More updates

Of course more pictures of the kiddies. I can't help it they are just so adorable. The top picture is of JJ watching the snow fall again.

My little princess. She does the exact same serious face as her older brother as soon as I bring out the camera. But she looks so pretty in her little dress.
More snow in Nanaimo! I think Sean jinxed us. He was rubbing it in that we get less rain in Nanaimo then my parents do in Langley(only tiny bit less) So my parents came back saying that Nanaimo gets more snow. I think they are right :) We have been told the amount we got this year is not normal for Nanaimo but so far I agree with my parents.We put the cabinet on the left up the other night because the old cabinet had a spot for a microwave and we changed to the microwave above the stove. I am so proud of my "handyman"

The microwave and new cabinet installed. We are still not finished as we have to hook up the fan and think of a way we are going to cover the pipe. I'm not sure if I want to build a box around it like our old place or do something a little different.This is the new blinds we installed in our kitchen and the bottom picture is the new blinds in the living room. It feels so different now that the vertical blinds are gone. I love it. We also replaced the blinds in the kids bedrooms and our bedroom and the family room downstairs.

And this is the present state of our main bathroom. Last night we did demolition. And tonight we will lay the new floors and then start putting it back together this weekend with the help of my parents. Thank goodness for my parents otherwise we can only work on the house once the kids are in bed. It is so great when they come because then Sean and my dad work on the house while my mom and I take the kids out shopping and try to keep them entertained. Usually once the kids go down my mom and I paint.
This is my hallway. My dad and Sean will be finishing this on the weekend also. They have a very busy weekend ahead of them. I am very lucky that Katie May doesn't crawl yet or it would make these reno's even more difficult then they already are.

As you can see we are moving along. After this weekend we may take a break because Sean will need to start getting ready for his exams in April, write his thesis, then JJ turns 2, the weekend after that we are going to the doodle bops and it's Easter. So we have a very busy month ahead of us.

Video's of the kiddies

We are still busy around the house with reno's but I'm trying to keep everyone updated with the kids. This weekend we hope to finish the flooring and start to Reno the bathrooms. We got the microwave up in the kitchen and the two new cabinets so it is coming along. We need to finish the trim around the top of the cupboards and lay the new cork floor in the kitchen. We are coming along schedule.

Jordan is becoming very independent. Every now and then he decides that he wants to go play in his bedroom privately so he heads down the hall to his room and closes the door. We always go to see what he is doing just to make sure he's not climbing out the window or something. For some reason this time he took the kitchen stool and was sitting on his bed with it. A little later he added his Car push toy to his bed.

My little Katie May when she wakes up. She is the happiest baby whenever she wakes up. Every single time you go in she smiles at you.

This is a video of Katie's first time eating rice cereal. I have the same video of JJ somewhere. Now she eats all sorts of mushed food. So far she seems to like most things but you never know JJ used to like most baby food then one day decided he was going to be the pickiest eater around. It just keeps us on our toes.

This is my little man following us around the kitchen with the kitchen stool. He does this every time we go in the kitchen. It is so cute but it can make doing anything a little difficult. I now try and keep everything pushed to the very back of the counter.

Our little Katie May doing tummy time. Near the end of this video you hear JJ fall on one of his toys and then he starts saying oh no. He says that whenever something is broken or not working. The toy was fixed after this video.

Katie May is growing up

Just a little blurb about our princess. I haven't had much time to keep people updated on her with the house selling, moving and now reno's.

Last week I was holding Katie and thought to myself maybe I should check and see where she is at for sitting on her own. So I got some pillows ready and sat her on the carpet. I couldn't believe it she was sitting on her own. I did not expect that. I thought she would just sit for a second then lean against the pillows. I feel so bad she could have probably been sitting a while ago. I'm just not ready for her to grow up so fast. She is my little princess. Now when we lay her on the floor on her tummy she is pulling herself around the room. She can't get up in the crawling position but she is trying. I can't believe how fast it is going. I know it when fast with JJ but it feels like it is going double that with Katie.

Our princess Kaitlyn is so sweet. She is the happiest baby I have ever seen. I'm not saying that cause I'm her mom but it's true. All you have to do is smile at her and she smiles back. For some reason as soon as I bring out the camera she stops smiling. I almost feel guilty at how easy to please she is. She is so different then Jordan. With JJ you had to work for his smile. She is so laid back and quite compared to him you forget she is around. I feel really fortunate that I had her personality after Jordan's. I don't think I would know what I was doing if I had my laid back kid first then my busy boy after. I love my busy boy. He keeps things so interesting and when you get that happy dance from him you can't not join in. I just can't believe how different they can be sometimes but at the same time some of the facial reactions they do are the exact same.

