A Boy's Dream

This is what the back of our house looked like Friday morning.
This is what it looked like Friday afternoon.

This morning the big trucks arrived.

That made Ryan so happy!

The big trucks provided this morning's entertainment as they demolished, dug and hauled away cement, rocks and dirt from our former porch.

Here is Ryan watching the cement truck filling the buggy with cement.
Here is my attempt at getting a picture of him running to the back of the house to beat the buggy there and watch it dump the cement in the big trench.

He won. Then he watched intently as the cement was dumped and graded. That is until it was time to run back to the front door and watch the buggy get filled up again.

It has been an exciting day for all. Ryan, Zach and Lily have been having a great time watching all the action. Mommy is just about giddy that the project has finally started and thinking about all the possibilities when it is done. The work seems to be moving along pretty quickly. I'm glad for that because I've been waiting for what seems like forever for it to start. I'll update with pictures as things happen.

****Update: Jay wanted pictures of the site, so I added some in the main part of this entry.

This is what's happening now. They are bringing in the cinder block.

This is what my backyard looks like courtesy of the big trucks that provided so much amusement his morning.

Life Seems So Busy

It's a good busy, but it definitely doesn't leave much time for blogging. I feel like there is so much to catch up on that I can't write anything. What I really should be doing right now is getting ready for my Creative Memories get together tomorrow. I've been putting this off because I'm not sure how to approach the whole thing. I think it's going to be mostly (all?) family. I'm not quite sure on that at this point. Not only is it all family, but all older family that I grew up looking up to, you know aunts, grandma, mom. It's going to be very strange if I try to give a formal presentation, but if I don't I'm afraid it will get way off track. There are a lot of very strong personalities in my family, so I may not have total control of the situation. I may not have any control of the situation. What I've kind of decided is to just ask them to pretend they don't know me for an hour and try to do my presentation like I would for anyone else. Of course there will be extra nerves because I hate to look stupid especially in front of people I will be seeing for the rest of my natural life. There are always nerves though, so I'll just do my best to keep things on track and if it all goes up in smoke at least we will have had a fun time hanging out together.

Happy Father's Day!

I just wanted to wish all the great dads in my life a Happy Father's Day. These good wished are especially for my dad and my husband, without those two wonderful dads I wouldn't be who I am today. So thanks for all you do and have done. I love you.

5 Years

Jay and I have been married five years. It seems like forever and at the same time I wonder how it could have been 5 years already. We celebrated by having a date. A real live date with just the two of us! We saw Pirates of the Caribbean III. Since we didn't see the second one we were both a bit lost for parts. I was entirely unsatisfied with the ending. I know they were just trying to be unpredictable, but I would have liked a different ending. I won't elaborate for those who have not seen it. After the movie we went to the Bayou Cafe. It was nice to sit down and talk uninterrupted, well except by the waiter who seemed to be very interested in how we were doing. The food was good, very spicy just like you'd expect at a Cajun restaurant. We even managed to have conversations that were not about the kids. In a true "it feels like I've known you forever" moment I asked Jay if he ate alligator when we were in Louisiana. Um, yea, I didn't know Jay when I went to Louisiana. He's never been there. Don't I feel sheepish. I was thinking if the time I went to visit my parents and we went to a Cajun restaurant. My dad was talking about eating alligator. It was my brother I was thinking of when I couldn't remember if he tried alligator. Knowing TJ I'm pretty sure he did not eat the alligator. He feels the same way I feel about seafood. And swamp food sounds worse. Jay did not end up trying the alligator last night either, but he did eat seafood. We got home before the kids were in bed as per the plan. Yes, we are old ;-P And no, I don't care. Okay, maybe I care a little bit, but I'm glad I'm right where I am. I wouldn't have it any other way. 5 Years together with great kids and having just had a very nice anniversary dinner. I love you honey, Happy anniversary!

The Pink and Purple Rule

Apparently I need to dress Lily in massive amounts of pink or purple every day to avoid the annoyance of people thinking she is a boy. The other day she was in a white polo with a small pink apple and khaki shorts(girl short, not long like boy shorts). Jay came home and told me she was dressed like a boy. In the parking lot at a store this older lady said, "What a cute little fellow." When Ryan got out of the car she said, "Oh you have two. They are so cute." So I know she was talking about Lily with that fellow comment. She was wearing a white floppy hat with a pink rim and a light pink shirt. I guess this is one of the perils of having a baldy baby. Though I'm sure the benefits (no major brushing, no need for hair cuts until she can understand, etc.) outweigh the downfalls it's still very annoying to hear people call your beautiful toddler girl a boy. It was one thing when the nurse at the hospital said Ryan was too beautiful to be a boy. He was just born. Lily is 14 months and starting to understand language. Hopefully she will develop longer locks soon and I will be able to dress her in a larger variety of colors. Don't get me wrong, I do like the pink and purple. I just would like more options. My mom just gave her a green one piece dress with flowers that should help. I guess for now we are limited to dresses and girlie colors.