Monday, July 5, 2010

Our New House

We bought a new house in April.  It was in pretty good shape considering it was a foreclosure that had been vacant for over a year. We moved in the first week of May and have been working non-stop to make it our home.
As you can see, the lawn is a little patchy. We dug up a whole area that the grass was completely dead and put down some grass seed. The flower bed was a nightmare. Lots and lots of weeds. I bought a whole bunch of flowers and planted them to find that they started to die after a week. So, I dug them up and added some compost to the dirt (mostly clay) and they are hanging on..  Some of them are thriving quite well.

When we started the walls were all WHITE!

We painted everything upstairs except the bedrooms and bathroom. We added a few new pieces of furniture to complete the room. I love it!!

Everyone is always asking me how the new house is. I just say, "It's a work in progress." We love it here. Andy loves his BIG backyard, he spends most of his time back there exploring. Lyllee loves her new room. Sam likes all the new places she can explore in the house. I will post more pictures as we progress.

Here are my little helpers from working in the yard today.

They both like to dig.

Samantha turned ONE!!!


Samantha turned one on May 28th. (YES, I am very behind. lol) Here are her stats for 12 months.

Height: 29 1/4" (50th percentile)
Weight: 18lbs. 1oz.  (10th percentile)
Head Circumference: 17 3/4"  (70th percentile)

Milestones:
  • Drinks from a straw.
  • Points
  • She can say mama and dada. Lately we think she has been saying "all done."
  • She can crawl up and down the stairs without help, and she can climb up on couches, beds and climb into the bathtub.
  • She loves to play with toys and bang them together.
  • She can take up to 8 steps by herself.
  • She loves to dance to music, she bobs her head and body!
Sami is getting better about sleeping all night in her crib. She is now only waking up once a night to eat. She only takes one nap during the day. Usually in the afternoon with her brother and sister.
She loves food. Anything and everything we put in front of her. I  think some of her favorites are honeydew and cantaloupe. She can out eat Andy any day there is honeydew.
She loves to be around people, she is very social. She loves to talk, mostly babbles. We are so grateful to have her in our family. She is our little Scam-let. We love her so much!
Birth
One Month

Three months

Six Months

Nine Months

Twelve Months

Birthday Cake Pictures!