Happy Birthday Bug!!!!!!!!

 Our little Bug is 4!!!!

Arlee got Hotel Transylvania. As you can tell she was pretty excited about it. We watched it the night before so Hans could be there with us.

Her Birthday Morning. Consisted of her favorite (for the moment) breakfast: Scones, opening presents, getting ready for the day, Hans went to work so we played all day.

 I took Arlee to get a pedicure; which she loved. Did I get a picture of her toes? Nope, but hey... It was the though that counts. And because it was her birthday they also painted her fingernails at no charge. She was over the moon. She was so excited that she forgot that she could smile. Once I told her it was okay for her to smile she wouldn't stop. It was a great memory to have
with her. My baby is getting so big!

We went shopping. I needed some pants and Arlee wanted to try them on too. Doesn't she look adorable?

After Hans came home we let her blow out her candles. 

We always go out to dinner for our birthdays. This time we had to do it on a different day since Hans was working. Arlee chose Twigs and it was delicious.

 Arlee had a great birthday! We love our Lil' Bug.

About Arlee:
*Loves the color pink.
*Does imaginary play really well- sometimes I have to bring her back to reality, which is a task.
*Loves to tell people that she is four while holding up four fingers. The day she turned four people would say hi to her or Happy birthday and she would immediately respond with: "I'm 4! It is my birthday today. I am 4 now. Then I will be 5 and then 6! By this point her eyes are open as wide as they go and she is practically yelling." It was pretty funny and a joy to watch.
*She loves her little sister, Lydia. Watching them playing together can be very entertaining. It is especially when they are playing a game that only the two of them know how to play. They really don't even discuss it.
*Arlee now has a precious pink blanket, just like Lydia's. They play them together now.
*When Lydia cries Arlee rushes over to comfort her. By making silly noises, playing peek a boo and just plain silliness.
*Arlee knows her letters.
*Can count up to 14, but then gets a little lost and reaches 16. We are working on that a lot, but she is 4 and still has a lot of time.
*She plays well with others
*Has a sweet heart
*Stubborn as ever, much like her Dad.... Okay like me!
*Mostly independent minus cleaning up her toys.
*Loves playing outside, unless the bees are around and then it is the end of the world. They scare her to death.
*She is our Lil' Bug and we love her so much.

Happy Birthday Bug!

Our House!

Okay, better late than never! Here you go. Our house in a nut shell.

From the front door this is what you see. This room we would like to do a remodel. It is going to be a little bit before we can afford it, but I am refusing to do any painting in this room or furnish it until it is remodeled. Is that going to drive me crazy? Probably, but I am looking forward to the remodel!

As I mentioned before I want to redo the fireplace. I want a mantle and storage on it. I am going to look online for more ideas, but that is the jest of it.

We want to knock out the two walls here. Make all the flooring the same. Right now we have carpet, pergo and laminate on this level. We want it to be hardwood. A dark rich color.

Our dining room. I want to take the trim off the walls, but I guess I will wait for the remodel.

Our Kitchen. Pretty good size. One the two walls are ripped out I want an "L" shaped island. It will look and feel so much better. I can't wait.

Before you get to the kitchen from the front room there are some stairs that lead to three bedrooms, bathroom, coat closet, linen closet and a pantry (Mormon Closet: When I was looking at the house with the girls (Hans was at work) I open the door to the pantry and the realtor says, "They are Mormon." I knew as soon as I walked in the door that they were with the statues and artwork that they had. But I was curious why he said that. "Oh yeah, why do you say that?" I asked. "Look at all their food storage." he pointed out. "Haha yeah that is what ours looks like too." Who would have thought that tipped him off. I didn't know that Mormons were the only ones that stored food. Now I know what we are known for in our homes.) 

Our upstairs bathroom.

Master Bedroom: We have not done much with this room, but we would like to at some point.

Arlee's room

Lydia's Room:

This was a house warming present that one of friends gave us. Love it. (In Lydia's room)

From the kitchen you can go down stairs to a bathroom/laundry room, family room and toy room/ guest room.

Laundry room side ^^^^^^

 Bathroom side above and below.

Family Room: We had the sliding glass door replaced from aluminum to vinyl. And it has made a world of difference with the temperature of this room.

 Wood burning stove, work out area and computer room.

The backyard, is fully fenced and landscaped. It has a garden, play structure, sandbox, raspberries, grapes, two big trees, a few small fruit trees lining the back fence (can't remember what they are though) shed, wood pile, bbq area and plenty of room to run and play.

The hill I am going to put a slip and slide on it. It is going to be a blast. I will be on the look out for one this summer.

 Back inside is the toy room.

the little door on the left is a crawl space where we store all our holiday decor, water softner, water heater, baby stuff, etc. It is so nice to have all that storage. It goes under the whole main floor to the garage. I will not go in their very far. Hans does all the storing in there. 

We love our house.