sooo nice to Max and told him he has grown so much since last year.  

House Update... finally!

I apologize for being such a slacker... I have so much going on in my life/head right now that I just haven't had time to make a new post.  Not to mention workers are at our house till the sun goes down at 5:30 so the only time I have light enough to take pictures is on the weekend.  Unfortunately this weekend is wet, cold and dreary so the pictures don't look great, but at least you can get the idea.

The hardi plank is on, but not painted, so keep in mind that all that grayish yellow stuff will become a really deep, dark greenish brown color.  The stone is completely done, minus the fireplace in the great room; the brick is yet to be started.  So everywhere you see Tyvek paper, imagine brick.  

The drywall was delivered at the end of the week so that will begin going in very soon...  after that it's cabinets and hard flooring (tile, wood).  It's finally coming together.  I doubt we'll be in by Dec. 30th though, which is our 6 month mark... but it may not be too far from that date.  :)  At least we have a great place to stay in the meantime, so we're not in a hurry!  

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet...

Trick or Treat was the 30th here this year (please don't ask me why because I don't know, and yes, I think it's silly too), so yesterday was a big day for Max... er, Spongebob.  He started the day dressed as Spongebob for his school's Halloween Parade and ended it dressed as Spongebob for Trick or Treat.

We went around our old neighborhood with our friends, the Knights.  Max had a great time running up and down the streets with his friends!  He was way into it this year.  I took a few pics to share with everyone... 

Today was Max's Halloween Party at school.  Xander's mom and I worked together to put on the first party of the year.  PRESSURE!!!  LOL!  We made footprint ghosts, drank lemonade with eye ball ice cubes, and played lots of games.  I will admit that I had a plan for this party, an ORGANIZED plan, but alas I found you cannot be organized with three year olds.  It was chaotic, but they all had a lot of fun. I have a pic of Max at the snack table and a group shot of his class but Blogspot is being rude and not letting me upload it for whatever reason, so I'll add those later I guess.

Happy Halloween!

It's Pumpkin Time!

We took Max to Kleather's this weekend to pick out a few pumpkins.  "Luckily" my mom found a Sleeping Beauty stencil design for Max to carve in his pumpkin this year- thanks Mom!  ha ha.  She also found a prince for him as well, so two pumpkins made it home with us.  Max's favorite part of Kleather's is all the Wizard of Oz decor they have around, including the wicked witch riding her bicycle above the cash register.  He just looks up and stares at her.  Is he scared?  Is he studying her?  Who knows.  He loves it though.  Here are a few pics...

heavy....

with the Pumpkin Man... (sign said he's Frosty the Snowman's cousin or something?)

posing...

Max, as the Tin Man...

About 43" tall this fall!

He wanted to buy this one, of course.

Here is one he got instead...