Newest House Photos

Here are the newest photos of the bedrooms

and bathrooms. Lee's room has changed the

most since he recently got his new twin bed

and matching furniture. He loves, loves, loves

it and loves to show it to anybody who comes

to visit (even if they've already seen it!):

Jessalyn's room:

I especially love the backgrounds she made for her fish tanks:

The kids' bathroom:

Master Bedroom:

Master Bathroom:

Looking into the toilet and shower areas

from the main part of the bathroom:

That's my dressing room you can see from the bathroom:

Looking into the dressing room (the armoire is

opposite the closets you can see in the above photo):

Days In The Park

First Day of School

Well, the day finally came (dreaded for me, highly anticipated for Jessalyn): the first day of SECOND GRADE.

A look at years past: preschool, kindergarten and first grade

Jessalyn is thrilled that her best friend, Kailey, is in her class!

The picture/stickers Jess made for Kailey over the summer:

My baby girl is growing up!

Jessalyn has a wonderful second grade teacher and still loves and looks forward to school. She is sunshine and rainbows all the time...what a wonderful, enviable attitude to have! It's going to be a great year!

Green, Green Grass

Front BEFORE:

Front AFTER:

Looking at front from side of house BEFORE:

Looking at front from side of house AFTER:

Back BEFORE:

Back AFTER:

Jess and Lee so happy to have their swing set again!

Next on the construction to-do list: FRONT STEPS! I'll keep you posted...

Big Boy Bed

Today's excitement...

Jess wanted to help tuck Lee in tonight, so we read a book together on the new bed:

Jessalyn was so truly happy and excited for Lee. She helped me make the bed up so it would be ready when he got home. And throughout the day she'd contemplate aloud, "I can't believe Lee is growing up so fast. I can't believe he's going to have a big bed tonight." What a sweet little Mama.

House (Interior) Update

I've been trying to get the inside of the house decorated and more "lived in" looking. The main living areas are just about finished. The main thing the den lacks is the shelf/ledge that Tom is planning to build to go in between the two book cases. I want to put a large canvas portrait of the children there, along with some other items. We are also eventually going to replace the green love seat and get a storage ottoman which can also serve as additional seating or a coffee table.