It's painted!

We went over to the house today, and for the most part, it's painted on the outside! There are still a few areas where they aren't done yet, but it's really looking like our house now. Luckily, we like the brick/paint combination on the house, and not just on the little squares we saw in the design center.

Wood Manor

We haven't done a very good job of updating the blog lately. Here's a few pics of the new house, which we have dubbed, "Wood Manor." It's really amazing how far along it is in such a short time. We can't wait to move in!

Charlotte (June 2010)

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We took the girls up to Charlotte to get them excited about the move. I think we succeeded and got ourselves even more excited! We did so many fun things while we were there. We played at our pool and quickly learned we would have no problem meeting people at the pool. Somehow we only got pictures of the baby pool. We'll have to go back :) We also visited a very cool museum that they are building another one even closer to us in the fall. We saw the lake, the biggest attraction in NC (a mall), and wanted to see more of downtown aka Uptown Charlotte, so we created a driving tour. Jim loved this part because I am a great navigator (said with much sarcasm). We saw so much, and saw things we want to see more of soon! Hope everyone comes to visit!

Lily Walks!

Lily just recently started walking. She doesn't completely have the hang of it yet, but her big sister is really trying to help her along!

We have dirt!

It's official. We're building a house in Concord, NC. Here's a picture of our lot. We're so excited!

Chariots of Spring Break

We spent bring break at the beach with some great friends. While on the trip, there was an epic race on the beach. Pay close attention to Ella's determination. The girl does not like to lose!

We have a crawler!

After waking up to practice at 4 AM this morning, we officially have another child on the move! I was getting Ella dressed and she left her book and reading pen right out of Lily's reach. We looked over and saw her pull her arms forward, stick her buns in the air, then wiggle her feet, and she was off. Not far, but enough to get her to what she wanted. I took it away, and she did a 90 degree turn towards us, went a few inches, then got tired. Way to go Lily!!!