34 Weeks

Black is so slimming :)

Speech Therapy

Streed started Speech Therapy today on Southeastern's campus. They have a program through the Speech & Language Dept. where students, under the direct supervision of a professor, work clinics and gain experience. It is a great program and a lot cheaper than a liscenced clinician. I was nervous about how Streed would do. We know several girls in the program but not his clinician. She said she was taking him to a room upstairs with a window for me to observe and some toys. She asked if Streed was ready to go. He didn't even look back. He just took off running, heading for the stairs. This was comforting to me. This picture was taken as we were heading out of the house. He had his back pack and was ready for school.

Finished Backsplash

I would say finished kitchen but...I am still missing some cabinet doors, we have no base boards (anywhere in the house), transition strips between the tile and laminate are MIA as well. But, the tile is grouted and looks great.

Peanut Butter Bread

A new favorite among the kiddos is bread with peanut butter. I love it too because it is EASY! Messy but easy.

Togetherness

Streed and Ella are really enjoying each other lately. They are playing well for the most part. Ella has to be everywhere Streed is. Thankfully he doesn't seem to mind.

The Nate Update

Loving the Baby

Tonight as I sat on the couch the kids started pulling up my shirt and playing with my belly. Ella likes to hit it. Streed likes to put his face close and say "Hey Nathan". The other night he was doing it and Nathan kept moving everytime Streed talked. It was cute.

My little sissy

I know I am biased but I think Ella is so cute. Today she was finally able to wear a dress I had bought her ages ago. I pulled all her hair up in pig tails so her face was on display. Here she is before church today.

More pictures

I could only upload a few so here are some more. The cabinets are mostly up (not the pantry though) and the backsplash just has to be grouted. It is becoming my favorite room. Partly because it is the only one we are working on. But, mainly because it is really pretty.

Our Kitchen--A Work in Progress

We have been working for weeks on our kitchen. I am not real sure what is taking so long. Maybe moving, kids, the holidays, conference, the weather, work etc. I hated the kitchen when we first looked at this house. The laminate cabinets were dark brown and the linoleum floor was 1970's various shades of green. With the money the seller gave us for updates, along with a gift card and the handy dandy Lowe's card, we are well on our way to a pretty kitchen. A friend of mine said the other day she wanted to see before and after pictures. I told her the problem was there were no after pictures. I have before's and in-betweens. So, without further ado...