We're Home Owners!

On Tuesday we closed on our house.  We're very excited!  After we closed, Derek had to take a test.  Then we went to the house.  The plan was to measure the rooms and check a few things, but as soon as we got there Derek just went crazy.  He took down all of the ceiling tiles upstairs and tore down most of the wall paper in the house (it came down super easy, woo hoo).  I figured we would take the traditional family pic holding our key or something, but my hard working husband was to busy, so I just took pics of him working instead.  There is A LOT of work to do, so I'm very thankful that he is capable and willing.  He got lots of tools today on black Friday deals, so he's in hog heaven.  I'm anxious to get my hands dirty too, but having Eli around makes it a bit tough. 

Skills Update

Just wanted to keep everyone updated on Eli's latest skills. He has been waving and giving fives for a few weeks. He gives his Daddy fives everytime now, but with the rest of us just when he feels like it. He can also pick up food really well now and eat all by himself. Just this last week he started crawling on all fours and pulling himself up to stand. Now when I go to get him out of his crib he is standing there waiting on me sometimes. So cute! Enjoy the videos.

Halloween

I take no credit for making him smile.  It was all Papa.  Derek says I have to put a picture with his tail because it was "ridiculously cute."

 

We tried to be the Dinosaur family, so I was Mama & Derek was Not the Mama.   By the end of the night our little dinosaur was exhausted, but we had fun visiting friends and family and we let him taste a little candy, so of course he loved that.

Eli & Jesse weren't quite sure what to think of each other.  It looks like they're thinking, "You look kinda weird man."

"Mom why did you put me in this pot?"  He refused to look at me or smile , but he did enjoy playing with the pumpkins and trying to eat the hay.