Green Day

This is a picture from a recent Saturday afternoon. Brooke declared it "green day" and everyone had to wear green. Scott was on board as long as we didn't have to do "pink day". We got Papa's picture too..Brooke approved of his yellow shirt.

The remodel is moving right along. They've put in the plumbing, electrical (at least part of it) and air conditioning. It is very exciting to see the progress they are making. The plumbers dug a huge trench in the back yard. Brooke promplty told the workers they had made a mess when we got home.

Brooke is transitioning well to her new classroom. She broke the new playground in with a big fall. She is well on her way to full recovery though. Her friends at school were very concerned about her injury. I think she liked TLC her classmates gave her.

Big Changes

Being in the backhouse is actually going well so far. We are on day 16. Bath time is a challenge. The babies are bathing weekends at the grandparents, Thursdays at Sue's and other weekdays in our blue bucket. They can't get the concept of the shower. They actually think the bucket is fun though.

We are getting the kids to bet a bit later. Being in one room makes it hard to stick to our original routine. One night while we were reading stories to Brooke I took this shot of all three of us in Brooke's tiny bed. You can tell it was late and we were tired but we were making the circumstances as fun as possible.

There is a lot of change in the Chandler house. First and most importantly both kids are hitting major milestones. Wyatt is walking and Brooke is almost fully potty trained. We are very proud! Brooke is getting ready to graduate to the 2nd floor at First Presbyterian for pre Pre-K. This means no diapers and they get to start Spanish and gymnastics. The other change (besides the obvious house remodel) is that Scott will be moving offices. Starting next week he will move from Akard St. to the big green building with me. He'll be just one floor away from me. This means there will be plenty of time for lunch together and it makes commuting even easier. Life is Good!

Morgan finally had her baby. She went 17 hours without pain meds and had a bouncing baby boy named Dillon. We are so happy for the Kennedy's. I couldn't put Dillon down once I starting holding him at the hospital. He is adorable! http://thedallaskennedys.blogspot.com/2009/08/dillon-stone-kennedy.html

Let Phase II Begin.....

Phase II has officially started. These pictures capture the demo done today. It is hard to see them take down every piece of the house. We are excited to start the project though!

Moving in to the back house has been a great adventure for the family. Brooke loves our "little house" in the back. We made a tent so she can have her own room. Only W is invited to her room. Here is a picture of him climbing in. (He is getting close to walking.)

We are on night five. The window unit brings the temperature down to about 82 degrees. Scott and I normally keep the house at 70 so we are working hard to adjust.

The babies are sleeping in diapers and I take a cold shower at night to cool down. Scott says I remind him of Blanche DuBois :). We eat dinner around a little table. Brooke likes it though because we can all reach each other when we hold hands for grace. The fridge, stove, trash can and cleaning supplies are within a 1 foot radius. There has to be some code regulations restricting that.

Brooke also likes the little mini fridge because she can reach her own juice boxes. We'll use the blog to update each phase of the remodel. I'm sure the newness of the back house will wear off and we will enlist the help of grandparents. For now we will enjoy the close family time and adventure.

I have to log out. The laptop is hot and I can't take it. :) I'm going to go stand next to window unit until the temp drops to 79.