Camping Bound . . .

  The inside of the house is painted and now ready for flooring and cabinets. Which should happen next week sometime. We love the inside color. I was really nervous about it because I just picked it one day at the paint store and we didn't get samples or anything. But it turned out great. It's called fresh linen. In between white and tan. It's pretty subtle. I can't believe we are like a month or so away from moving in. I'm loving this part of the build. We picked out all our flooring and got all of our light fixtures bought. I just need to pick out lights for the kids bath and pendent lights for the kitchen island. Jordan pretty much has everyone that's left all lined out to come one after another and get things done.Things we have left to do: Light fixtures and plug-ins can be installed, cabinets, floors, plumbing fixtures, appliances installed, interior doors and trim, and the  garage doors. And somewhere along the line we need to tile the master shower. I think that's the only thing that's still up in the air if we are going to tackle that project or have someone come do it. I think we are waiting to see how much money we have left in the budget. I'm thinking we are probably going to do it ourselves. All in all, we are so close to the end and things are going perfectly still.

  The kiddos are wonderful. Austyn is still the light of our lives and makes me laugh all day long. I can't believe how funny a two year old can be. I was laying down the other night with her before bed and I caught myself laughing with her like I would with a good friend. When I realized what we were doing I was hopeful that we will be close friends always. She is definitely my little buddy. I ask her to count everything while we do things and the other day I caught her counting backwards. What?! Where the heck did she learn that??? Thank you Micky Mouse Clubhouse. That 45 minutes in the mornings really does work. Quade is still so easy and sweet. He is the most laid back baby. He is starting to giggle a lot more now. And he has such a boy laugh. I love it. I think I have the hardest time making him laugh, but it's so sweet when he does do it. Brings tears to my eyes.

  Jordan is very ready for the house to be done. As am I. It's been very quick, but a lot of work. He has started doing the back fill around the house. His next projects are putting down underlayment in the bathrooms, installing all the plug ins, light switches, and light fixtures, and doing all the trim. It seems like his list keeps getting longer the closer we get to being done. But as always, he has a great attitude about it.

  I am doing good. Still doing my workouts and eating a little better. Which has made all the difference in my results. I have lost 11 pounds and 11 total inches so far. I'm very happy with my results. I am down to my pre-pregnancy weight and size. Now I would like to lose another 10 or so. Been losing a little motivation lately, but I'm still doing it about 3-4 times a week.

  We are going camping this weekend and we are all so excited to go. I just hope the weather isn't nasty the whole time. Austyn is barely able to talk about anything else but camping. We are having a few more people than usual, which will be so much fun. We will have 13 adults, a 4 year old, a 3 year old, 2-21/2 year olds, a 1 1/2 year old, a 4 month old, a 3 month old, and a 2 month old. It will be baby central.

  Sorry no pictures. Nothing has changed at the house that you can see in pictures. I will post pictures after camping. Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend.