Unexpected Progress

I found out last minute Friday that some house projects were getting completed this weekend.

 

I didn't expect either one of these things to happen so soon.

 

YAY!!

 

1. The garden shed at our place was finally sided thanks to some hard-working family members!

 (And no, that's not snow on the ground still. It's an enormous pile of golf balls that Joe brought home from work the other day. Just what we needed as we begin to clean up the yard! grrr)

2. The sheet rockers came and made our basement look like a room!

 

 

It may not look that great to you, but after living here three years with an unfinished basement, it looks amazing to us! Now, we are patiently awaiting the taper, so we can paint and get all the girls toys out again! They have been in hiding since we started working on this downstairs.

 

And onto some Expected Progress...

 

1. Natalie Marie turned 3 weeks old this week! She is really starting to fill out. She is a sleepy head, but is finally starting to be awake for a few hours at a time so we can see her pretty eyes! She enjoys sleeping in mommy and daddy's arms and in her baby papasan chair, but sure hates laying flat down in her crib! Little stinker. She loves to eat, and has a double chin to prove it! :) Here is a snapshot of her at three weeks old:

 

 

2. It's finally starting to feel like spring!! (and even summer a few times this week!) We bought some flowers this week and are ready to plant today. We also got the pool out to play in the sun today. Here are my three beach girls all laying out in the shade today!