Saturday, May 31, 2008

More Hattie photos

We finally decided to take some pictures of Hattie smiling. 

Hattie wearing a Sunday dress Aunt Megan Reeve sent her.


Hattie holding the pacifier in her mouth


Mom and Hattie outside watching Dad work on the truck



Hattie while Mom was getting her ready for a bath.
She doesn't laugh yet, but she is sure trying.

Her bright blue eyes

Friday, May 30, 2008

More Posts?

Well, to cut down on the confusion Kevin has added me to the blog as a person that can post.  I don't know the official name, sorry.  So I don't know if this will increase the posts or not.  Now the blog will not be biased toward Kevin; you will now get the other side of our life!

This could be good or bad, I guess we will see as time goes on.  I now have to go back to the exciting world of cleaning, and the more fun world of watching Hattie.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

It has been approximately 9.25 days since I last posted here.

House: I spent about 12 hours running network and phone wire as well as two projector locations replete with surround sound (using good 14 gauge wire) and options for anything that comes down the pipeline. Yesterday I used three cans of great stuff insulating foam. The sheetrock has been delivered and insulating starts tomorrow.

Dad: Dad's birthday is tomorrow. Happy Birthday Dad!! The Samoans in the ward threw a big surprise party. He was really surprised!

Hattie: Hattie had her two month doctor appointment today. She got a bunch of shots. She now weighs 10.5 pounds or something. She is sure growing quickly.

Hattie + Lori: They both have a cold. Nighttime makes me nervous now. Hattie is having a hard time dealing with the large amounts of mucus being produced in her cute little head. She gasps and wheezes throughout the night. She is also running a fever. All that on top of having two simultaneous shots in her legs today has made her unhappy. That and everybody in the ward wants to keep her as their own, so she got passed around a lot at the party today. I think she had a bad day.

Work: I had a day off on Monday. I don't remember what I did, but I'm sure I had fun.

Truck: I blew up the water pump out of laziness. Anti-freeze has lubricating properties that keep the water pump healthy. Don't substitute it for water for long periods of time; even in a pinch like I did. Eventually, everything seizes and won't work. You've been warned. Luckily I still have Old Blue that I can drive around. I guess I have something to do on the weekend...

We have less than 63.1 days left until we are zapped out of the house. The sheetrock dudes are going to start by the end of the week, so things are moving along nicely. We'll have plenty of time.

In the meantime, here is another random picture. I stitched it together after Lori and I returned from our honeymoon to San Francisco, CA. Click on it for a larger version.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Here are a couple more pictures of Hattie. She is growing quickly and is learning to smile.




In other news, I changed the air intake on the truck so it sucks in fresh air from the outside instead of hot air from the radiator and engine. Exciting huh.


Friday, May 9, 2008

Updated house pictures

Here are some pictures from today. They are in no particular order.
Now that the framing is done, it's easy to get a feel for the layout. I really like it. The vaulted ceilings make all the difference.







Under stairs storage in basement

Looking into kitchen from living room
Kitchen looking to living room
Kitchen pantry (Lori is there for scale, and to look cute)

----Basement----

Basement entry

Stairs to upper level- new closet added just for Melissa.
Basement laundry on left, kitchen(ette) on right
Basement bathroom

YAHU (Yet Another Hattie Update)

A random lot of pictures for your perusal...
Taken at the After-Hattie's-Blessing-Party.














(The second video clip is what Hattie does when she is just lying around.)

Thursday, May 8, 2008

YAHU (Yet Another House Update)

Here are some more pictures. Framing will be complete by Saturday. I included a cheesy house tour video so you could get a rough idea of what's going on. I'm not home right now, so I can't post some other photos I took. Look for them later.






Saturday, May 3, 2008

House update

Here are some more pictures of the progress. The framers will be back Wednesday and Thursday to finish framing. The basement is framed and ready for plumbing and wire and all that.