Insulation and Sheetrock . . .

  We got the insulation and sheetrock up. Wow, what a difference it makes. It looks like a real house now. I'm amazed at how high the ceilings look. They are 9 foot ceiling throughout with a 13 foot vault in the living room and they look enormous. I just can't believe how far along the house is. Which means we are so close to moving in. It will take the plaster about 2 weeks to dry and cure and then it's time to paint!! We picked out the paint colors for inside and out. And I think the only thing left to decide on is the flooring. We know what type of flooring we are doing, we just need to pick out the color of carpet and linoleum for the bathrooms. Jordan and I have done great throughout this whole process. Not one fight or big disagreement. I think the only disagreement we have had is the exterior paint color. I wanted to do brown tones and he said he didn't care as long as it wasn't browns, greens, yellows, or blues. That didn't leave me too many options. Our pump house is gray and white and that is what our shop will eventually be too. He wanted to match those, so I compromised with gray. Not too bad, considering everyone we talked to said this was going to be the hardest thing on our marriage. That wasn't the case at all! We also are getting our septic tank put in. That will be nice to have out of the way. This was the one big problem we had with the county and I'm still holding my breath and praying it all goes well and the inspector is having a good day when it gets called in. Cross your fingers!

Living room insulation

Living room sheetrock

Living room sheetrock

Austyn in her bedroom! She is so excited to move in.

Septic tank

Austyn loves riding on the backhoe

Our front door. I absolutely love it. It will look

so nice when it gets the stain on.

 The kids are doing great. Austyn is really enjoying this warm weather. She loves playing soccer, blowing bubbles, and wading in the river. We do these everyday all day. She is so use to playing outside that it is a struggle when we have to stay in to get things done IN the house. She definitely takes after her father, the second she steps out of the house she is filthy. I don't know how it happens, but she finds a way. Which is fine with me, it just amazes me sometimes how fast it can happen. She informed me the other day that she loves to get dirty. Well she is 100% the right kind of kid for us, because I'm not too sure what we would do if we had kids that didn't like to get dirty. Quade is doing amazing. He loves to sit up now. We pulled the bumbo chair and the jumper out. He may be a little young for them now, but in a few weeks he'll be just right. He likes to sit in them for a little bit until he gets tired. He is still sleeping for 8 hours and is eating 4 oz now. I'm thinking he is ready for 4 1/2 here in the next few days. He has chunked up like crazy and gotten so much longer. He is the best baby!

He is starting to giggle now. 

Apparently she didn't want her picture taken. And this

is what happened when I did it anyways. 

  Jordan is getting ready for a PROMOTION at the end of May!!! Finally, all his hard work is going to pay off. I'm so proud of him. He is still so busy with the house stuff, there are endless side projects that he has been and still needs to get done. He has enjoyed learning all the odds and ends during the build.

  I am doing good too. My back has been really good since I've had Quade. I'm still doing good with the Insanity workouts. I've lost 6 pounds and need to measure myself again to see how many inches so far. I've now started focusing on my diet. It's hard to eat clean when Fruit Loops and PBJs sound so much better than fruits and veggies. But I've got to do it. Trying to make a lifestyle change instead of just getting into shape and then going back to how I was eating and exercising. I do feel great since I've started working out and eating better. I think drinking more water helps everything too. I'm so excited to move into the new house. I can't wait.

  Enjoy the warm weather.