Kelly said I need to update my blog so I am....

Kelly said I need to update my blog (like the title said), so I am. Let's see, what all has happened... Paul turned 30, Amy and Ava had walking Pneumonia, Ava has been playing with neighborhood friends at the pool and their houses and the nearby playground at Mt Laurel, Paul still loves his job, I love mine (fulltime Domestic Engineer), and we having a blast.

The Fairy Gets Rolled!

My only regret is that I didn't get a picture of her in the wings with the curlers in! I remember having my hair rolled in pink sponge curlers on saturday night to be "pretty" for church on Sunday. So I told Ava she could do a "big girl" activity and get her hair done.

Just Hanging Around the House

A lot has changed since our last post. We moved in our home. Ava is now staying home 2 days a week. She loves the house and the playroom she has. She also takes advantage of the yard, and like a true southern gal has learned to walk around outside barefoot all the time. Ya'll come visit. Ava is also enjoying helping pull weeds (at least the tops of them), and water the lawn (arranging sprinklers to her liking). She's a big help and we're thinking of hiring her out. :)

Playing ball in the yard while yard working.

Reading and watching Backyardigans in Mommy's new chair.

Measuring daddy's progress.

Ava's back yard. We are suppose to take pics and then compare in a few years. So...here we go.

Playing in the puddles

Playing with daddy is the best!

Newer house pics! So exciting!

So here are a few house update pics. We are still missing the shutters but they'll come soon. We are scheduled to close this Friday!!!!

New Ava Pics

These are just random pics from June and July from around the house. Beating the heat in Alabama can be tough. So it's pools and sprinklers for everyone! However, I don't have any pool pics. :) They aren't in order at all but I think I'm getting the stomach bug Ava had earlier this week and do not have enough time to arrange.

Granite Day!

So I promise that once the house is complete, I will return to blogging about our family and post pictures of Little Ava. But for now.....

It's Granite DAY!!!!!! We got our countertops put in today and I was so nervous about the color but I think it looks great. We also now have light fixtures and ceiling fans and electrical sockets and the flooring in our upstairs baths and the laundry room. See pics below:

Ava's bathroom countertop

Here you can see the color of the hw floors.


out side lighting fixture

Hardwoods are very dark but covered by foam for protection right now.

Dining Room Chandelier

The Gnomes

So D.R. Horton does not use people to do their work on houses. I am 98% sure that they use Gnomes. You will never see them, you will never hear them, they show up at odd hours and do a task and then scram as quickly and mysteriously as they came.

After showing up this morning to find our garage door attached, I decided to show back up in the afternoon to put my Gnome theory to the test. I was not disappointed!

No one was there. Nowhere in sight. Just gnome droppings in the form of soda cans and the usual trash. Also one little gnome left the garage door open, so I would be sure to noticed they had come!

They came and put up the molding around the fireplace and are now gone. When we'll see evidence of their work? Who knows. Where they scurry off to? Who knows. Will our house ever get completed? Who knows.