The trip to and from Wabash last Sunday for Grandmother Beauchamp's 90th birthday party was well worth it. Grace was excellent in the car both ways and the party at Bob and Sharon's house was very nice. It was really fun to have everyone together. I'll attach a picture from the party as soon as I get one.
We are almost finished unpacking all of the boxes of stuff that goes inside. Our garage, unfortunately is still packed but until we get a shed and grass, the garage will stay full. We do miss our attic from our old house. I guess we didn't really realize how much stuff we had in our attic. Now we have a delimma as to where to put everything. It is really nice to have some decorations out though...sure makes the house feel more like a home. Oh- and we picked up our new kitchen table last Saturday. How great to eat at a table! We hopefully, this weekend, are going to get all of the scrub trees removed from our back yard. We think it's best to just clear everything out before we have the sod layed and then when we go to landscape- we start with a clean slate.
Grace fell down the stairs for the first time today. She's ok other than a rugburn on the end of her nose and the side of her face. Poor little girl. We think she only fell down about 4 steps and hope that she learned her lesson that stairs aren't toys. She has been in a better mood this week but is still having trouble taking her naps because of the construction noise. I rearranged her room today so that her crib isn't against the wall near the construction. Keep your fingers crossed that it will help.
Too pooped to party-
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
The Pumpkin Patch
What a day we had! My mom, Evan, Grace and I went to a wonderful pumpkin patch north of Lexington today. Wow- was it too cool! They had everything from a full (we're talking major) petting zoo to pony rides, tons of pumpkins (both picked or in several patches), rope maze, etc. Grace had a blast and was so much fun to watch. She loved the animals in the petting zoo- especially the goats (baa baa) and the furry cow (moo moo). She was busy practicing her new found vocabulary. She also really liked trying to pick up the big pumpkins and exploring the piles and piles of them.
I've attached several pics and if you'd like to see the rest of them, send me an e-mail or add a comment to the blog and I'll send them through kodakgallery.com. I have lots of really great pics from today- you will enjoy seeing them. Promise!
Tomorrow we are heading up to Wabash so it is goodbye to my mom- we had a wonderful visit and Grace really enjoyed spending time with her. Grace really got along well with her which is unusual right now- she has kind-of become shy around anyone other than Evan or me. All in all- it was just a great weekend! We're ready for our next visitors- who's coming to Sandersville Rd.?
Happy Pumpkin Hunting- enjoy the pics-
Friday, October 26, 2007
Busy days have passed and more to come
Two nights ago we went to our good friend's Erik and Daniele Milholland's house and Grace got to play with their almost 6 month old son Dylan. It was so much fun! We had dinner and several cocktails. Grace really enjoyed playing with all of Dylan's toys- any new toy is great for both she and mommy Beauchamp! They live in the same neighborhood as us which is nice- now if it would only warm up and stop raining so Grace and I could take a nice stroll to their house. Today was actually a really nice day...I do love nice weather!
We've been busy around the house. Evan installed all of our new kitchen cabinet knobs and they look beautiful. What a difference! He also hung up the pot rack over the kitchen counter- the same one we had in Funcie- and I washed all of the pots and pans and hung them. They look great too! We have a lot to do still but really have been making so much progress every day. We are hoping to install our new kitchen sink and faucet tomorrow then it's off to Wabilly on Sunday for Great Grandmother's 90th birthday party. It will be a long day of driving but well worth it. Oh and how could I forget- finally the watering restrictions have been lifted due to all of the rain we've received recently...and you know what that means right? Correct- we will be getting our sod layed next week hopefully! Gosh, I can't wait to have a nice lush lawn. I'm sure Mr. Ralph will enjoy it too. This leash business is for the birds (grin).
My mom came in to town today and helped clean up the kitchen a bit. We were planning on going to Keeneland to see live horse races but the weather didn't quite cooperate so we ran some errands instead and ate at a wonderful restaurant called Rafferty's. The food was delicious...if only Grace was a little less spirited- yes that's what we call her now. We don't want to say bad or crabby or maybe even something worse so now she is just spirited. I think tonight we both decided that we aren't going to be taking Grace out to eat again any time soon. Take out and delivery will be our new best friends for awhile and that is just fine.
Peace out-
We've been busy around the house. Evan installed all of our new kitchen cabinet knobs and they look beautiful. What a difference! He also hung up the pot rack over the kitchen counter- the same one we had in Funcie- and I washed all of the pots and pans and hung them. They look great too! We have a lot to do still but really have been making so much progress every day. We are hoping to install our new kitchen sink and faucet tomorrow then it's off to Wabilly on Sunday for Great Grandmother's 90th birthday party. It will be a long day of driving but well worth it. Oh and how could I forget- finally the watering restrictions have been lifted due to all of the rain we've received recently...and you know what that means right? Correct- we will be getting our sod layed next week hopefully! Gosh, I can't wait to have a nice lush lawn. I'm sure Mr. Ralph will enjoy it too. This leash business is for the birds (grin).
