Jan+Feb+Mar 2011

We have had an amazingly crazy time since November.  In November we bought a new house.  It was a mess (which is a major understatement) so we had to tear out everything and start over.  It has been a challenge to say the least.  We moved in to it on January 1st and just love it.  There are MANY projects still to be done, but we love the never ending project. 

Since we were packing, moving, & remodeling we had no Christmas decor at our house.  No tree.  It was sad and made for an odd season.  This was at our ward's Christmas party.  We realized that since we had no Christmas out at our house we hadn't talked about Santa at all with Abbey. Needless to say she was totally freaked out we were handing her off to some strange man. 

 

Like I said, we really tore everything out.  I wish I had the actual before pictures of how the house was.  It was so disgusting I think I would feel bad to post them.  It was shocking to see how they were living in this house.  So sad for the kids.  I think the pets ruled the house.

Above are pictures of after we tore out some cabinets in the kitchen and all of the floors.

Here is after.

Aaaahhhh.  So much better.  I love my new kitchen.  Since this picture we have also added can lights and a back splash (Zach is actually doing that right now as I blog.)

Here is a preview...

 

This is the living room before re painting and adding molding.

Here is after...

 So as if that all wasn't crazy enough, two weeks after we moved in I found out that I am pregnant again!  Holy crap cow!  (Abbey has picked up saying crap, I say it too much...She copies everything!) We did not expect to be pregnant again, especially so soon.  We had even started talking about going to the fertility clinic again in May.  I am completely overwhelmed at this unexpected blessing, we are thrilled.

 

 This is Abbey's surprise face.

 Abbey adapted to moving extremely well.  It helped that we spend two months renovating before we moved in.  She was very used to being at our new home.  She loves all the space and the stairs to climb.  She has a little ikea kitchen in the kitchen.  She loves to make us pancakes :)

  

In March we went to the local aquarium.  Abbey always likes the people more than the animals.  I swear she'd walk off with just about anyone.  She is so social and loves attention.  She loved playing in the water and was excited to stand by the fake penguins. She had zero interest in the real ones which had just been fed and were being really cute.  Oh well.

 We have loved having some sunny days here and there.  Abbey loves the park and is learning to play with her little friends.  This is her friend Mayara.

 With Easter around the corner our house always has peeps.  I decided to let Abbey have a couple.  The first one she took very tiny bites trying it out.  I guess she decided she liked it because the second one went in her mouth in one fast bite.  I couldn't resist taking a picture of her marshmallow cheeks!

Abbey loves our piano.  I think she will have a talent for it.  She plays it so nicely.  If I play with her she will copy how I hold my hands.  If I play one note at a time, so will she.  If I am playing chords, she tries to play chords.  It's very cute.  And she can be very serious about it. It's amazing to me that she doesn't just bang on it, sometimes it actually sounds pretty, like she's really playing something!

 In the picture above she was trying to put on socks and she glanced up.  When she concentrates hard she sticks out her tongue.  I did the same thing growing up.

 I was trying so hard to get her to smile, but she just kept telling me what she was playing was sad.  This is her sad face.  So much emotion in my little pianist.  I think it's hilarious! I love her sad face!

 I just loved this random picture of the rush to get ready Sunday morning. 

Friday Zach took some time off and we all went to the zoo!  Abbey has spend days talking about the biiiiig elephants, showing us how they eat, and talking about the ducks and the monkeys jumping.  She loved the little park and the big snake slide.  

We love our little Abbey!