This summer should be a really fun summer. We have a big back yard for the kids to play in, Katie will be at an age where I can sit her in the grass and Jordan will more then likely be spending all of his time on his new playground that Grandma Simpson is getting the kids for their birthdays. I can't wait and we should be done are reno's.

1 month into the Renovations

We have lived in our new house about a month now and have not stopped working on it. We are hoping to get the Renovations done in time for summer so when summer does arrive we can sit back and enjoy the our family and the new house. We have only completed the laminate flooring in the dining room and living room. We still have the hall and bedrooms to go. We had my parents over on the weekend to help with the flooring. They have been a great help with this new house. They have been putting their house on hold to come over and help us we are so thankful. This last week was a very busy week we had the new roof put on, new skylight, new counter tops, new carpet for the stairs and the new laminate floor. The place is starting to look the way I have been imaging it. I love it so much.

I always have to put in some pictures of the kiddies :)

My counter tops getting put on. We got a material called Corian. I like it better than granite. It's not shiny or cold like granite. On top of that if you damage it you can get it fixed. In 30 years if I still live here and like my counter tops they can refinish it so it looks like new. I just love it.

This is the colour. It has little black specks in it so even when it's dirty you can't really tell.

My new carpet! The only carpet in the house. I'm not really a huge fan of carpet except on the stairs. We got a rubber underlay so if anything spills on it you should be able to get it out really easy cause the underlay wont hold any of the liquid. I was totally sold on this because this is my only set of stairs and I can see the kids and dogs getting it really messy when they come in in the winter time.

Just some of the pictures of the mess we were living in before Sean and my parents laid the new floor.

The counter top people left us a thank you note and bottle of wine. I thought that was so nice.

The completed floors! It is almost done in here except that Sean needs to put the wires for the TV down the fireplace and we are waiting for our new 2 in faux wood blinds. I called the company I ordered them from the other day cause the ones I ordered and now on sale. I now got them even cheaper then I budgeted for. One place I went to quoted me over $1000.00 for the big part of the bay window alone. I couldn't believe that I didn't even pay that in total for all the blinds I ordered.

My kitchen becoming my dream kitchen. I just love it so much. I totally love the white with the black accents. I have always loved white appliances. No matter what they never go out of style.We still have a lot to do in here as you can tell but it is coming along. We need to tile the back splash which is going to be white subway tile, hang the microwave and cabinet and I still need to put on the drawer fronts and a few cabinet fronts. Also need to put in the new cork flooring. The cork flooring is going to be a dark colour like the living room floor.

Nanaimo Snow

This is the pictures of the snow we got in Nanaimo last night. It was the first time in a while that I was actually enjoying it. All the other snow days we had I was a little worried about if it was going to interfere with the move.

Sean shoveling last night

Pictures from our front window

JJ loves the "no" I'm going to try and find his snow suit so he can go out back and play but at this point I have no idea where it is

This is one of our neighbours that plowed the street all night long and helped people with their drive ways this morning. Too bad Sean left early this morning and did his own.

The fireplace all black no more brass

PINK door!

Laundry room painted

Downstairs bath painted vanity and new toilet seat. Good bye wood!

Family room started painting

Bed head

The kiddies

My new roof! and the front door red. It's not done yet but I'm waiting for some better weather to finish the red. Looks nice in the picture but about 1/2hr ago we had rain and some snow. Right now it's cloudy.

Video's of the kids!

Reno's and Kids pics

Some pics of the kids mixed with some of our reno pictures. The top pics are of JJ on Sean's new bike. Sean gets this bike as a gift from the family for being such a great husband.

My little princess. She just rolled over today. I kept trying to stop her cause I want her to stay little forever.

This is the dining room. It has been painted but we still need to do the floors and I am planing on painting the table and hutch that was given to us from Sean's mom white.

The paint and new lights around the fireplace.

My kitchen with new appliances! The picture after that is the start of my new cabinets. The counters are on order.

This is the fence My lover, daddy and Sean's dad put up on Valentines day. It looks so good Thank you all so much.
This is the doggy Dooley being put in it's place. It is a dog septic system.

Our view from our deck on a beautiful day