My mom came in to town today and helped clean up the kitchen a bit. We were planning on going to Keeneland to see live horse races but the weather didn't quite cooperate so we ran some errands instead and ate at a wonderful restaurant called Rafferty's. The food was delicious...if only Grace was a little less spirited- yes that's what we call her now. We don't want to say bad or crabby or maybe even something worse so now she is just spirited. I think tonight we both decided that we aren't going to be taking Grace out to eat again any time soon. Take out and delivery will be our new best friends for awhile and that is just fine.
Peace out-
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Moving is hard
Today is day #6 in our new house and Grace is still having a really difficult time adjusting to the new noises outside her bedroom window. While having a brand new elementary school across the street sounded like a great idea before we moved in, all of the construction really makes it difficult to sleep. They seem to be making much progress every day so hopefully it will be finished soon. We did buy some blinds for her bedroom so at least she is sleeping in her room now instead of her closet- yes you heard me right- the first night in our new home she slept in her massive closet. It's not much smaller than her old room- believe it or not. It provided complete darkness for a good night's sleep.
Grace is now a pro at going up and down the stairs. We decided not to use baby gates on the stairs right now because it seems they make her want to be on them more. Luckily the stairs have a landing about 1/4 of the way down so if she misses a step on the top, she won't fall far. The spindles are perfect for her to hang on to also. We are hoping not to have to use the baby gates until she moves to her toddler bed.
Evan has his office set up and has been working since last Monday. He says that things are going well so we'll keep our fingers crossed. I think he is really going to like working from home because he enjoys seeing Grace when she wakes up in the morning. He is currently using our home phone until his work phone is set up- should be next week.
Unpacking is going slow but I see the boxes clearing out every day. Since most of our things were in storage for so long, I'm washing everything before I put it away. I'm hoping to have everything put away by the end of the weekend. Hopefully next week I can start painting.
Lexington is under watering restrictions because of a severe drought. We were told that we wouldn't get sod until the restrictions were lifted. Fortunately, it's been pouring down rain here since Monday. I imagine by the end of this week the restrictions will be lifted and hopefully we can get our sod. It's not bad walking Ralph to do his business but when it's pouring down rain and he has to go potty but Grace is awake, I have quite a dilemma. Grace has helped me walk Ralph once- she really likes to hold the leash. Thank goodness Ralph is such a good boy and doesn't pull or run away.
We really love our new house. It is perfect. We've already bought several things to "upgrade" the house. We've bought blinds for the front of the house and a new shower head for the master shower. It's one of the rain shower heads. We also bought cabinent knobs for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and a brand new kitchen sink and faucet. We haven't installed the sink yet but it is gorgeous! It might be my favorite thing in the entire house. We actually haven't installed the cabinent knobs either but we'll get to them.
I think that's all for now. I'll try to update this blog daily so you can keep track of what's going on in the Beauchamp abode. My mom is coming down this weekend and we are looking forward to our first out of town visitor. Have a safe drive mom. This blog was Bob and Sharon's idea- I'll do my best to update it daily. I'll also try to add pics to my letters.
Grace is now a pro at going up and down the stairs. We decided not to use baby gates on the stairs right now because it seems they make her want to be on them more. Luckily the stairs have a landing about 1/4 of the way down so if she misses a step on the top, she won't fall far. The spindles are perfect for her to hang on to also. We are hoping not to have to use the baby gates until she moves to her toddler bed.
Evan has his office set up and has been working since last Monday. He says that things are going well so we'll keep our fingers crossed. I think he is really going to like working from home because he enjoys seeing Grace when she wakes up in the morning. He is currently using our home phone until his work phone is set up- should be next week.
Unpacking is going slow but I see the boxes clearing out every day. Since most of our things were in storage for so long, I'm washing everything before I put it away. I'm hoping to have everything put away by the end of the weekend. Hopefully next week I can start painting.
Lexington is under watering restrictions because of a severe drought. We were told that we wouldn't get sod until the restrictions were lifted. Fortunately, it's been pouring down rain here since Monday. I imagine by the end of this week the restrictions will be lifted and hopefully we can get our sod. It's not bad walking Ralph to do his business but when it's pouring down rain and he has to go potty but Grace is awake, I have quite a dilemma. Grace has helped me walk Ralph once- she really likes to hold the leash. Thank goodness Ralph is such a good boy and doesn't pull or run away.
We really love our new house. It is perfect. We've already bought several things to "upgrade" the house. We've bought blinds for the front of the house and a new shower head for the master shower. It's one of the rain shower heads. We also bought cabinent knobs for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and a brand new kitchen sink and faucet. We haven't installed the sink yet but it is gorgeous! It might be my favorite thing in the entire house. We actually haven't installed the cabinent knobs either but we'll get to them.
I think that's all for now. I'll try to update this blog daily so you can keep track of what's going on in the Beauchamp abode. My mom is coming down this weekend and we are looking forward to our first out of town visitor. Have a safe drive mom. This blog was Bob and Sharon's idea- I'll do my best to update it daily. I'll also try to add pics to my letters.
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