Wow, it's been almost 7 months since I've posted anything. I guess I got into the habit of just posting photos on Facebook, and not this blog. Today I was thinking this is still a good way to quick jot down moments I want to remember--for myself if nothing else. I used to keep a journal, but typing is so much faster....

Springtime is kind of here, although we've had quite the rainy, gloomy stretch lately. Everyone is ready for some sunshine! It will be nice to play outside again. Jacob is so happy when he is outside, plus it wears him out faster, so he goes to bed earlier! ;-) Hopefully this weekend we can get the garden tilled and start getting a few things planted. Also some flower pots. I don't have any flower beds yet, so I will stick with pots for now.

Preschool!

Jacob goes to preschool one morning a week. It's nice because he can get speech therapy plus he gets a chance to meeting some other kids and get used to being in that type of setting. There are 3 other kids there. He got a new backpack, and of course he picked Thomas the Tank Engine

Water Fun

It was finally warm enough to get out the sprinkler for some summertime fun.

New Bed

Last month Jacob moved into his "new bed", a little toddler bed borrowed from his cousins (who've long since outgrown it!) The first couple nights he was SO PROUD, as evidenced by this grin. Each day when we got home, the first thing he would do was run to the bed, sit on it, and grin. The first couple weeks he did great as far as going to sleep in it. Now the last couple of weeks, things have been more challenging. He has since figured out that he can get out of the bed! Which of course he couldn't do in the crib.

Spring mud.

In typical small-child fashion, Jacob was like a magnet to the two remaining mud puddles in the yard. Stomping through them wasn't enough. Nor was sitting in it. Nope, best to lay right down in the mud.

Miscellaneous

Jacob and Grandpa at the Thorson ranch.

New love--his too-small cowboy boots.

New countertop. Disregard the knobs on those false drawers. They now match those of the "real" drawers.

Latest house pictures.

Looking at the house from the southwest. Of the snow you see in this picture, there is now just a little drift by the front porch. Yay spring!

Mechanical room.

My new washer and dryer--aren't they pretty?!?

Kitchen with new dishwasher (my first ever!) and stove/double oven.

Kitchen and new fridge.

Kitchen opposite fridge.

Foyer.

Fireplace in great room.

Master bathroom.

Whirlpool tub.

Another view of the foyer.