House painting

As many of you know we took the siding off of our house last year to reveal a nice brick house underneath. Unfortunately, when we removed the siding we found that everywhere they nailed the siding they blew out the bricks. We then had to replace all the bricks that had been damaged...over 500 of them. The house was affectionately nicknamed "The Lego House" by everyone on our block....all ugliness aside, everyone was happy to see the siding removed and the original brick exposed. Keep in mind our house was built in 1905! Well this was a year ago and we finally are getting around to painting the house.Jake and I agreed on a nice gray color with a bright white trim and our painter has started this week. I wanted to share with you the "BEFORE" photos before revealing the final product.

House with Siding


Siding Removed




Fixing the Brickwork

1st Pony Ride

Today Abby and I went to the Corn Maze and were suprised to find that they also had pony rides. Abby got to ride Barney the pony twice and we also did the mini Corn Maze twice. She had a great time and the weather was a perfect. We are going to come back for the Pumpkin Festival in October and hopefully more pony rides.

31 weeks

Here we are at 31 weeks already....wow, I can't believe I am in the single digits of weeks left now! Right now I am seeing the midwife every other week and soon I will be going once a week. So far everything is going smoothly.
As many of you have heard as well...my parents are moving out here at the beginning of November. They will only be a few minutes away and I am very thankful for the extra hands coming my way. I am super thrilled to have them here for the birth of their new grandchild.

1st trip to the Dentist

Well we had our first visit to the dentist the other day. Abby did so good and came away with a clean bill of 'tooth' health from the dentist. She also was given a new princess toothbrush and toothpaste! Jake was upset that they don't give lollipops anymore at the dentist-GEEZ.

Camping

This weekend we took Abby to Glacier Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park. We had a great time camping as always and were rewarded with some great views from our campsite. We made smores and had fun playing around the campsite. This morning we woke up early to the sound of elk bugling in the meadow and were able to see a bull elk with a large rack surrounded by at least 8 female elk. It was quite the treat to see them so close.

Back to School

Abby went back to her "Parents Day Out" Program on Wednesday. This is a great little pre-school that meets twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. She really enjoyed it last year and is now in the 'big girl' class where, "Mommy there is even a little potty just for me!" She had a great day and got to play with the friends she has made there.