Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Siding Update

It was time for our siding to be redone. It was past time, actually. Here you see the faded pink/brown that our house had become.
The sides were especially bad where it had faded most due to sun exposure.
We now have a green/gray maintenance free exterior.
I am so happy it is done! And it looks so much better.
It is hard to see in the main picture of the house, but Jer repainted the front door dark spruce to match the new shutters.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Our Life in Pictures

I love how Leila helps her little sister...even with her shoes.
The hair.
The nicer weather means we get to play outside more...the favorite thing is to fill this bucket with water, add a watering can, a few shovels, and a couple of pails, and you have the greatest toy ever.
Stella is partial to this rake.
I ran the Tulip Time 5k. Four years ago I got 2nd place in my age group, this year I got 47th. While I was a few minutes slower and less in shape this time around, I can't believe how much bigger this race has gotten! There were so many more people running!
Stella is so close to walking already. She has even taken some steps on her own!
This is the only tulip time picture for you this year...we went downtown and watched the dancers just once this year, and we had already done the dutch costume pictures while the tulips were still in bloom.
This was a day that I had all four little girls. I decided to put their hair in pony tails and line them up on the couch for a picture. Leila has the most hair, then Stella, then Norah, then Paige.
Later that day we played outside. These two spent most of the time trading water sippy cups back and forth.
These two wanted to ride bikes.
Stella turned 1 already! What? I can't believe it has already been a year!
We went to Maplewood park with Andy, Sarah, and Ellery for pizza and to play. Stella's seat worked out pretty well on the picnic bench.
The girls played on the playground a little bit,
Stella showed off her walking skills,
but the main activity was whiffle ball!
and watching whiffle ball.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Stella's 1 Year Pictures

Stella had her pictures taken this morning. She was not in the mood to smile much, she mostly wanted to just leave if I would only let her.
She was fond of this chair though, but mostly wanted to look down at her legs to see them swing.
This is the one I went with, with her looking over her shoulder.
If only she had used this smile in one where you could see her whole body!