House Update

On Monday, Justin had to run by the house to drop some paperwork off. He called me in amazement that there was a house sitting on our lot; we hadn't been out in about 2 weeks. So, today Em, my dad and I went out to take a look. Yes, there was a house sitting there. Below are some pictures. Most of the pictures that I took were of the wiring to keep in case there is ever a question of where a wire is ran once the house is complete.

Oh, and timeline update. Troy our builder was out there and he and I visited on timeline. He said that we are waiting on the city to inspect the work to date then they will begin sheet rock. Once they start sheet rock we are 30 days out. Enjoy the pictures!

View of the front of the house and the brick!

View of the back of the house.
View of the wiring in the living room. If you look closely you will see surround sound and two CAT 5 boxes for multiple tvs in the living room.

This is the garage. That web of black tubes on the wall is the water manifold. Not quite sure why we need this but, it allows us to control the amount of hot or cold water that goes to certain faucets.

Em peaking at me through the breakfast bar. Eventually, that side will have high top chairs and this side will be my sink and dishwasher. She enjoyed walking around and playing peek-a-boo.

Smash Cake Video

Here is the video from Em's smash cake. As you will notice she really liked the icing. Dada (Justin) had to help her get into the cake. We are very proud of our little girl. She wasn't near the mess I thought she would be.

Em's 1st Birthday!!!

Yes, she made it to a year! Maybe I can do this mom thing. She had a very busy birthday weekend. It started with a trip to the doctor Friday morning for her 1 year well visit. The doctor said she looked very healthy and the ear infection had cleared up. Her stats were weight 27 lbs 13 oz and height 32 1/4 inches. This keeps her in the upper 95th percentile. It was funny looking at her chart her curve completely mirrored the curve for an average baby's first year of life. It was just 1 inch higher on the scale.

Friday afternoon while waiting on our family from Houston to drive up we went to Double Dip in Frisco for Em to have a birthday custard. They have a baby cup (little dixie cup with two little scoops in it) but, Em was much more interested in Gram's cone.

Big girl using her spoon.Well, maybe it is easier with my hands.

Nope, the cone is where it is at.

On Saturday, we had Em's party. We had lots of family and friends attend. Below are a few pics from the party.

A few watching the Ranger game.

Em making her rounds saying hi to everyone. Notice the Ranger dress. Go Rangers!!!

Time for cake.

A few bits in. She really liked it.

Milk break.

Misha and Whitt.

Present time.

She had no problem finding the goodies inside the bags.

Coming back after one of her many escapes. Her guests were playing with her toys while she unwrapped her presents and she thought she should join them.

She was a very blessed little girl.

I have video of her smash cake. I am in the process of uploading it to youtube. Once it is loaded I will post it here.

This year has flown by. Em is such a big girl now. She is talking, saying "all done, bye bye, dada, hi, ball, uh-oh, and pawpaw." She is walking but, not all the time and is in either 2T to 3T clothes. Although, they are long on her. She is our little blessing and while she has her moments is as sweet as can be. We love this little girl and cherish every moment we have with her. Mommy and Daddy love you Emeline Kay.

We are Vertical!!!

Last Friday night Em and I meet Justin at the house after he got off of work. We were very excited to see that the slab had been poured and we were vertical! They had started framing and from the looks were pretty far along with the first floor. Yay!

View of the front.

View of the back.

Another view of the back.

I can do it...

Everyday Em is getting more and more independent. Especially when it comes to eating. She is starting to refuse certain food that we have to feed her. So, we have been trying hard find as many "finger' foods that she will eat. When she started eating finger foods we were very limited. It seemed that Eggo's and grilled cheese were all that she would eat. She was very texture adverse. Anything sticky or squishy she wouldn't touch. Well, that has all changed. Last night she had red beans, mac n cheese and broccoli. She even tried using her silverware. However, after awhile just got frustrated and started picking it up with her hands. Then, started exploring the texture and made a mess. Needless to say we had a bath promptly after we had finished.

House Pics Part Two

At first I thought I would track number of days under construction but, I thought that might just end up frustrating me. Especially since it took 7 weeks to get permits. So, instead I will track our outings to the house.

We went out today after Em's nap to take a look. We were hoping that the slab would be poured but, it wasn't. By the pictures below you can see that they have made some progress. They have dug the trenches for the plumbing and it is ready for inspection by the city. I believe they should have done this Friday or will do it Monday.View looking from the street.

Closer look.

Em Inspecting the work. She had so much fun walking the lot.

View looking back at the house from the deepest part of the lot.

Em and her daddy walking the lot.

Another shot of the back of the house. The left will be the patio and the right is our bay window in the master.

Em and daddy discussing where her swing set will go.

This little girl loves her daddy.

We plan on going out to look at the house every other week. Em does pretty good on the way out but, the way back is a little tough. Our little girl is so active now that she hates being confined. So, long drives in the car are tough. Luckily the Yukon has a dvd player and we have Baby Einstein. She watched the entire show on the way back. Quiet and happy. We don't plan on using the dvd player for in town trips but, the long times in the car it does come in handy.