Sophia is Walking!

Well, she is almost 18 months, and she is finally getting comfortable walking around. It really has opened up a whole new world for her, and she is all of a sudden so much more independent!

What a difference paint makes

Well, the time had come to do a little updating in this poor old house. I am not sure when the woodwork, baseboards and crown moulding were painted last, but they had old lead paint that was chipping. Not nice. So, a few weeks ago a painter came and did the whole upstairs...top to bottom. Here are some photos of the three bedrooms. He hasn't finished the hallway yet, but that is going to be soon. I don't think the colors came out very well on these pictures. The girls room is a tan color, the boys is a smoky blue (in these pictures it looks similar to what was there before, but it is a much nicer color), and our room is a dark lavender. We are really happy with all of it. The hall has the most wood, with the banister and everything, so it is going to be quite a contrast when it is done. It is going to be a lighter shade of the tan in the girls' room. I can't wait...it already makes such a big difference and seem so much cleaner. And, yes, the dressers are a mess...I have to put some of that stuff on the walls, and organize the rest...

After Church on Sunday

Parade!

We went to a wonderful parade this past weekend...here are some pictures...

My Husband, the fisherman

Paul went night fishing the other night with some friends. He had a great time, and although he claims not to be the kind of fisherman who can spend hours on the water with little hope of catching a fish, he pretty well. I think the average time to catch a steelhead right now is about 9 hours. Can you imagine? 9 hours of fishing to get just one fish? That average, in our area, can go all the way up to 30 hours or so, which seems like a lot. People (mostly men) do it though!
Paul went out for three hours and caught his fish in only 10 minutes! I guess he is one end of the extreme! Although there are two fish in these pictures, only one was caught by Paul...the other was given to him by a friend. We, in turn, gave the fillets to a neighbor, who invited us over for smoked steelhead the following night. What a deal!
As for the crawfish...one spent the night in the boys fish tank, after which they were all eaten by Paul, although he claims next time he will give them to someone who will enjoy them more.

Sleepytime Bear Nightgown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Another beautiful giveaway over at Grosgrain...

Sleepytime Bear Nightgown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Did you catch this?

My mom told me about this part of the speech...I missed it, but it sure is cute!