Packages, packages, packages - we love packages!

Happy Halloween from Grammy and Grandpa! (a little early :) ) THANK YOU!

Pics from a week ago

One weekend ago, both Lexi and I were sick with a head cold / sinus / congestion thing. So, we stayed home while Tim went to Feda to work on grouting the bathrooms at the boathouse (see blog entry below).

Anyway, here are a couple pics of Lexi from last weekend. She was riding her scooter in the house. (in full gear...)

She was playing with the last of the cookie dough as we made sugar cookies. (The cookie sheets are already full in the background.)

Our favorite pastime...

...working on the Boathouse Project. Well, in all honesty, I have only put in a fraction of the hours that Tim has on this massive project. But, the light is definitely growing more brightly at the end of the tunnel! We spent this weekend in Feda working away; so, I took the opportunity to snap a few new pics. Starting with Little Miss Hard-Headed. She was a big help today as "we" spent some time cleaning up the kitchen and floors from all of the construction dust.

Ta da... the nearly finished kitchen! We still have some trim to mount at the top, and the plumber is scheduled to start work this week which means we might have running water (toilets, sinks) by next weekend!

More kitchen...

The living room is still a disaster zone as Tim is cutting the trimwork (ceilings, baseboards, door frames, etc.)

But, Tim finished the tiling and grouting! Yippee! That was a tough project that "hung over his head" for a while, but he is so glad that he tackled both the first floor and second floor bathrooms at the same time. Both are now done. Just need the plumber to hook-up the water and install the sinks, toilets, showers, bathtub, etc. This is a pic of the "luxuary" tub in the 2nd floor bathroom.

Here is the start of the shower (minus the glass doors, etc.) in the first floor bathroom.

Here is the rather steep stairs/ladder to get to the loft. The carpenters messed-up their measurements and we were left with very little space for the stairs. The staircase that was originally planned was never going to fit. So, we had to custom order something. It works, but it is definitely not easy to get up and down. We are disappointed, but there is not much we can do about it now...

All-in-all, the second floor living area and loft is nearly complete. We have to cut and stain (or paint) the trimwork and finish treating the paneling in the living room. The plumber should do his stuff this week and we hope to get the electrician back in soon to finish the breaker box and some other misc. electrical drops. Tim needs to install the fireplace; otherwise, we are ready to start bringing in furniture. The first floor still has a bit of work remaining (treating the walls, etc.), but it isn't the priority at the moment.

Fashionista Lexi

Lexi has paired her new ballerina shoe t-shirt (from Brenda) with her summery skirt (from Grammy and Grandpa) with her new winter boots. - Photo taken last Wednesday.

STOP THE PRESS! MARK THE DATE...

...Sunday, September 13th was the day we managed to get trousers on Lexi for a walk around a local lake. It didn't have any impact on the "princess" attitude every other day of the week, but.... small steps....

And today, Lexi received a surprise package in the mail from Aunt Brenda! It contained a couple of cute outfits as well as some cool alphabet coloring books. One of the books had alphabet stickers which were a big hit tonight. See below...

There is no way I managed to get a picture of Lexi in the vicintity of the stickers... she was on the move.

And here is a video clip of Little Miss receiving her wonderful package.

THANK YOU Aunt Brenda!

Playdates and packages

Thank you Grammy and Grandpa...for the two new princess dresses! Lexi received a notice in the mailbox today that she had a package to go pick-up from the local post office. So we immediately headed to the local post office to retrieve the package. She played with the "stickers" (aka toll declaration and postage stamp) on the front the whole way home. I had told her that we had to go home to open it with scissors. (in other words - I wanted the camera).

So, her is the video clip. Sorry that the sound is a bit rough at the beginning.

PS to the video above ... Lexi insisted on selecting her own clothes today. Hence, the pink and white striped sweater with the red tights and the navy blue corduroy jumper dress :) Seriously, the child starts her morning by selecting which dress she wants to wear from her closet. It is usually a small battle as some of her "princesses" are not in the closet as they are mysteriously in the wash (or tucked away in my closet for a breather....). Today, she started with a red and pink striped dress; so, we donned the red tights. Then, the red/pink dress was rejected and we found the blue corduroy (...which was the same dress she wore yesterday - serves me right for hanging it back in her closet....)


Last weekend was a mom/daughter weekend. Tim headed to Feda to work on the boathouse and Lexi and I stayed at home. Actually, she had a rather busy weekend as she spent the night with Linn and Luna Friday night (I had an evening out with friends). Saturday was a much-needed haircut (see pics) and a playdate with Ingrid. Although it took a bit of warm-up time, they were playing together really well by the time we had to leave (see video below). Sunday was church and then a walk around a local lake with our friends Jacinta, Grace and new baby Rachel. Whew... we made it home just in time to Skype with Grammy and Grandpa. What a weekend :)

Here is a picture of Lexi and Baby Rachel from a week ago when we visited Rachel for the first time. Lexi insited on holding Rachel and desperately wanted to do it alone. "Go away Mamma!"

Six weeks and counting...

...of wearing no trousers.