Daddy's Helper

I would put before and after pictures of the kids room, but I am hoping we will get more done in their soon.  Along with our living room furniture, with taxes we were able to buy a crib for Addyson.  With two kids so close together, you get double duty on the BIG stuff.  Both of the cribs are matching, and turn into toddler beds, so Drakes may get converted soon. 

Anyway, Drake enjoyed helping Kade put together little sisters crib.  He is such a good helper!

Doesn't he look so TINY compared to his tall DADDY?

Dad with the drill

 Drake going for the drill

Drake using Styrofoam as his own drill :D

YEAH, I found a screw to use with my fake drill, LOL

Okay, so Drake was mostly in the way.  But it was a fun family activity. 

3 Random Pictures

Drake is starting to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, any food that I am eating ;)

Sleeping family

Sleeping girls

Taxes ~ Living Room 2012

Last year when we got our tax refund we ended up using it for bills and other unfun things.  For a whole year we have been excited to get a refund, because we had decided what we wanted to buy with it.  A big screen TV, yes there was something smarter we could have done with our money, like save it.  We have wanted this for a while and we waited till we had the money instead of borrowing it.  And really we watch a lot of TV, so it has been nice to be able to actually see what I am trying to watch.

So this years tax money went to our living room makeover.  I love the way it looks now!

We got a new couch, TV stand, new decor, and a new TV.

Before with our 32" TV and SO SO much furniture

Now there is basically nothing in this space, you can just walk in the front door to the dinning room.

So much furniture, blocking the door.  And my very cute curtains, but  I replaced them.

Now you can walk through the door without running into a chair.  OH, and we got a new dead bolt. :D  It has a key pad.

My green and brown and tan and maroon living room.  With a table my kids would bump their heads on ALOT.

The boxes for our new furniture.  We got new couches for a cheaper price if we put them together

I FREAKING love my new couch.  I am sad that I still have furniture that doesn't match, but we love that ugly chair.

Before, this is what you saw when you walked in the front door...runing into things.

Barley taller then the TV box.

In-between stage, when we moved the TV stand but we had not yet hung our TV.

FINALLY on the wall.

Now to fix the TV stand...we had to put the new one together.

Almost done! Just needs DRAWERs!

YAY

New temple picture

Now this wall is pretty to look at.   My husband ran all the tv wires through the wall.  He made it  look awesome.  And even though the tv doesn't look center between the picture and the mirror in this picture, it is.  Just hard to get a good shot in a small room. :D

ONE MORE (last) TIME 

Look how our living room has changed

Yummy red/orange carpet

After the beautiful shelves were cleared out.

After the wood paneling was taken down.

We tried to remove the 7 million layers of wallpaper, gave up, then sheet-rocked. 

We had no carpet, and unfinished walls. 

CARPET

PAINT!

Furniture.

NEW FURNITURE!

Addyson at 4 Months

 We went to the Dr a couple days ago for Addyson's 4 month appointment.  She didn't even cry when she got her shots, but just like every other time, she is now sick.  She runs a fever, has a runny nose, and gooey eyes.  And it lasts for about a week...I hope this sick baby thing ends soon.

Anyway, my kids seem to be so much alike, in looks and now even size.  I thought Addyson was way bigger then Drake, but I guess I was wrong.  Addyson is now 14 pounds 4 ounces, Drake was 14 pounds 2 ounces.  Addyson is 25 inches long, Drake was 25.25 inches long.  Addyson's head is 17 inches, Drake's was 16.25.  Really, I thought Addyson was such a chunk and that Drake was tiny compared, but it looks like they are more alike then I thought.  It is fun to see.  But already they have such different personality.

Addyson loves to talk.  I have a clip that shows her gabbing away, clear at the end of the post.  She already loves to eat.  I got the go ahead to feed her rice, but the pediatrician said to wait on other foods, they say the longer you wait the less likely to have allergies.  She already is eating more then Drake did at this age.  She smiles a ton, but Drake did too.  Babies laughing is one of my favorite things, and I am glad she laughs for me.  She still wakes once during the night to feed, but I am okay with snuggling her even more.  She is starting to know people, and really likes certain familiar people "daddy".  Even though she smiles more at her dad, she has her fits where no one else but mom will do...I think that goes along with nursing though.  Kade hates when she only wants me, I secretly love being so loved...

She loves her hands, and she will always suck on them.  She also is so happy, I am a lucky mama having two happy kids.  Her most favorite thing is when you stand her up, but she really likes to look around, so you have to face her away.  She is such a sweet girl.  LOVE YOU ADDY JO!

Addyson at 3 months

Drake at 3 months

Addyson at 3 months
They look so much alike!

Here is how she has changed.

at the hospital

Still at the hospital

Two weeks old

1 month

2 months

3 months

 All of the rest are of Addyson at 4 Months

FUNNY FACE

Took a break to sleep.

She squeaks and talks and it is darling.