Saturday fun!

Getting ready to do some yard work!!

This wheelbarrel is pretty heavy!

A driveway full of rocks and a big bucket...what fun!

Ending the day with a wagon ride :)

a day at the zoo

On one of the first warm, sunny Saturdays this month, we made our way to the zoo! It was a beautiful day and the best way to spend my birthday...with my two favorite people. Maryn loved the animals! It was so great to see her reaction and to hear her cute little "moo" sound for each and every one. Our favorites included the giraffees, elephants and baboons, but the one that brought the most screams was the penguins. Maryn went crazy over the penguins!! She was so excited and loved the way they swam right up to glass by her face.

What a great day :)

Where are the animals?

I thought chickens lived on a farm??

Penguin kisses through the glass!

The "Yucky" Face!

She was actually eating green beans which she loves, but has so much fun making this face!

'Twas the night before Easter...

Let's just saying that coloring eggs with a one-year old is pretty interesting!

Maryn made some marks on the eggs, but actually had more fun rolling them around. Cracked eggs still can be dyed right?

Daddy did a great job coloring his egg!!

Look at our colorful eggs!

Mommy and Maryn

Easter

A pink bunny just for Maryn!

We had our own little easter egg hunt inside before heading to church. Maryn was quick to spot just about every egg!

Ohhhhh....eggs!!

These look just like the shakers we use in music class, but where is the noise?

What a cutie pie :)

Another easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's house. These eggs were full of raisins and goldfish....yum yum!

Oops, Maryn dumped her basket on the egg hunt at Mamaw and Papaw's house.

Maryn and her cousins!! It's amazing they were all looking at the camera at the same time :)

Our family of three :)

Beginning to take shape!

Construction is moving along!! We now can use our new kitchen (minus countertops) and the apartment side has been completely striped of all that yucky old plaster. Since I took these pictures, they have put up drywall and painted. Things are looking better each day!!

Our new living room. I really loved the window seat, but in the end we decided to do away with it.

A view from the back patio door. You can see what will be our new entry. The framed in space is going to be the half-bath. Yeah...a bathroom downstairs!!

An old fireplace we found behind the kitchen cabinets in the apartment. We are going to keep it, but it will not be functional...more for looks :)

The half-bath

We LOVE our new kitchen!!!

The countertops will be here in the next two weeks and then the backsplash will be added. It's just great to have someting that is functional!!

These are great for climbing in! Do they have to go up on the wall?

Breakfast in bed

Nothing better than a sippy cup of cold milk, a blueberry cereal bar, some cheerios and being cozy in bed for breakfast!