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.

Easter Eggs

"Let me at 'em!"

"No, Mom, I'll do it."

"CHEESE!"

Jacob had fun coloring Easter eggs-especially when he would just dunk his whole hand in the cup of dye. Grandpa enjoyed "egg"ing him on!

A Duet

More new stuff

Today our appliances came, although they won't be installed for a few weeks yet. They look so big! I've never had any brand new appliance let alone all at once, so I'm excited about this! Carpets also came, but they're still rolled up, so couldn't get a really good look at those. The kitchen will be templated for the countertop next week. Was going to be today, but they come from Fargo, and are backed up due to the flood, of course. We chose granite. The color is a gray with a brownish/warm tone to it. This weekend I really need to wash the slate floor in the foyer and get the grout lines sealed.

Purchases

We made one of our last major purchases for the house today--LIGHTING!!! We ordered countertop earlier this week and carpet last Saturday. Those were 3 major things that we had to get accomplished (like last month). Mark has done a great job of staining and sealing all the ceilings and most of the walls (with the exception of a few drywall walls. I think that was a bigger job than we anticipated. I am starting to think about moving and where I'm going to put stuff/organize/decorate/etc. I really am pretty much clueless at this point.

Here are a few pictures from back in January when the cabinets were being installed. We still need to choose countertop and lighting and hardware for the cabinets and drawers.

3rd Annual Lefse Fry