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August 2, 2014

DSC_0759We have arrived on vacation in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina!

Finn did pretty well in the car on the way down. He had a few cry fits and only slept 45 minutes each day (and the first day we had over 8 1/2 hours of driving) but overall he was a happy camper. He was certainly happy when we arrived at the house and we gave him free reign in the car.  He helped daddy steer and turned up the radio, of course. IMG_20140802_132348574 IMG_20140802_151223547_HDR IMG_20140802_151408453

We stopped at Sharkey’s on Ocean Isle when we first arrived – it has become our tradition. We enjoyed sweet potato fries (with cinnamon sugar butter, yum!) and pizza before we carried on to our house. 20140802_135551Finn absolutely loves the sand and water. The first evening we arrived we headed to the beach toward dusk and we had him in his street clothes – but he didn’t mind getting soaked! The weather has been less than ideal since we’ve arrived and actually for good portions of our drive.  We have been having crazy amounts of rain and thunderstorms which is great napping weather, however, Finn would far rather play with his cousins than sleep! He’s struggled with taking naps and going to bed at night – just screaming and crying which is completely atypical.  He sleeps much better once he knows everyone else (as in his cousins) have gone to bed.  Otherwise, he doesn’t want any part of it.  We’ve read a lot of books and Grandpa has helped Graham and Roro make some cool magnetic objects, featured below is the helicopter.  Finn likes building, but probably enjoys destroying everything even more! We were able to make a brief trip to the beach on Sunday in between rain showers. The kids all fit in a nice large wagon for the ride to the beach. IMG_20140802_180919714

DSC_0667 DSC_0665 DSC_0675 DSC_0677 DSC_0680 DSC_0685 DSC_0688 DSC_0689 DSC_0691 DSC_0694 DSC_0695 DSC_0700 DSC_0701 DSC_0708 DSC_0711 DSC_0713 DSC_0719 DSC_0720 DSC_0722 DSC_0723 DSC_0726 DSC_0728 DSC_0729 DSC_0735 DSC_0736 DSC_0738 DSC_0740 DSC_0742 DSC_0745 DSC_0746 DSC_0747 DSC_0751 DSC_0754 DSC_0756 DSC_0757 DSC_0762 DSC_0764 DSC_0769 DSC_0770 DSC_0772I was out of town for a work conference from Sunday through Wednesday at midnight. That was my first time being away from both Finn and Kevin, believe it or not, and I survived as did they. And quite well actually. They even had a fun dinner out with the Howard’s and Ackerman’s and all the kiddos 🙂  I returned home to our beautiful kitchen! The cabinet installation began while I was gone and is looking fabulous. Everything is really taking shape and the island is in place so we now have a good perspective on the final layout. There are still a few changes to make and cabinets to install but below you can see what everything is looking like. We are excited! The flooring is near completion too, with part of the office, dining room, and front foyer that remain. DSC_0659 DSC_0656 DSC_0661 DSC_0658 DSC_0657 DSC_0649 DSC_0648Until next week!

 

July 26, 2014

DSC_0431This boy loves to dance! We have this Pandora radio on the back stairs landing and it is Finn’s favorite thing to go turn up the volume and then just start dancing (deece – as he calls it). DSC_0429 DSC_0457DSC_0465He is also getting very good at pointing out all of the parts of his head – hair, eyes, mouth, teeth, and as you’ll see below, ears and nose (lol).  We’re working on the tapping of the nose rather than inserting the finger 🙂DSC_0452DSC_0447This week we watched Kevin play at his weekly softball game. There were a ton of other young kids there too and Finn liked exploring so many new toys. Finn loves to crawl all around the bed in his room when it’s time to put on his pj’s. He just says “nu nu” (for naked baby) and dive bombs the pillows.  It’s pretty cute. And he absolutely loves to help clean the wood floors (good thing, I’m thinking!). DSC_0404 DSC_0405IMG_20140724_212629515 IMG_20140724_212805337DSC_0410 DSC_0408Wednesday I took the day off for a play date at the Powell Sprinkler Park, however, the weather didn’t quite cooperate as it was raining all morning. Instead, we headed to Magic Mountain indoor play area near Polaris and had fun meeting up with friends and watching Finn enjoy the new atmosphere.  He absolutely loves balls, so he was in heaven when we arrived to a floor full of them. IMG_20140723_101201981 IMG_20140723_114216642 IMG_20140723_104636900

We’ve had a successful week of picking out granite for the counters as well as hardware for the cabinets and drawers. We visited a granite supplier we heard about when visiting the Parade of Homes.  Good thing Kevin didn’t listen to me when I uttered on our way there “why can’t we just go where we’ve already been and narrow our choices down from what we already like?”.  Ha! Then we would have missed the yearly “Parade of Homes Sale” which turned out to be really good timing. Juparana Cathedral (in the top two photos with the kitchen cabinet face) is what we picked for the kitchen and island countertops. It has a lot of brown that picks up the brown in the cabinet. The third photo, is what we picked for the first floor bathroom, Santa Silvia.  Actually looking at them here they look alot alike, but in person they don’t seem quite so similar. The cabinet installers were here on Friday to begin putting the cabinets together and they will begin hanging them on Monday.  The dark cabinet in the pictures is the vanity for the bathroom. And the flooring is nearing the end with only a portion of the dining room, front foyer, and office remaining. IMG_20140725_142238437 IMG_20140725_143209796 IMG_20140725_144453870_HDRDSC_0422 DSC_0423 DSC_0424 DSC_0425 DSC_0426And here are a few other shots from the week: Finn riding in his car seat (the second photo he is making his purposeful, eye squinting face that I find hilarious), one from the Lady Antebellum concert Friday night at the State Fair, a birthday gift from Kevin, and one of Cameron enjoying her porch residence where she spends most of her time on construction days!DSC_0421 DSC_0417 _20140725_214549 DSC_0469