Flooding Woes...

When you buy a home built in 1966, you can pretty much plan on things breaking. We have quickly learned the woes (and joys) of home ownership in the short time we've lived here. It all started when our A/C unit leaked water throughout the middle portion of our basement. Jordan and I pulled the carpet back, ran the dehumidifier day and night, and everything turned out okay. The carpet just needed to be restretched into place. However, two weeks later we ended up with a much bigger mess on our hands. The pipe leading to our washer got clogged and consequently GALLONS of water flooded throughout a different portion of out basement (our laundry room and Lucy's playroom). We had a plumber come, and he ended up reflooding the place when he tried to fix the problem. Once again, we pulled up carpet and started the dehumidifier and a bunch of fans. We had some disaster cleanup guys come in to check for mold, and give us a quote on what it would cost to put everything back together. We found out that it wouldn't cost us much more to just replace the carpet, so we decided to just grit our teeth and fork out the money for new carpet. This has been the state of Lucy's playroom for the last month.

The laundry room floor was disgusting after the flood.

Jordan decided to lay some water-proof laminate and I LOVE it. I feel like it warms up the room considerably.

Our new carpet was finally installed yesterday. We couldn't be happier to reclaim our basement!! No one is more happy than this little girl.

Jordan got off work early (7:30) tonight, so we celebrated by having a pizza picnic on our new carpet.

Life is good.

In Case You Didn't See It On Facebook....

I'm pregnant again. 13 weeks. Super sick. Super tired. Super grateful.

(Moments after I found out)

Easter 2012

Easter was wonderful. Lucy loved everything about Easter with the exception of the Easter Bunny. The thought of a large rabbit coming into our home with a basket was a little disconcerting to her. She kept saying, "I'm scared of the Easter Bunny." Jordan's mom found this cute little hat in the dollar section at Target and bought it for Lucy's dress-up collection. She's been having a great time modeling it.

When it came time to dye Easter eggs Lucy about lost her mind with excitement.

She was very careful when putting the eggs into the dye.

My mom sent Lucy this darling dress for Easter Sunday. She was SO excited to put it on.

We had a little photo shoot after church to model our new dresses. My EXTREMELY thoughtful friend, Bethany, sent me this dress (along with all sorts of goodies) in a parcel this past week. I couldn't wait to wear it on Sunday.

After church, Lucy had a nice, long nap. When she woke up we had a little talk about Jesus and the resurrection and then she hunted for her Easter basket.

After she found her basket we had a little egg hunt in the back yard. That evening we went to Aaron and Haley's for a traditional (and delicious) Easter dinner. It was a perfect day to reflect on the blessings of the Atonement and the amazing blessing of Christ's resurrection. Hope you had a lovely Easter!

Some Very Welcome Visitors....

The past few weeks have been great. Jordan's mom flew into town on the 21st of March (her birthday) and it was so wonderful to have her stay with us. Lucy and Kathy have always had a very special bond, and it took no time at all for Lucy to cozy up to Grandma.

We celebrated Kathy's birthday with some chicken parmesan and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

It was so nice to have Kathy's help around the house. Jordan is still working 75-80 hour work weeks, so to have another adult around was fantastic. She helped cook, clean, entertain Lucy, shop, and she even got up with Lucy in the mornings so I could sleep in. Basically the woman is a saint. We also sewed some more pillows and potted plants together.

Kathy stayed with us for a week and half before Jordan's dad, John, came into town. He arrived on conference Saturday, and Jordan was able to take work off so it was a great day. Conference here is delayed two hours which was a little different, but it was so nice to sit in our home and listen to the leaders of the church. It made me a little homesick to be perfectly honest.

Poor Jordan was exhausted, but managed to stay awake for most of conference.

Lucy and I made some Easter cupcakes to keep her entertained during the second session.

She is furiously shaking the sprinkles here.

Lucy and Grandma had a fun playing play-doh, painting and coloring.

Unfortunately, Kathy got REALLY sick and spent most of the time John was here in bed. I felt so bad that she felt so awful. John, Lucy and I took a few day trips while she slept.

We drove up to Allatoona Lake.

We also drove to Senoia. John wasn't particularly interested in shopping in the boutiques, but he was okay with a trip to the ice cream shop. Lucy was also very okay with it.

Kathy felt a little better the last couple of days and helped us dye Easter eggs.

The last day they were here, we went to the Georgia Aquarium. Lucy loved showing Grandma all her favorite things at the aquarium. She keeps asking me, "Where's Grandma and Papa?"

We were so sad to see them go. Come back any time!! We love you guys.

Spring in Atlanta...

One of the fun things about moving into an older home is that it has a fully mature yard. It's been exciting to see what will happen now that Spring has come in full force here in Atlanta. This post is pretty much for my mom who loves anything botanical. The azaleas have been particularly beautiful.

Our Japanese Maple.

Another azalea.

Jordan's parents have been staying with us (post pending), and his mom helped me plant some pots. I'm so excited about how they turned out. I can't wait to see what they look like once they're grown in.